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# Balancing Gas 2022_23

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/balancing-gas-2022-23-ocds-h6vhtk-0347a0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** PREMIER TRANSMISSION LIMITED: "Balancing Gas 2022_23". Published status: complete. Published Value: £11,000,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [PREMIER TRANSMISSION LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/premier-transmission-limited-coh-ni026421)
- **Published Value:** £11,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 July 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Natural gas
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Awarded Value:** £20,536,000 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0347a0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/balancing-gas-2022-23-ocds-h6vhtk-0347a0#tl-md)

## Description
Northern Ireland's requirement for Balancing Gas (Balancing Gas Sell and Balancing Gas Buy) is being tendered by PTL for the period 1st October 2022 until 1st October 2023 on behalf of PTL, BGTL, GNI(UK) and WTL (the NI Network Operators).

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Primary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contract (Primary Buy) Lot No: 1
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 09123000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** This Lot (Lot 1) relates to Balancing Gas Contracts concerning the purchase of gas by the NI Network Operators.For this Lot 1, there are two types of contracts (for Balancing Gas Buy Contracts) being: 1A NIBP Primary Balancing Gas Buy (with physical ...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Secondary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contract (Secondary Buy) Lot No: 2
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 09123000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000
- **Description:** This Lot (Lot 2) relates to Balancing Gas Contracts concerning the (secondary) purchase of gas by the NI Network Operators (NIBP Secondary balancing gas buy Contract (with physical delivery via the north south interconnection point)). For this Lot 2,...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Sell Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contracts (Sell) Lot No: 3
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 09123000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** This Lot (Lot 3) relates to Balancing Gas Contracts concerning the sale of gas by the NI Network Operators (Balancing Gas Sell Contracts). For this Lot 3, there is one contract type (for Balancing Gas Sell Contract) being: 3: Non-Locational Balanci...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Primary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contract (Primary Buy) Lot No: 1 (active)
  - Award id: `028469-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bord Gais Energy Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-126666`
  - Value: £12,623,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Secondary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contract (Secondary Buy) Lot No: 2 (active)
  - Award id: `028469-2022-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Bord Gais Energy Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-126666`
  - Value: £18,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Sell Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contracts (Sell) Lot No: 3 (active)
  - Award id: `028469-2022-3-3`
  - Supplier(s): **firmus energy (Supply) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-110700`
  - Value: £7,895,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Primary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contract (Primary Buy) Lot No: 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £12,623,000
  - Signed Date: 29/09/2022

- **Contract:** Secondary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contract (Secondary Buy) Lot No: 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £18,000
  - Signed Date: 29/09/2022

- **Contract:** Sell Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contracts (Sell) Lot No: 3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,895,000
  - Signed Date: 29/09/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028469-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-10-10T15:56:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T17:27:14.965Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0347a0