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Published 7 Jul 2025, 15:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Electricity provision to Multi Academy Trust

Official notice

Authority: BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdUtilities
Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £1.0m / year · £1,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025
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

Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT) was set up in 2012 to support and sponsor Church of England Academies and other schools in Bradford and the surrounding areas on behalf of the Diocese of Leeds. We work with our schools to provide a network of support and challenge, so working together we can achieve our vision of improved outcomes and results for our children and young people.

BDAT are inviting firms that can provide Utilities (Electricity) to tender and the successful broker will be offered a preferred length contract in line with market prices.

  1. Tender Requirements - Electricity (Utilities software)

3.1 Electricity that has MAT oversight.

3.2 Electricity bill checking;

3.3 Broker administration of contract.;

3.4 Live market conditions and advice.

3.5 Exportable data into excel

and Invoicing per location

Reports for SECR:

3.6 Breakdown of Gas & Electric for SECR.

Utilities Software Support

3.7 Telephone support

3.8 Email support

3.9 Live Chat support

3.10 Support for school level and Trust

Implementation Process - if new provider

3.11 Fully Managed service to transition to new energy provider.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 7 Jul 2028, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Electricity

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrPublished value£1,000,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £1,000,000 exc. VAT · £1,000,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: The Trust is seeking a preferred market price but offers should be for 12, 24 and 36 months. Tenderers should price submissions accordingly.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Technical & professional ability

    The majority of BDAT schools have solar panels, energy providers will need to allow for this to be facilitated.

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 sub-criteria (3)
  • Support service for BDAT staff for electricity: 15%
  • Range of available reports, configurability and ease of access: 5%
  • Commercial Pricing: 80%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Commercial Pricing
  • Support service for BDAT staff for electricity
  • Range of available reports, configurability and ease of access
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    The majority of BDAT schools have solar panels, energy providers will need to allow for this to be facilitated.

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
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 7 Jul 2028
First published
7 Jul 2025, 15:39 BST
Last source update
7 Jul 2025, 15:39 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Oct 2025
Authority reference
BDAT014
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037934
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Electricity
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055a6f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.bdat-academies.org/introduction-to-bdat… ↗

Bids should be submitted by email to BDAT CFO - [email protected]

Timeline

7 Jul 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 15:39 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Award decision expected by389 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts208 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 15:39 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 08258994 · GB-PPON: PGCR-6831-DBBX 2nd Floor, Jade Building, Albion Mills Albion Road, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD10 9TQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender