Official UK procurement notice
Electricity UK Estate (Ex N.I)
Authority: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe BBC is seeking to purchase a single source flexible electricity supply to the BBC UK estate, suppliers should submit bids for the supply of electricity for the BBC UK portfolio (excluding NI, and Channel Islands
CPV: Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1To provide Electricity supply to the BBC EstateAwardedPublished value£800,000
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)
- Quality: 50%
- Pricing: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50%
- Pricing: 50%
- Suitability
Where there is more than one economic operator, the BBC reserves the right to require a grouping of economic operators to take a particular legal form or to require a single economic operator to take primary liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
Please register your interest in this project by taking the following steps: 1 - Register your company on the Jaggaer e-Tendering portal (this is only required once): 1.1 Go to bbc.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ 1.2 - Click the link on the login page to register. 1.3 Accept the terms and conditions and click 'Continue'. 1.4 - Enter your correct business and user details. 1.5 - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete. 1.6 - You will shortly receive an email with your temporary password. 2 - Express an interest in the tender: 2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password. 2.2 - Click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open to all Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). 2.3 - Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content. 2.4 - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/My ITTs page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only. 2.5 - You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ITT Details' box. 3. Responding to the tender: 3.1 - Click 'My Response' under PQQ/ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Resp…
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- 15 May 2024, 18:41 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Dec 2024, 15:32 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
PROC 2024 19- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-041252- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0459f3Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Review procedure
As stated in the public contract regulations 2015 - the applicable review time limits shall be as stated in regulations 92 & 93 of the public contract regulations 2015
Publisher note: In the case of technology requirements, the BBC may involve its technology partner (Atos IT Solutions and Services Limited) to assist in the scoping and drafting of invitations to tender and/or the evaluation of tenders. However, the final decision as to which is the most economically advantageous (by reference to the award criteria) will be made by the BBC. The awarding authority reserves the right not to award a contract and to annul the procurement process at any stage. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all payments will be made in sterling. The contract shall be subject to English law. The awarding authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any tender and reserves the right to accept part of a tender unless the tenderer expressly stipulates otherwise in the tender document.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
Timeline
14 Jun 2024 → 20 Dec 2024 · 3 dates- Bids opened14 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline11 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published20 Dec 2024, 15:32 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Dec 2024, 15:32 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextEmail · I.1. | [email protected] | [email protected] | |
| — | TextInformation about options · II.2.11) | No | Yes | |
| — | TextDescription of options · II.2.11) | — | The initial term of the contract is for a period 3 years, the BBC may, at it's discretion extend the contract for an additional 24 month. | |
| — | TextTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate - Time · IV.2.2 | — | 14:00 | |
| — | TextEstimated total value · II.1.5 | £800,000 | £165,000,000 | |
| — | TextEstimated value · II.2.6) | £800,000 | £165,000,000 | |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2) | 14 Jun 2024 | 11 Jul 2024 | +27 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7) | 14 Jun 2024 | 11 Jul 2024 | +27 d |
| — | TextDescription of the procurement · II.2.4) | — | Annual estimated value between £30,000,000 - £35,000,000 (£30m - £35m) Total contract value between £160,000,000 - £165,000,000 (£160m - £165m) |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-05: 1 release · 15 May 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| npower Business Solutions, | £165,000,000 †ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Electricity UK Estate (ex N.I) · npower Business Solutions,
- Signed
- 11 Nov 2024
- Value
- £165,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- As stated in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The applicable review time limits shall be as stated in Regulations 92 and 93 Public Contracts Regulations 2015.Mediation body
- Business & Property courts of England & Wales - TCCReview body
- Business and Property Courts of England and Wales – TCCReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- npower Business Solutions,Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria