SB Energy have relationships with all of the main energy suppliers in the UK, enabling us to comprehensively compare the market and offer impartial advice to our clients. Our rigorous tender process and supplier relations ensures that our clients receive the lowest tariffs available to them, helping them make savings on their energy spend.

The energy market is increasingly volatile and it is critical to carry out energy tendering at the right time in order to complete a successful procurement. Our analysts are constantly monitoring the price of wholesale gas and electricity, keeping one step ahead of market fluctuations. We manage the entire tendering and procurement process for purchasing gas and electricity, providing advice and recommendations to our clients in line with their specific requirements.

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Public procurement legislation now sets out procedures and practices which are to be followed by Central and Local Government, other public bodies and the Utilities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors.

SB Energy can assist their clients in identifying whether their contracts will exceed the published monetary thresholds and therefore become subject to public sector legislation. We are then able to assist in the completion and publication of the various notices required for the Official Journal of the European Communities (OJEC).

Finally we can analyse the bids that result from the tender procedure and present our recommendations to our client.

SB Energy offers a full account management service for the duration of our clients contracts. Once we have placed your business with a supplier we will deal with all aspects of your account for you. One of our dedicated consultants will always be on hand to answer any questions you may have and resolve any issues, which may arise.

We will keep you fully informed of any changes to your account, deal with cancellations and negotiate in any dispute you may have with your suppliers. We will also keep you informed of any major changes in the market place that may affect your business. Utilities are our field of expertise and we aim to take the hassle away from you to leave you to run your business.

We feel that our client retention rate, which currently runs at over 96%, is testament to the level of service we offer our clients.

In these times of environmental awareness many of our clients ask us about Green Energy. More and more businesses are considering purchasing energy from renewable sources to help reduce carbon emissions.

SB Energy work with a number of suppliers who provide energy from renewable sources and can offer you advice in this area. Clients opting for this type of energy would be provided with climate change exemption certificates to offset the climate change levy.

If you would like to find out more about how your company can do it’s bit for the environment, one of our consultants would be happy to speak to you.

Smart meters may be the right choice for your business and SB Energy will explore whether we feel they would benefit your organisation. A Smart meter, or AMR, is an innovative digital meter that takes accurate readings of your gas and electricity usage.

By switching from your old meter to a smart meter your electricity usage is measured every 30 minutes for electricity and daily for gas. This ensures you are charged accurately for your consumption.

Smart meters provide management information by way of an online account where you can view your daily energy usage and monthly bills. This gives you full control, enabling you to plan budgets, implement changes, reduce costs and, importantly, help save the environment.

Research has shown that at least 35% of supplier bills are incorrect. Due to the lack of consumer knowledge and other business priorities, these errors tend to go unnoticed. This can impact negatively on your business and prove costly.

SB Energy has the experience to recognise these errors and just as importantly the ability to resolve them with suppliers.

When energy consumption is high and a considerable overhead to your business, effective procurement alone may not afford you the full savings available. SB Energy are able to conduct a full comprehensive site survey and produce and submit a report to outline our findings and where improvements can be made.

This enables businesses to reduce their Carbon Footprint, and in turn reduce their energy spend by making, what are sometimes small changes, to their operation in terms of energy.