Official UK procurement notice
25/019 NI Network Balancing Gas
Authority: GNI (UK) LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNorthern Ireland's requirement for Balancing Gas Services (Balancing Gas Sell and Balancing Gas Buy) is being tendered by Gas Networks Ireland on behalf of GNI (UK) for the period from 1st October 2025 until 30th September 2026 on behalf of GNI(UK), PTL, BGTL, & WTL, (together the "NI Network Operators").
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CPV: Natural gas
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Primary Buy Framework Agreement
Primary Buy Framework Agreement - up to 2 Balancing Gas Contracts (and therefore up to 2 places on the Framework Agreement)
As set out in the ITT
Lot #2Secondary Buy Framework Agreement
Secondary Buy Framework Agreement -1 Balancing Gas Contract (and therefore 1 place on the Framework Agreement)
As set out in the ITT
Lot #3Sell Framework Agreement
Sell Framework Agreement - up to 3 Balancing Gas Contracts (and therefore up to 3 places on the Framework Agreement).
As set out in the ITT
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).
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement
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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Jul 2025, 09:45 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2025, 09:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Jul 2025 – …
- Authority reference
25/019- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037643- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05599bFind a Tender
- 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)).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Jul 2025, 11:59 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
7 Jul 2025 → 31 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published7 Jul 2025, 09:45 BST
- Submission deadline31 Jul 2025, 11:59 BST
- Bids opened31 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria