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Published 28 Feb 2022, 15:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust - Gas & Electricity Flexible Purchase in Advance Supply Contracts

Official notice

Authority: Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (Education)

2 lotsGoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£6,000,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 30 Mar 2022awarded 13 May 2022
Awarded to CORONA ENERGY LIMITED, SmartestEnergy Limited2 awards
Contract term 3 yrs 1 moends 30 Sept 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Sept 2022

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT) are seeking tenders for the supply of Non Half Hourly electricity (NHH), Half Hourly electricity (HH) and Natural Gas supplies commencing September 2022.

A flexible purchase in advance contract to run for up to 4 years.

CPV: Electricity · Natural gas · Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Natural GasAwardedRenewal 3 yrs 1 mo

Provision of flexible purchase in advance natural gas contract as per the ITT.

Start date is September 2022 with potential for site additions.

Maximum period of 4 years. Additional information: Additional information can be found in ITT and supporting documents

Contract period: 1 Sept 2022 – 30 Sept 2025 (3 yrs 1 mo)
Delivery: UK · Currently East of England but may cover all of UK
Extensions: Maximum extension to 30/09/2026Variant bids: allowed
Lot #2NHH & HH ElectricityAwardedRenewal 3 yrs 1 mo

Provision of flexible purchase in advance electricity contract as per the ITT.

Start date is September 2022 with potential for site additions.

Maximum period of 4 years. Additional information: Additional information can be found in the ITT and supporting documents

Contract period: 1 Sept 2022 – 30 Sept 2025 (3 yrs 1 mo)
Delivery: UK · Currently East of England but may cover full UK
Extensions: Maximum extension to 30/09/2026Variant bids: allowed

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
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Service & Operation: 30%
  • Product & Operational Pricing: 30%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Service & Operation: 30
  • Product & Operational Pricing: 30
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    All parties wishing to tender must be OFGEM registered and hold GB supply licence

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Feb 2022, 15:46 GMT
Last source update
18 May 2022, 16:33 BST
Award evaluation window
31 Mar 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-013383
Classification (CPV)
ElectricityNatural gasPetroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031be0 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The award of the contract will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: Additional information can be found in the ITT and supporting documentation. (MT Ref:226281)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Submission deadline
30 Mar 2022, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
31 Mar 2022, 08:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Mar 2022 → 1 Sept 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Mar 2022, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    31 Mar 2022, 08:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    18 May 2022, 16:33 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 May 2022, 16:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £3,078,2742 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 2latest 13 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Natural Gas1 award
CORONA ENERGY LIMITED£575,883 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · NHH & HH Electricity1 award
SmartestEnergy Limited£2,502,392 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • NHH & HH Electricity · SmartestEnergy Limited

    Signed
    13 May 2022
    Value
    £2,502,392
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2025
    Status
    active
  • Natural Gas · CORONA ENERGY LIMITED

    Signed
    11 May 2022
    Value
    £575,883
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Natural Gas1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
2 · NHH & HH Electricity4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 07552498 Swavesey Village College Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, UK, CB24 4RSContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Corona Energy LtdAwarded supplier Building 2 Level 2 Croxley Park, Watford, London, East of England, WD18 8YHContact phone
  • SmartestEnergy LimitedAwarded supplier , 7 Westferry Circus, London, UK, E14 4HDContact phone

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