HENOC sector focus
Public Sector & Housing
Large multi-site portfolios, framework rules and a public audit trail.
Local authorities, housing associations and public bodies hold some of the most complex meter portfolios in the country: offices, depots, leisure centres, communal blocks, landlord supplies and unmetered street furniture. Procurement must satisfy public contract rules, and every decision needs an evidence trail. We work within frameworks or run compliant open tenders, and we benchmark one against the other.
Typical supply
Hundreds of NHH and HH meters, communal landlord supplies, unmetered supplies for lighting and signage
Load shape
Office-hours demand at corporate sites, continuous communal and public lighting load
Main cost drivers
Standing charges across many meters, communal heating, unmetered supply inventories
What makes public sector & housing different
Procurement compliance
Awards must stand up under public procurement rules, with documented invitation, evaluation and award reasoning.
Unmetered supply inventories
Street lighting, bollards and signage are billed from an inventory. Where that inventory is out of date, the charge is wrong — usually upward.
Communal heat and fuel poverty
Communal systems recharged to residents carry a duty of accuracy and affordability, not just cost minimisation.
Portfolio churn
Acquisitions, disposals and voids mean the meter list changes constantly and can leave stranded supplies billing.
How we work with public sector & housing clients
Framework versus open tender
We benchmark framework pricing against a compliant open tender so the decision is evidenced either way.
Full portfolio audit
Every MPAN, MPRN and unmetered inventory verified before tender so you buy the estate you actually hold.
Documented decision trail
Invitations, quotes and award rationale recorded in a file that satisfies internal and external audit.
Void and disposal handling
Vacant and disposed properties flagged and removed or moved to portfolio rates promptly.
Common things we find
- Unmetered inventories not updated after LED replacement programmes
- Disposed properties still billing months after transfer
- Communal supplies renewing outside the corporate contract
Findings vary by client and site. Nothing here is a guarantee of saving — we quote against your own bills, and where we quote savings our clients average around 15%.
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