Energy audit tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
96 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Energy audit contracts ,
96 contracts across the UK, of any size
The latest energy audit contracts awarded
CEFAS Weymouth Decarbonisation Study
Heat source feasibility study
GSHP system design at Arclid Court, Congleton
Mansion House Air Source Heat Pump & Photovoltaic Panel Consultancy Services
AECOM won the most energy audit contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | AECOM North East · See every contract | 4 | £4m | 4 | ||
| 1joint | Mace Consult South East · SME · See every contract | 4 | £2.8m | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Baily Garner London · SME · See every contract | 3 | £743k | 3 | ||
| 3joint | Turner & Townsend London · SME · See every contract | 3 | £717k | 3 | ||
| 3joint | Constellia South West · SME · See every contract | 3 | £131k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | HILLSIDE-INFINITAS LIMITED East Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £602k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | OASES (Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists) North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £580k | 1 | ||
| 6joint | NIFES Consulting Group East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 2 | £468k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Michael Dyson Associates East Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £328k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Dalkia North West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £215k | 2 |
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Councils award 41% of energy audit contracts
Schools and colleges buy the bigger jobs, at a median of £100k against £77k. Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
16 buyers bought energy audit more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many energy audit contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many energy audit contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department for Education | 6 | £27.3m |
| 2 | Historic England | 4 | £240k |
| 3 | National Oceanography Centre | 3 | £238k |
| 4 | NHS Property Services Limited | 3 | £213k |
| 5 | Durham County Council | 2 | £580k |
| 6 | University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £338k |
| 7 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | 2 | £323k |
| 8 | United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 2 | £285k |
| 9 | Staffordshire County Council | 2 | £230k |
| 10 | NHS Ayrshire & Arran | 2 | £181k |
Half of energy audit contracts are worth less than £80k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
The 10 biggest contracts hold 78% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Department for EducationWinner not published · 30 Jun 2025
- Department for EducationWinner not published · 3 Jul 2025
- Department for EducationWinner not published · 3 Jun 2025
- Department for EducationMace Consult · 24 Jun 2025
- Department for EducationBarker Associates · 24 Jun 2025
- LocatEDAECOM, Barker Associates (Essex) Limited · 24 Jun 2025
- Department for EducationAECOM · 3 Jul 2025
- London Borough of SouthwarkEddisons · 28 May 2025
- Energy Saving TrustLuths Services Ltd, Scene Connect Ltd, Johnson Allan Consulting Limited, Renewable Energy Consultants Ltd, Data Engineering Projects Ltd. t/a Carbon Zero UK, Gateway Consultancy Sevices Ltd, J I Currie, On Site Generation Ltd, Stirton Consulting Ltd, Tamburrini Energy Consultants · 15 Apr 2026
- London Borough of HaveringBaily Garner · 17 Dec 2024
London awards the most energy audit contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 19 | £2.9m |
| South West | 14 | £1.4m |
| South East | 10 | £1m |
| North West | 8 | £9.1m |
| East Midlands | 7 | £3.2m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 6 | £289k |
| North East | 5 | £3.2m |
| West Midlands | 5 | £620k |
| East of England | 5 | £140k |
| Scotland | 2 | £1m |
| Wales | 0 | Not published |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
Half of energy audit tenders close within 28 days of being published
Each dot is a energy audit tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 56% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 25% of the time to respond has gone.
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- 28 days
is how long the typical energy audit tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 27 UK energy audit tenders published in the last 24 months. - 1
new energy audit tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
27 in the last 24 months. - 78%
of the money is in the 10 biggest energy audit contracts.
Of 92 contracts with a published value. - 64%
of energy audit contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 73 award notices.
Questions
How many energy audit contracts does the UK public sector award?
96 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 72 public buyers.
How long are energy audit tenders open for?
The median energy audit tender is open for 28 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector energy audit contract worth?
The median is £80k, and 77% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most energy audit contracts?
Councils award 41% of them.
What is included
Energy consultants survey the energy use of buildings, sites and estates and plan how to cut it and move to low-carbon heat: energy audits and ESOS assessments, energy efficiency advice, heat decarbonisation plans and decarbonisation feasibility studies, and bids to public decarbonisation funds.
- Energy efficiency surveys
- Accredited energy assessments
- Energy efficiency consultancy
- Heat decarbonisation plans
- Estate energy and decarbonisation feasibility studies
- Decarbonisation feasibility and concept design
- Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme applications
- Client-side support to net zero estate surveys
What is not included
- EPCs and DECs (see Energy performance certificates)
- Heat network, renewable generation and area energy plans (see Local area energy planning and energy infrastructure feasibility)
- Organisation-wide net zero strategy (see Net zero, climate and sustainability strategy)
- Design of new buildings to net zero standards (see Sustainable building design and energy compliance assessment)
- Energy purchasing and utility management (see Energy procurement and utility management)
- Advice to householders (see Home energy advice services)
- Building services design (see Building services engineering)
- Housing stock condition surveys (see Stock condition survey)
- Installation works and PAS 2035 retrofit assessment (see construction trades (con.energy.retrofit assessment and coordination))
- Energy monitoring software and bill validation (see it software (it.estates.energy and carbon management))