Levelling the energy market for the businesses that buy direct
Most mid-market businesses negotiate their energy on their own — one renewal letter, no market data, no leverage. We exist to change that: every renewal benchmarked against the whole market, every fee fixed and visible, every decision made informed — and made by you. The saving is the outcome. A level playing field is the point.
27 yrs
in the UK energy market
£3.5bn
contract spend managed
1m+
supply contracts processed
55
back-office support specialists
Our mission
Our mission is to put professional-grade procurement — the data, the supplier reach, the negotiating leverage — in the hands of every business that buys its own energy. Fees fixed and visible. Every decision informed. Nothing hidden in a unit rate.
Who we are
A new name, built on 27 years in the market
directOS is the direct-buyer service, powered by energyengine® — a UK energy procurement technology and services platform that has spent 27 years building the tools, data and supplier relationships the market runs on. The story in three chapters:
Chapter one
27 years
The heritage
energyengine® has worked in the UK business energy market for 27 years — over one million supply contracts processed, £3.5bn of contract spend managed, and tier-1 relationships with 27 suppliers, from the biggest names to niche specialists. That depth doesn’t come from anywhere but time in the market.
Chapter two
600+
The platform
Along the way, energyengine® became a technology business. Today its platform — live wholesale data, structured tendering, AI-driven market analysis — powers over 600 energy brokers and consultants across the UK, backed by a 55-strong support team. Professional-grade infrastructure, proven at industrial scale.
Chapter three
direct
OS
Direct, squared
energyengine® has always been direct to the market. directOS takes the next step: direct to the customer as well. The same platform, data and supplier access, now available to mid-market businesses that manage their own energy. A part of the market that’s long deserved better tools.
Culture, people & ethics
What we stand for
Four principles that shape how we hire, how we price, and how we treat every business we work for.
Honesty
Say it straight — plain English, no jargon, no spin. If the honest answer is “wait,” that’s what you’ll hear, even when it isn’t the quick sale.
Fairness
A level playing field is the point. Every business gets the tools, data and leverage the biggest buyers take for granted — and the same fixed, visible fee, whoever they are.
Accountability
We do what we say, and when we get something wrong we say so and put it right. No passing the buck, no small print to hide behind.
Ambition
The market never stops moving, and neither do we. Sharper data, better tools, clearer answers — most of it driven by the people who use them.
“Buy energy like the biggest.”
That’s what we’ve spent 27 years building towards. directOS puts the data, supplier reach and negotiating leverage of the largest energy buyers in the hands of every business that buys direct — fees fixed and visible, nothing hidden in a unit rate, and every decision made by you.
Gary Styles
Founder, directOS · powered by energyengine®
This is just the beginning
The platform, the services and the market keep moving — and so will we. Start your first tender, or follow where the market goes next.