Official UK procurement notice
192_27 Supply of Mains Gas
Authority: ESPO·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionESPO single supplier Framework covering the supply of mains gas and associated services. ESPO will act the intermediary to purchase gas on behalf of customers from across the public sector.
CPV: Mains gas
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Non-Price: 67%
- price: 33%
Published award criteria (2)
- Non-Price: 67
- Price: 33
- Suitability
This tender (including the tender documents) is restricted to only those organisations that hold an OFGEM Gas Supply Licence.
- Price carries 33 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “192_27 Supply of Mains Gas” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 May 2024, 13:40 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jan 2026, 13:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
192_27- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007588- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045797Find a Tender
- Performance terms
As part of the on-going contract management process, during the period of the Framework Agreement, ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded Suppliers during the period of the Framework Agreement by reference to credit rating agency reports. ESPO shall obtain a credit score for the Supplier on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework Agreement, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change. Depending on the severity of the changes, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the Supplier from the Framework Agreement.
- Review procedure
Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders' information only.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 25 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 Apr 2025, 12:01 BST
Timeline
5 Jul 2024 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Next notice expected5 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown25 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened25 Apr 2025, 12:01 BST
- Notice published267 days ago28 Jan 2026, 13:06 GMT
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 160 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2025- Published value published: £400,000,00020 Feb 2025, 16:01 GMT
- Status changed to active20 Feb 2025, 16:01 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Feb 2025, 16:01 GMT
- Deadline published: 25 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST20 Feb 2025, 16:01 GMT
- Status changed to complete28 Jan 2026, 13:06 GMT
- Buyer details updated28 Jan 2026, 13:06 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextDescription of the procurement · II.2.4 | PLEASE NOTE, THIS TENDER (INCLUDING THE TENDER DOCUMENTS) IS RESTRICTED TO ONLY THOSE ORGANISATIONS THAT HOLD AN OFGEM GAS SUPPLY LICENCE. ESPO are seeking to appoint a single supplier to a Framework covering the supply of mains gas and associated services. ESPO will act the intermediary to purchase gas on behalf of customers from across the public sector. ESPO's current portfolio is approximately… | PLEASE NOTE, THIS TENDER (INCLUDING THE TENDER DOCUMENTS) IS RESTRICTED TO ONLY THOSE ORGANISATIONS THAT HOLD AN OFGEM GAS SUPPLY LICENCE. ESPO are seeking to appoint a single supplier to a Framework covering the supply of mains gas and associated services. ESPO will act the intermediary to purchase gas on behalf of customers from across the public sector. ESPO's current portfolio is approximately… |
This change removes the requirement for a Confidentiality Agreement to be completed.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-05: 1 release · 7 May 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
192_27 Supply of Mains Gas
- Signed
- 18 Dec 2025
- Value
- £400,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2031
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- TOTALENERGIES GAS & POWER LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria