Strategy

Our overriding consideration is to maintain effective communication at all stages of the procurement process. The steps we take to prepare for your renewal include:

• Data validation
• Analysis of market trends and time-to-market advice
• Analysis of risk mitigation strategies
• Analysis of suppliers’ terms and conditions

Under your instruction, the following stages will be undertaken as quickly as possible in order achieve minimum spend and maximum terms flexibility:

Tender and tender analysis > Negotiate to optimise > Recommend > Close of tender

Procurement/Tendering Strategy
In partnership with our clients, we present and implement a tendering strategy specifically designed to maximise all savings opportunities. This includes a critical analysis of each client’s current supply and metering contractual position, as well as the proposed method for delivery of the client’s short, medium and long-term procurement objectives.

Market Analysis
Our energy procurement team continually tracks industry developments, supplier and generation issues and market pricing, which can all prove crucial in ensuring timely and effective procurement.

Competitive Tender
A supplier’s ability to optimise price is directly related to a site’s location and how closely their consumption profile matches the supplier’s purchasing profile. UPL’s tendering strategy aims to identify suppliers whose purchasing profile corresponds with each client’s consumption profile – resulting in the significant reduction of costs.

Tender Evaluation
Our in-house systems enable us to report on and respond quickly to volatile wholesale market conditions. This inbuilt flexibility allows UPL to take advantage of changing market conditions, communicate quickly and make immediate decisions, so our clients can capitalise on short-term fluctuations.

Contract Implementation
The benefits of any tendering process can only be maximised through careful post-tender implementation. Financial benefits achieved through contract negotiations can be quickly eroded by poor implementation. UPL identifies and quantifies the risks involved and implements numerous checks and controls to mitigate as many of these as possible. Risks will always be present but they can be significantly minimised by a controlled implementation programme.

Contract Performance Monitoring
UPL constantly monitors the contract performance of all suppliers to ensure that full supply contract value is delivered to every client. Upon contract award and during the implementation process, UPL will facilitate and manage performance review meetings to ensure effective communication throughout.

UPL’s senior management team has many years of utility industry experience, ensuring that we are well placed to deliver this service in line with your requirements. Coupled with our sophisticated integrated energy management systems, UPL delivers unrivalled time saving and cost reduction benefits.

Our independent position within the industry enables us to focus on minimising our clients’ lifecycle costs at all times. We also provide a comprehensive market analysis service, which allows our clients to monitor and drive down their own energy contract expenditure.