Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-6d20-71d6-a0db-b72c878196bd/rotherham-local-area-energy-plan Open for bids GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Rotherham Local Area Energy Plan [Rotherham Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/rotherham-borough-council) Estimated value Not stated Published 14 Oct 2026 Deadline 18 days left 6 Nov 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender This procurement is for a Rotherham local area energy plan, or 'LAEP'. A Rotherham LAEP will be expected to deliver the following: - Stakeholder Engagement with primary and secondary external stakeholders - Data collection and analysis - Modelling scenarios and pathways to net zero local area carbon dioxide emissions from the energy system in Rotherham. - Identifying, prioritising and refining projects and enabling actions required to achieve local and regional climate change mitigation goals. - Defining a monitoring and evaluation framework, comprising key indicators of progress against decarbonisation pathways and delivery, as follows: - A final report and executive summary for policy makers, conveying the scale and range of activity needed to achieve a net zero local energy system; estimates of the total investment required and additional economic, social and environmental value which may be realised from the investment; and any key differences between areas within Rotherham. It is anticipated that the contract will commence December 2026 and will run for a period of 9 months making the expiry date September 2027. Tender document including specification and instructions to bid can be downloaded for free on the tendering portal, YORtender, [yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp](https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER). ## CPV classification Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services Research and development services and related consultancy services Environmental services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice 096888-2026 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096888-2026) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Rotherham Borough Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/rotherham-borough-council) [Sector More Architecture, engineering & surveying tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/architecture-engineering-surveying) ## More tenders like this [Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) · Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · 18 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13e2c-4bb6-70b4-b646-6c2a31efce0e/local-area-energy-plan-laep) [EBCT 472 - Erewash Borough new Local Plan - Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) · Erewash Borough Council · 18 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-f61f-7377-96f6-61dfd8332ce8/ebct-472-erewash-borough-new-local-plan-strategic-environmental-assessment) [Community Opportunities - Flexible Purchasing Solution · EU Supply Limited · 1254 days left · 25 Mar 2030](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfd-2dd3-70da-a576-8dfe4f7a3fb3/community-opportunities-flexible-purchasing-solution) [For the provision of a Higher Education Institution to deliver the Step Up to Social Work Programme for the East Midlands Regional Partnership (Cohorts 10 and 11) · Derby City Council · 4 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-5962-7244-83cb-6f72bf67a3bb/for-the-provision-of-a-higher-education-institution-to-deliver-the-step-up-to-so) [EV Charging - Cross Pavement Solutions · Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13e2c-4b96-72ef-b630-82dd4ece9d8a/ev-charging-cross-pavement-solutions) [Environmental Enforcement Agency · London Borough of Hammersmith and Fuham (LBHF) · 381 days left · 4 Nov 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be8-ea1c-72a0-b119-964b751074a4/environmental-enforcement-agency)