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Published 10 Nov 2025, 11:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CPU 6938 Exported Electricity

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Sectors: Public utilities (65) Delivery: UKEast Midlands (UKF14)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£15,000,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 5 Dec 2025awarded 2 Mar 2026
Awarded to Npower Commercial Gas Limited
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Nottingham City Council is seeking tenders from registered Electricity Suppliers in the UK to purchase the electricity export and the associated ROCs and REGO's from a steam turbine embedded generator owned and operated by the council.

CPV: Electricity distribution and related services · Other sources of energy supplies and distribution

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£15,000,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £15,000,000 exc. VAT · £15,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Contract extensions are at the full discretion of the Council
65300000 Electricity distribution and related services65400000 Other sources of energy supplies and distribution

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
Quality: 20%Price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Nov 2025, 11:33 GMT
Last source update
26 Mar 2026, 12:10 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 17 Dec 2025
Authority reference
CPU 6938
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072329
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Electricity distribution and related servicesOther sources of energy supplies and distribution
Delivery area
UKEast Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dd7e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All tenders to be submitted via the Pro-Actis website

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

10 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published344 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 11:33 GMT
  2. Submission deadline319 days ago
    5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award decision expected by306 days ago
    17 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent232 days ago
    2 Mar 2026
  5. Standstill ends208 days ago
    25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Latest notice published208 days ago
    26 Mar 2026, 12:10 GMT
  7. Contract starts202 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Nov 2025, 11:33 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 07:50 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    13 Mar 2026, 07:50 GMT
  4. Contract details notice published
    26 Mar 2026, 12:10 GMT
    UK7
  5. Contract signature expected
    26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £15,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Named bidders 3published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Npower Commercial Gas Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: As decided by the Council£15,000,0002 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Npower Commercial Gas Limited

    Signed
    13 Mar 2026
    Value
    £5,000,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    As decided by the Council

    No agreed KPIs: The authority is selling rather than buying

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders10—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGG-1891-TDCX Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 3NGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded
  • ENGIE POWER LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 04236804GB-PPON: PMQR-5147-NGVL No. 1 Leeds, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS12 1BE
  • Energy Customers LtdBidder / tendererGB-COH: 02228297 Nova North, London, London, SW1E 5BY
  • NPOWER COMMERCIAL GAS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03768856GB-PPON: PNPM-1457-MYHW Westwood Way, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8LGContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender