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Local area energy planning contracts

UK public sector · 64 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
64
Last 12 months
Median contract
£74k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£7.2m
62 of 64 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
50
Suppliers
45

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most local area energy planning contracts took 31% of them (20 of 64).
  • The median contract, £74k, is close to the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).
  • London had the most contracts: 15, or 23% of the total.

Who buys local area energy planning

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust4 contracts
  2. 2Westminster City Council3 contracts
  3. 3Department for Transport3 contracts
  4. 4York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority2 contracts
  5. 5Surrey County Council2 contracts
  6. 6Tees Valley Combined Authority2 contracts
  7. 7Oxford City Council2 contracts
  8. 8NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership2 contracts
  9. 9City of London Corporation2 contracts
  10. 10Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government2 contracts

Top local area energy planning contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1AECOM7 contracts
  2. 2Vital Energi4 contracts
  3. 3Sustainable Energy Limited3 contracts
  4. 4Buro Happold3 contracts
  5. 5City Science Corporation Limited3 contracts
  6. 6Nordic Energy2 contracts
  7. 7Turner & Townsend2 contracts
  8. 8Chirpy Heat2 contracts
  9. 9David Miles and Partners Ltd2 contracts
  10. 10Carbon Trust1 contract

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

17Q4 2025*16Q1 202612Q2 202619Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 57 · Wales 6 · Northern Ireland 1

London15Yorkshire and The Humber7South East7South West6Wales6North East5East Midlands5North West4East of England2Northern Ireland1UK-wide or not stated6

What is included

Energy system consultants who plan an area's energy system and test new energy infrastructure: Local Area Energy Plans and Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies, heat mapping and heat network feasibility and development, and feasibility, resource modelling and early engineering for renewable generation, geothermal, micro-grids and grid connections and capacity.

  • Local Area Energy Plans
  • Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies and delivery plans
  • District heating network expansion feasibility
  • Heat mapping
  • Offshore grid connection pre-FEED
  • Geothermal heat feasibility
  • Micro-grid energy hub studies
  • Grid capacity studies for EV charging
  • Tidal and marine energy resource and array modelling

What is not included

  • Organisational net zero strategy (see Net zero, climate and sustainability strategy)
  • Building-level heat decarbonisation plans (see Energy audits and building decarbonisation plans)
  • Detailed power network and pipeline engineering (see Power and utility network engineering)
  • Hydrographic and bathymetric surveys (see Hydrographic and bathymetric surveys)
  • Nuclear generation siting and safety (see Nuclear engineering)
  • Heat network, renewables and grid installation (see construction trades (con.energy.heat networks))

Often bought by the same buyers