Energy procurement, run as an open tender

Ovia Group is an independent consultancy. We run compliant electricity and gas tenders for organisations that want their contract tested in the open, from first notice through to award.

Who we work with

Businesses and venues

The same discipline as a public tender, without the statutory notices.

Public bodies

Councils, NHS bodies, universities and housing associations, with the process run under the Procurement Act 2023 and the notices and records the Act requires. Where a public framework is an option, we compare it with an open tender.

How it works

Each procurement follows the same path: a review of the current position, an agreed buying strategy, a published tender, an evaluated award and a contract checked before signature. You approve each stage before the next begins.

Fees are agreed with each client at the outset, based on the site and the scope of the work.

Buying strategy

Fixed price, flexible purchasing or a blend of the two. A flexible contract lets you buy in stages ahead of supply against an agreed risk strategy, rather than taking the market on a single day.

Renewable electricity backed by REGOs (renewable energy certificates), and power purchase agreements, are specified in the tender where they suit your carbon targets.

What a tender can and cannot change

A tender tests what suppliers control: the commodity price, their margin and their terms. Network and policy charges are regulated and sit outside any tender.

Exhibition Centre Liverpool at dusk, beside the River Mersey.

Liverpool Experience Campus

Electricity and gas procurement for the home of M&S Bank Arena, ACC Liverpool and Exhibition Centre Liverpool, host of the 2026 Labour Party Conference. Structured as a flexible purchasing contract, buying in stages ahead of supply from January 2028.

Ovia Group designed the procurement, produced the full tender pack and ran the procedure through to award.

Procedure
Competitive Flexible Procedure, Procurement Act 2023
Contract value
Up to £11.85 million
Awarded
July 2026
View the public award notice

Photograph: Liverpool Experience Campus

Start with a conversation.

Every enquiry is handled in confidence, and nothing reaches a supplier without your instruction.