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Published 2 Mar 2023, 17:21 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

23/004 - Supply of Electricity to GNI UK

Official notice

Authority: GNI (UK) LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedure
Awarded value£2,229,620published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Apr 2023awarded 9 May 2023
Awarded to British Gas Trading Ltd (CENTRICA PLC)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

GNI (UK) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gas Networks Ireland, registered in England and Wales. The principal activity of the company is the transportation of natural gas(1) together with GNI, through two pipelines from Moffat in Scotland to Ballough in Ireland: and (2) from Belfast to Derry (through the North-West Pipeline) in Northern Ireland, and from Gormanston, Ireland to Belfast (through the South-North Pipeline).

The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is to select an electricity supplier to supply electricity GNI (UK) Limited. Price and contract flexibility will be key determinants in the selection of suppliers. Additional selection criteria will also apply, as noted in Section 5 of ITT.

Invitations are invited from licenced electricity suppliers, for the supply of electricity to GNI(UK) Limited in accordance with the information contained in sections of this document and in accordance with data transferred electronically with the documents

CPV: Electricity · Electricity distribution and control apparatus · Electricity supplies · Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
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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 more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Refer to tender documents.

Legal form for consortia
Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if the Contracting Entity considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. The Contracting Entity also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as the Contracting Entity considers appropriate.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
2 Mar 2023, 17:21 GMT
Last source update
10 Oct 2023, 09:30 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
23/004
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029769
Classification (CPV)
ElectricityElectricity distribution and control apparatusElectricity suppliesPetroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
Delivery area
Ireland (IE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03adc6 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2)).

Publisher note: You must submit through the etenders system before the deadline. The submission deadline is strict & no submissions will be possible after the date & time specified in the ITT documents. Please note that all tenders are electronic, as such NO paper copies will be accepted or read. Please submit via the etenders system not later than 12:00 hrs local time Tuesday 4th April 2023.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN, GA
Submission deadline
4 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en, ga
Bid validity
30 days from the deadline
Bids opened
5 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Apr 2023 → 10 Oct 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    10 Oct 2023, 09:30 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Oct 2023, 09:30 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    10 Oct 2023, 09:30 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,229,6201 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 9 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
British Gas Trading Ltd (CENTRICA PLC)23/004 - Electricity Supply for GNI (UK)£2,229,620 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

GNI (UK) Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyProduction, transport and distribution of gas and heat Kirkcudbright, IE, DG64TRContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body DublinContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria