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Energy decisions for procurement leaders
How should procurement lead a business energy purchase?
Procurement can create comparability by controlling scope, data, bidder access, assumptions, evaluation criteria and approvals. Energy-specific expertise may help, but governance should remain visible to the buyer.
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Control the brief and bidder basis
Define sites, legal customers, consumption evidence, product requirements, risk appetite, service scope and timetable before comparing offers.
Make commercial relationships visible
Record supplier access, broker remuneration, conflicts and all parties receiving value.
- Common data pack and quotation date
- Included and excluded suppliers
- Like-for-like charge schedule
- Broker scope and total remuneration
- Evaluation and moderation record
- Signing authority and decision trail
- Post-contract service obligations
Preserve the audit trail
Keep quotations, assumptions, clarifications and the reason for selection. The cheapest-looking line is not a defensible decision if the offers were not comparable.
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