Procurement & Project Delivery
Turning Energy Project Plans into Real-World Results
At Changing Footprint, we bridge the gap between strategy and delivery. Our Procurement and Project Delivery service supports organisations from the earliest stages of energy project scoping through to safe, compliant, and effective implementation.
We act as your trusted advisor — ensuring that every step, from technical specification and supplier selection to project management and verification, delivers measurable outcomes. Whether the goal is energy reduction, generation, or efficiency improvement, we make sure your investment performs as expected.
Our service includes two core elements:
- Procurement Support – developing robust specifications, managing tenders and identifying the most suitable suppliers.
- Project Delivery Management – overseeing installation and commissioning to ensure your project is delivered on time, to specification and to the financial outcomes expected.
Step-by-Step: Our Procurement and Project Delivery Service
1. Define Requirements and Scope
We start by reviewing your energy strategy and identifying the technical and commercial goals of the project. This stage ensures that the scope aligns with your sustainability and financial objectives.
2. Technical Specification Development
Using data from prior surveys or feasibility studies, we create a clear, performance-based technical specification. This defines what the system must achieve — without locking you into specific manufacturers — to allow fair and competitive tendering.
3. Supplier Research and Due Diligence
We research qualified suppliers and contractors, assessing their capability, compliance, and maintenance track record. Our due diligence process confirms that only credible and competent bidders are invited to tender.
4. Tender Pack Creation
We prepare a complete tender pack, including:
- Technical specifications.
- Performance requirements.
- Commercial terms and expectations.
- Evaluation criteria
This comprehensive pack ensures suppliers can price accurately and transparently, minimising later scope changes or cost variations.
5. Tender Issue and Review
Tenders are issued to the shortlisted suppliers and we manage all clarifications and communications. Once responses are received, we conduct a structured evaluation, reviewing pricing, compliance and value for money.
6. Supplier Recommendation and Contract Award
We present a clear comparison of tenders with a supplier recommendation report, ensuring decision-makers have the information needed to proceed with confidence. We can also support contract drafting and review, working alongside your legal team to ensure appropriate risk allocation and performance guarantees.
7. Project Management and Delivery Oversight
Once the preferred supplier is appointed, we act as client-side project manager, ensuring that installation works are delivered safely, to the agreed specification, and in line with contractual milestones. We verify that performance outcomes — such as energy savings or generation levels — are achieved before project sign-off.
8. Ongoing Maintenance Integration
Where ongoing maintenance or service contracts are required, we help integrate these into your organisation’s asset management and maintenance framework to safeguard long-term performance and compliance.
Why It Matters
Energy projects often diverge from their original intent when procurement and delivery steps are rushed or fragmented. Our structured, transparent approach ensures that:
- Projects remain aligned with strategic goals.
- Financial outcomes are protected.
- Risks of scope creep and underperformance are reduced.
- Stakeholders have confidence at every decision point.
Ready to Deliver Real Results?
Whether you’re preparing to procure a new energy system or need trusted project delivery support, Changing Footprint provides the expertise and structure to ensure success — from concept to completion.
Frequently Asked Questions
We support a wide range of energy and sustainability projects — from LED upgrades, building controls, energy efficiency retrofits and heat decarbonisation, to solar PV systems.
Yes. We can operate within your existing procurement framework or independently manage a full tender process to identify and evaluate new suppliers.
Our specifications are performance-based, not product-based — meaning we evaluate suppliers solely on capability, quality, and best value, not on brand allegiance.
We include lifecycle cost assessments, return on investment, and Net Present Value (NPV) calculations, allowing your business to compare projects against other investment opportunities.
As part of our project delivery service, we track and verify actual system performance post-installation to confirm energy savings or generation outcomes align with projections.
We act on our client's behalf and ensure that all Health and Safety considerations are taken into account and responsibilities for these are clear, and contractually stated.