Published date: 23 July 2025

Last edited date: 1 August 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 11 August 2025, 9am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£20,000

Procurement reference

CARBON ASSESSMENTS AND CARBON REDUCTION PLANS FOR WINCHESTER DISTRICT BUSINESSES

Published date

23 July 2025

Closing date

11 August 2025

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

17 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Winchester City Council ("the council") is seeking to appoint a local consultant to work with businesses across the Winchester district to bring about measurable carbon savings. The consultant is required to conduct carbon assessments and produce tailored, practical and deliverable carbon reduction action plans, and follow on the measures installed, for each business completing an assessment.

The council is looking for a consultant to:

•provide direct tailored support for a number of small and medium enterprises across the Winchester district
•calculate the existing carbon footprint for each business engaged
•produce bespoke carbon reduction action plans, which will:
a) identify interventions to reduce businesses energy consumption and transport emissions
b) provide low carbon or renewable energy generation opportunities
c) illustrate measures for carbon sequestration
d) outline opportunities to purchase local carbon credits and
e) summarise the overall forecasted potential carbon savings along with expected savings per action plan recommendation
•signpost to funding available either through the council or external sources to facilitate the delivery of action plan interventions, for example solar panels, EV charging, retrofit etc
•award businesses with the Carbon Footprint standard (if appropriate)
•provide the council with a written report at the end of the contract including:
a) businesses supported and how
b) recommendations realised and the subsequent carbon savings made
c) follow up evaluation of implementation of recommendations at six and 12 months including the number of measures installed
d.) the carbon saving resulting from measures installed.
e.) any plans/intentions to install measures and/or apply for funding and timescales for this.
d) follow up at six and 12 months, recommendations yet to be realised and additional signposting shared
e) a summary of the barrier's businesses have experienced which have prevented them from adopting certain recommendations

The initial carbon assessments must be completed by 28 February 2026 with follow up activity at six month and twelve months following the initial assessments with all activity completed by February 2027.

The maximum budget available is £20,000 to include all fees and follow up activity.

Please see the full specification attached.

Contact details for this quotation
Officer name: Suzanne Dixon
Contact email address: sdixon@winchester.gov.uk

Please send any clarification questions by 9am on 1 August 2025.

All quotation response documents must be returned to the contact email address above by no later than 9am 11 August 2025. Bids received after this time will not be accepted.

More information

Attachments

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Suzanne Dixon

Address

City Offices
WINCHESTER
SO239LJ
England

Email

sdixon@winchester.gov.uk