2025-087- Financial Advisors to OFTO team for Tender and Policy

Ofgem
Open procedure
1 August 2026 to 31 July 2030

The successful supplier will act as Lead Evaluator for OFTO tender rounds, coordinating technical and insurance advisors. Responsibilities include reviewing Information Memoranda, guidance, and evaluation methodology documents, as well as conducting comparative bid evaluations at EPQ and ITT stages. The role requires assessing bid submissions against established scoring criteria to provide an overview of the robustness and cost-effectiveness of technical aspects.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £7.9m; As published
Published: 5 December 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 17 July 2026; CEPA
Contract length: 48 months; Ends 31 July 2030

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of specialist financial advisory services to support regulatory tender processes, bid evaluation, and policy development for offshore energy infrastructure projects.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
5 December 2025
Contract awardedto CEPA
17 July 2026
Contract starts
1 August 2026
Contract ends
31 July 2030

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How it compares

50× the typical transaction advisory contract (£158k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/338237/2025-087-financial-advisors-to-ofto-team-for-tender-and-policy
Buyer reference: 2025-087
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ef74
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Ofgem. 2025-087- Financial Advisors to OFTO team for Tender and Policy. Contract award, 5 December 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/338237/2025-087-financial-advisors-to-ofto-team-for-tender-and-policy (accessed 12 October 2026).