How to win: WCC Heat Networks Software

About this contract

The purpose of this market engagement is to seek feedback from the Provider market in relation to the provision of a SAAS unified software platform for Heat Networks with focus on arrears such as end-to-end management, optimisation, regulatory compliance, development and support of the Westminster City Council (WCC) portfolio. This is not a call for tenders or a pre-qualification exercise but is to gain an insight into the market for Heat Networks services and to understand the level of interest and capacity of the market in relation to this future opportunity. Feedback received will be used to inform the commissioning strategy and to refine the Specification for this service. The intelligence provided will also inform internal decision making as to the affordability of the development and support service with the anticipation that this enables an informed budget for a formal sourcing exercise. This pre-market engagement exercise is seeking intelligence from the Provider Market to inform a formal sourcing activity for the unified SAAS software solutuon for the WCC Heat Network portfolio..

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Westminster City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £300,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 19 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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