All the players offer those things (and do it robotically too)....

All the players offer those things (and do it robotically too). Yes there are gains to be had from those things but it is the procurement that is making the most significant difference at the moment. BIDs USP is the auction platform. In an environment where energy is scarce, suppliers don't need to participate in a blind auction to get business.

Sure you could save 25% by tinkering with bill validation, network tariff analysis etc. However, energy contracts are currently double or treble what they were last year. It's expertise in the procurement field that businesses need at the moment