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# Balancing Gas Tender 2024_25

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/balancing-gas-tender-2024-25-ocds-h6vhtk-0486e4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** PREMIER TRANSMISSION LIMITED: "Balancing Gas Tender 2024_25". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [PREMIER TRANSMISSION LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/premier-transmission-limited-coh-ni026421)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Natural gas
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0486e4`

## 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-tender-2024-25-ocds-h6vhtk-0486e4#tl-md)

## Description
Northern Ireland's requirement for Balancing Gas Services (Balancing Gas Sell and Balancing Gas Buy) is being tendered by PTL for the period from 1st October 2024 until 30th September 2025 on behalf of GNI (UK), PTL, BGTL, and WTL (together the "NI Network Operators").

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Primary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contract (Primary Buy)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 09123000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **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 BuyContracts) being: 1A NIBP Primary Balancing Gas Buy (with physical d...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Secondary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contract (Secondary Buy)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 09123000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **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 SOUTH NORTH INTERCONNECTION POINT)). For this Lot 2, ...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Sell Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contracts (Sell)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 09123000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **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 (4)
- **Award:** 024188-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Value: £2,300,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Primary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contract (Primary Buy) Lot No: 1 (active)
  - Award id: `032651-2024-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bord Gais Energy Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-126666`

- **Award:** Secondary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contract(Secondary Buy) Lot No: 2 (active)
  - Award id: `032651-2024-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Bord Gais Energy Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-126666`

- **Award:** Sell Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contracts (Sell) Lot No:3 (active)
  - Award id: `032651-2024-3-3`
  - Supplier(s): **firmus energy (Supply) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-110700`

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

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Primary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contract (Primary Buy) Lot No: 1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/09/2024

- **Contract:** Secondary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contract(Secondary Buy) Lot No: 2 (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/09/2024

- **Contract:** Sell Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contracts (Sell) Lot No:3 (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/09/2024

- **Contract:** 024188-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,300,000
  - Signed Date: 31/07/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032651-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-10T14:13:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T20:20:12.267Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0486e4