Official UK procurement notice
DoF - Collaborative Arrangement - Provision of Natural Gas 2026 -2029 (ID 5828888)
Authority: Department of Finance (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract will be for the supply of blended Natural Gas for a term of 3 years. The blend will be 90 percent brown gas and 10 percent renewable gas. For the avoidance of doubt the premium for the 10 percent renewable gas must be fixed for the period of the contract, the commodity for the 10 percent will be fixed as directed by CPD after award of contract. The anticipated commencement date shall be 1st April 2026 and expire on 31st March 2029. The Contract will used by the Clients listed in Table 1 of the specification of requirements
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2028, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Coal gas, mains gas or similar gases · Mains gas · Natural gas
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£250,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
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).
- Total Contract Price
- Economic & financial standing
As per Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2028
- First published
- 8 Apr 2025, 15:25 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2026, 16:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
ID 5828888- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071692- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ff04Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
For further details on invoicing procedures please see : www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar ↗ ticles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice
Contract Value
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract across many public sector organistions. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.
Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer.
The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
8 Apr 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published8 Apr 2025, 15:25 BST
- Market engagement9 May 2025, 23:59 BST
If you wish to participate in the Contracting Authority’s Preliminary Market Engagement for this requirement, a questionnaire for completion is available via eTendersNI under ID 5906908.
The questionnaire must be completed and submitted via eTendersNI by the engagement deadline date and time detailed above.
- Tender notice published350 days ago6 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMT
- Clarification questions by318 days ago8 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline309 days ago17 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent277 days ago19 Jan 2026
- Award decision expected by272 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends267 days ago28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published262 days ago2 Feb 2026, 16:11 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 Apr 2025, 15:25 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published6 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £250,000,0006 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMTwas £300,000,000
- Status changed to active6 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMT
- Procurement method changed6 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMT
- Deadline published: 17 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT6 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMT
- Contract award notice published19 Jan 2026, 12:58 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Jan 2026, 12:58 GMT
- Contract signature expected29 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Feb 2026, 16:11 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 8 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firmus Energy (Supply) Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £202,000,000 | 16 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
DoF – Collaborative Arrangement – Provision of Natural Gas 2026 -2029 (ID 5828888) · Firmus Energy (Supply) Limited
- Signed
- 29 Jan 2026
- Value
- £202,000,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: KPI-1 – Annual Spend Data · KPI-2 – Availability of Contract Manager · KPI-3 - Contract Query Resolution
- KPI-1 – Annual Spend Data, The supplier will be required to provide annual spend data. The spend data is to cover all users spend and to be broken down by Department / organisation / body. The spend data may be requested more frequently if required. The spend data is to be provided within 3 weeks from request.
- KPI-2 – Availability of Contract Manager, The supplier will be required to respond/answer emails within 2 working days. The supplier will be required to put in place alternative contact details if the Account Manager is unavailable.
- KPI-3 - Contract Query Resolution, The supplier will be required to resolve customer queries within 3 working days of the first customer interaction where there is no external stakeholder involvement.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonFIRMUS ENERGY (SUPPLY) LIMITED · Northern Ireland
- did not winDCC Energy LtdSME · Northern Ireland
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
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies and Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- DCC Energy LtdBidder / tenderer
- FIRMUS ENERGY (SUPPLY) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender