Portfolio Energy Procurement provides an alternative to a standalone flexible contract, combining collective trading opportunities with an individual procurement strategy for each organisation.

Standalone flexible contracts are typically better suited to larger energy users, while Flexible Portfolio can extend greater trading flexibility to organisations with lower consumption levels.

EIC Partnership’s electricity and gas portfolios are designed to give participating organisations greater choice over how their energy positions are managed while retaining their own strategy and pricing.

With 50 years of industry experience, we have refined our proficiency in delivering tailored and risk-managed portfolio energy procurement solutions.

Who Is Flexible Portfolio Energy Procurement For?

  • Organisations that use over 1,500,000kWh of electricity or gas annually may benefit from flexible portfolios, sometimes called baskets.

  • By joining the EIC Partnership energy portfolios, your volumes can be traded alongside other customers, offering additional trading flexibility to organisations with lower levels of consumption that may be less suitable for standalone flexible contracts.

  • Non-commodity charges can be fixed or passed through by suppliers, giving you the option to increase budget certainty by fixing these charges if required.

How Does It Work?

EIC Partnership has tendered our electricity and gas portfolios to ensure that they offer competitive supplier fees, trading flexibility and scope for organisations joining the Portfolio to retain an individual approach. 

Our selected suppliers also offer a range of renewable energy options.

Site additions can be completed at any time, rather than having to tender new contracts, making it simpler to align contract end dates across your organisation.

The EIC Partnership portfolios allow you to have your own bespoke risk management strategy. 

Your positions can be traded alongside other organisations or individually, depending on your strategy and market conditions.

You will retain your own positions and unit rates, without cross-subsidising other members of the Portfolio. 

Your approach can also be adapted to your requirements, including using different strategies for different periods.

Account Management

You’ll be assigned a dedicated Flexible Account Manager as your main point of contact, responsible for tendering supply contracts, preparing indicative budgets, resolving consumption queries and managing supplier interactions.

Additionally, they’ll be supported by an Account Executive who handles tenancy changes, meter installations and removals, and meter registration when you switch suppliers.

Position Reports and Market Intelligence

We will keep you informed throughout your contract with regular position reports and market intelligence, providing clear insight into your energy position, market conditions, key drivers and industry developments.

Process of Flexible Portfolio Energy Procurement with EIC

Our Portfolio Energy Procurement process is straightforward and designed to make joining and managing the Portfolio as simple as possible.

01. Contact us

You complete the contact form or call 0208 836 3535 / 020 8836 3535

02. Free, No-Obligation Consultation

We will discuss your energy requirements and may request consumption and contract information to assess whether Flexible Portfolio is suitable for your organisation and understand how your procurement approach should be structured.

03. Portfolio and Strategy Setup

We will establish the appropriate Portfolio arrangement and work with you to agree how your energy positions should be managed in line with your objectives and appetite for risk.

04. Energy Procurement Proposal

You will receive a tailored proposal outlining the Flexible Portfolio solution available to your organisation, together with the relevant commercial terms and proposed approach.

Benefits of EIC Partnership’s Flexible Portfolio

Choosing EIC Partnership’s Flexible Portfolio gives your organisation access to an established procurement structure while retaining control over its individual energy strategy and positions.

Moreover, you can rely on receiving the following with our Portfolio approach:

  • Tailored Strategies

Your strategy can be shaped around your organisation’s priorities and appetite for risk, with the flexibility to take different approaches across different purchasing periods where appropriate.

  • Time and Resource Savings

EIC Partnership manages key elements of the procurement process, supplier interaction and ongoing contract administration, helping to reduce the internal resource required to manage your energy portfolio.

  • Flexibility

The Portfolio provides scope to adjust your approach as requirements and market conditions evolve, rather than committing to a single purchasing strategy for the entire period.

  • Renewable Energy Options

Our selected Portfolio suppliers offer a range of renewable energy options, allowing these requirements to be considered as part of your wider procurement approach.

Flexible Portfolio combines individual control with the additional trading opportunities of a wider portfolio, supported by structured risk management and ongoing account management support from EIC Partnership.

Our industry expertise and dedicated procurement team have enabled us to be a part of many client success stories throughout the years

EIC offer a comprehensive solution for all of our energy requirements which has transformed the way we manage our energy. I am more than happy with the level of service that I receive and very impressed with how our contracts are performing.

Ben Graham, Purchasing Manager at Carclo Technical Plastics

We have worked in partnership with EIC for over 15-years and they’ve delivered significant benefits to our organisation in developing robust procurement strategies for our Gas and Electricity requirements. We also rely on EIC to keep us updated on the energy markets, which has been brought more into focus with the geopolitical tensions around the world causing energy prices to fluctuate more rapidly. EIC provide a very professional service through all key stages of energy management from initial procurement, billing, trading and bill validation.

Name, Director at Aegon UK PLC

We have worked with EIC for several years and always found them to be professional and knowledgeable. With their help, we moved away from our fixed term and contract approach to energy procurement and opted for their Risk Managed Portfolio service. The savings we have achieved have been stunning and I would highly recommend EIC to any company that likes reducing their overheads!

Dave Robson, Operations Director at Shipley Brothers

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