How to win: Preliminary Market Engagement – CfD Settlement Services Platform

About this contract

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to inform and seek engagement with suppliers for a potential future CfD settlement service. The opportunity may include, but is not limited to, capabilities for data collection and validation, settlement calculations, reconciliation, billing, payment processing, reporting, auditability, system integration and associated service management. LCCC is exploring the market and supplier capability as part of its mid-term planning for future settlement service arrangements, in the context of increasing CfD portfolio scale, growing data and transaction volumes, and the need for secure, efficient and well-controlled settlement operations. Participation in this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice gives suppliers early visibility of the potential opportunity and the chance to provide insight on available solutions, delivery models and market capability. The feedback received will help LCCC understand the options, functionality, risks and innovations currently available in the market. This will inform the development of any future procurement strategy and scope of requirements, without committing LCCC or a supplier to a fixed solution, delivery m

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Low Carbon Contracts Company Ltd scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 14 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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