Official UK procurement notice
CHIC Energy Purchasing - Dynamic Purchasing System [DPS]
Authority: Communities and Housing Investment Consortium Limited ("CHIC")·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCHIC publishes this Notice of an Amendment to be made to the DPS in pursuance of the original Notice 2017/S 131-267580 published in OJEU on the 10th July 2017. All other details relating to this DPS remain unchanged.
The change comprises extending the coverage nationally and validity period with a further 60-months extension option, reviewed at 12 month increments whereby the authority can amend (extend, shorten, terminate or re-procure) the DPS.
This DPS remains accessible by members of CHIC to all UK public-sector bodies (potential members) including (but not limited to):
- Housing Associations
- Local Authorities and Government Departments
- Registered Charities
- NHS and Health and Social Care Groups
- Emergency Services
- Schools and Academies/Colleges and Universities
- Libraries and Museums
, including those listed in Schedule 1 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/102.
- Recurrence: Potentially renewed post contract expiration.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Category 1: Energy Brokers/ConsultantsAwardedRenewalPublished value£7,500,000
To deliver the Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme Services element of the Business Wales services from January 2024 to end of March 2029 (the "Service").
The Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme works to support the objectives of the:
- Programme for Government: gov.wales/programme-for-govern… ↗
- Wellbeing of Future Generations Act: gov.wales/well-being-of-future… ↗
- Co-operation Agreement between Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru published in 2021 - The Co-operation Agreement: 2021 | GOV.WALES
- Economic Resilience and Reconstruction Mission - Economic resilience and reconstruction mission | GOV.WALES
The successful Supplier will be required to target pre-revenue and established businesses that demonstrate the potential for high growth: -
- To deliver a range of pan-Wales high growth support interventions to ambitious entrepreneurs (pre revenue) and rapid high growth businesses (SMEs), via a relationship management model.
- To develop tailored business support packages that will stimulate high growth job creation, support sustainable green business growth, strengthen positive employment practices while improving workplace equality and promoting Fair Work for BW AGP participants.
- To deliver a fully accessible and inclusive high growth support service to entrepreneurs and businesses in Wales whilst addressing under-representation and inspiring high growth entrepreneurs, and business owners from all communities to build the confidence, skills, and resilience to develop their businesses.
- To increase the turnover, employment, profits, and international export sales of the high growth businesses supported on the BW AGP.
- To introduce and embed the Welsh Government Economic Contract to all businesses registered onto the programme.
- To work closely with the wider Welsh Government business support (including but not limited to Innovation & Export support), other parts of Business Wales support services, the Development Bank of Wales, the entrepreneurial ecosystem including academia, private, public and third sector, and financial sector organisations in order to complement services and support high growth development in Wales.
Lot #2Category 2: Energy Suppliers/DistributorsRenewalPublished value£142,500,000
Category 2: Energy Suppliers/Distributors, including but not limited to supply of gas, electricity (half hourly and non-half hourly), including from renewable sources and/or on a flexible basis. Estimated total value of contracts to be awarded under this Category during the 60 month period is £142,500,000.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 90%
- price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 90
- Price: 10
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “CHIC Energy Purchasing - Dynamic Purchasing System [DPS]” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Potentially renewed post contract expiration.
- First published
- 4 Jul 2023, 10:25 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2026, 16:03 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Sept 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017050- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03de82Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents
- Review procedure
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
Registered Providers who may become members of CHIC may include any of those listed in the list of Registered Providers at the time of Call Off from the DPS: www.gov.uk/government/publicati… ↗
All other potential members who may Call Off from the DPS, see link below: UK Government: Departments, Agencies and Public Bodies: www.gov.uk/government/organisat… ↗
For the avoidance of doubt, all other organisations listed in Schedule 1 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 shall be entitled to access this DPS (list not exhaustive) :
www.legislation.gov.uk ↗ uksi/2015/102/schedule/1/made
Local Authorities England: local.direct.gov.uk/LDGRedirect/MapLocat… ↗
Local Authorities Wales: gov.wales/topics/localgovernment/ ↗
Joint Authorities established under Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985; Body's corporate established pursuant to an order under Section 67 of the Local Government Act 1985;
NDPBs: www.gov.uk ↗ government/publications/non-departmental-public-bodies-2010-2011
Educational Establishments maintained by the Department for Education, Universities and Colleges but Not Independent Schools: www.gov.uk/government/organisat… ↗
Police Forces in the United Kingdom: www.police.uk/forces/ ↗
Citizens Advice: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/aboutus/citize… ↗
Welsh Public Bodies National Assembly for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government and Welsh Local Authorities: gov.wales ↗ NHS Wales: www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory ↗
NHS Wales GP Practices: www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory ↗
Publisher note: E-Tender Information: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk - The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation. - Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration. - On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password. - The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page. - In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password. - Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?” - Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation. - If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again. - Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform. - Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation). - Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform. - Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 12:00 midday on the date stipulated. Late bids will not be accepted. How To Find The ITT: - Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’ - The e-tender references for this contract are: project_54018 and itt_104181 - Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the 'Express an Interest' button. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page. - You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the‘Attachments’ area. - Any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice. (WA Ref:138218)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://app.panacea-software.com/chic/login.aspx ↗
- Admission period ends
- 10 Aug 2027, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 3600 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
17 Jul 2023 → 10 Aug 2027 · 4 dates- Next notice expected17 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
- Bids opened20 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published238 days ago25 Feb 2026, 16:03 GMT
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 293 days · period end, not a bid countdown10 Aug 2027, 15:00 BST
Notice history
12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Aug 2023- Published value updated to £31,600,0003 Aug 2023, 08:34 BSTwas £31,400,000
- Status changed to active3 Aug 2023, 08:34 BST
- Procurement method changed3 Aug 2023, 08:34 BST
- Deadline published: 19 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST3 Aug 2023, 08:34 BST
- Published value updated to £150,000,00013 Sept 2023, 16:47 BSTwas £31,600,000
- Procurement method changed13 Sept 2023, 16:47 BST
- Deadline moved to 10 Aug 2027, 15:00 BST13 Sept 2023, 16:47 BST+1421 days · was 19 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Buyer details updated13 Sept 2023, 16:47 BST
- Status changed to complete19 Jan 2024, 17:05 GMT
- Procurement method changed19 Jan 2024, 17:05 GMT
- Buyer details updated19 Jan 2024, 17:05 GMT
- Buyer details updated25 Feb 2026, 16:03 GMT
Published amendments (1)
Notice of Termination of CHIC Energy Purchasing - Dynamic Purchasing System [DPS] CHIC, as the Authority is hereby giving notice of its termination of this DPS. The termination process will commence immediately upon the publication of this notice, meaning the DPS Agreement will end on Wednesday 25th February 2026. From the date of publication all pending requests to participate (RTPs) are cancelle…
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-08: 1 release · 3 Aug 2023
- 2023-07: 1 release · 4 Jul 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 002004-2024-C077/2023/2024-1
- Signed
- 17 Jan 2024
- Value
- £14,632,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Category 1: Energy Brokers/Consultants | 4bids · 4 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
- The High Court Royal Court of Justice,Review body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
1 commercial party on the notice- Newable LtdAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria