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Planned procurement · Notice 088860-2026

Oxfordshire County Council - Retrofit as a Service

Oxfordshire County Council

Value
£25m
Stage
Early notice
Where
South East
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Contract
1 Feb 2027 – 31 Jan 2052

In plain English

Oxfordshire County Council is exploring a long-term service to improve the energy efficiency of owner-occupied homes, covering assessment, installation of low-carbon energy technology, then operation, maintenance, customer support and end-of-term arrangements. This notice is only early market engagement (via a questionnaire) ahead of a possible 25-year contract running from February 2027 to January 2052, valued at around £25m.

Good fit for: Retrofit and domestic low-carbon energy installers, or firms that can partner on a long-term whole-home service.

Watch out: Not a call for competition y the council may never run the procurement; Market engagement responses had to be returned by 19:00 on 26/09/2025 via the messaging portal; 25-year contract term needs long-term financial and operational capacity; Any model must avoid requiring residents to take regulated consumer credit or deferred payment; If it proceeds, a multi-stage competitive flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023

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What the buyer says

The programme seeks to improve the energy performance of owner-occupied homes through the deployment of domestic low-carbon energy technologies and associated services. The Council intends to procure a long-term service capable of supporting residents throughout the lifecycle of the installation, from initial assessment and installation through to operation, maintenance, optimisation, customer support and end-of-term arrangements. The Council’s requirements, procurement detail and scope remain subject to change following market engagement and internal approvals. This notice is not a call for competition and does not commit the Council to commencing a procurement, awarding a contract or adopting any particular procurement route. The Council is not currently intending to procure a model that requires residents to enter into regulated consumer credit, hire purchase, conditional sale or similar consumer finance arrangements. The questionnaire issued as part of the Market Engagement will request you to confirm whether your proposed approach can be structured without requiring residents to receive credit, defer payment for ownership, or enter into any regulated consumer finance arrangement. If the Council chooses to proceed it is likely to follow a Competitive Flexible Procedure Route under the PA2023 regulations and this by definition will have multiple stages. Further information will be provided following feedback from Market Engagement This expression of interest pertains to the Market Engagement activity that the Council is seeking to undertake. Interested suppliers should download and complete the questionnaire that is attached to this event and return it via the messaging portal NO LATER THAN 1900hrs on 250926 PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILST THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST WIL…

Procedure: not stated. Published 18 Sep 2026.

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