Energy Trading System

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of an Energy Trading System to be utilised by CCS. The exact requirement has yet to be finalised, with drafts shared during the market engagement prior to the publication of any subsequent Contract notice.

Additional information: Crown Commercial Service (CCS) intend to instigate a procurement to secure a supplier who can provide a cloud based service for an Energy Trading System.

The service required by the CCS is one which can migrate the current data, host the new system, bring improvement to the trading activities, be secure, be resilient, meet regulatory requirements, provide reporting and offer good value for money.

The requirement is an off-the-shelf ready to deploy software solution.

Please be advised of our intention to commence market engagement with interested organisations.

Crown Commercial Service intends to hold market engagement session on

18 February 2020 in London with organisations interested in potentially bidding for the resulting contract.

The market engagement event is designed to engage with potential suppliers, socialise the draft statement of requirements, give contextual information and answer questions. The day has also been designed to allow suppliers to have discussions after the main presentation to help validate the plan and provide feedback on the draft documents.

If you are interested in attending this market engagement session please express your interest by emailing …@crowncommercial.gov.uk no later than midday on 13 February 2020. Further details will be provided to you.

Your email must clearly state: the name of your organisation, and contact details for the individual(s) who will participating in the market engagement and if you are interested in having a 1 to 1 session following the main event.

The agenda is as follows:

10.00 Registration and refreshments

10.30 Welcome, Introduction and Overview

10.45 Energy Trading System Requirement and business overview

11.30 Procurement overview

• Type of procurement
• CCS responsibilities
• Bidder responsibility
• Contract and length and expected value
• Timescales
• Potential issues

12.15 Q&A

12.30 Lunch

13.00 - 15.00 Individual supplier surgeries (optional)

15.00 Close