Ofgem: tenders, sectors & how to win their contracts

Ofgem has published 79 tenders in United Kingdom.

Its buying spans 12 CPV divisions, most often business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, security.

Across 18 awarded contracts the median value is £2.1m.

Its published awards total £115.7m.

How to win their contracts

Measured from Ofgem's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

Plan for about 24 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 24 of their tenders.
They publish about 1.2 tenders a month, measured over 66 months of history.
Half of their 18 awarded contracts are worth £2.1m or less — size your bid to that range.
Most of their buying falls in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, security, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, software package and information systems.
Their most frequent suppliers are Cantata Limited (6), CEPA LLP (3), Ernst & Young (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.

Tender	Winner	Tender closed	Contract Value
Rapid Resource for Technical Expertise	SATIGO Ltd	30 June 2023	£1.3m
Energy and Economic Services and Advice Framework Agreement	Atkins Limited	1 September 2022	£28m
Management and Allocation of Voluntary Redress Payments	Energy Saving Trust Enterprises Ltd	4 April 2022	£2m
Design Options for Nodal Pricing in GB	FTI Consulting	23 March 2022	£350k
Professional Advisory Services to Support OFGEM’s OFTO Team	Insurance Advisors	11 January 2022	£8.3m
Econometrics and Economic Analysis for the ED-2 Price Contro...	CEPA LLP	27 July 2021	£995k

Supplier	Contracts	Total Value
Cantata Limited	6	-
CEPA LLP	3	£1.4m
Ernst & Young	2	£38m
AtkinsRealis PPS Limited	2	£3.9m
Energy Saving Trust Enterprises Limited	2	-
S&P DOW JONES INDICES LIMITED	2	-
Cavendish Consulting Ltd	2	-