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# Energy and Water, Professional Buying Organisation (PBO) or Trading Organisation and associated support services.

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/energy-and-water-professional-buying-organisation-pbo-or-trading-organisation-and-associat-ocds-h6vhtk-02b6f2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Somerset Council: "Energy and Water, Professional Buying Organisation (PBO) or Trading Organisation and associated support services.". Published status: complete. Published Value: £64,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Somerset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-council-ons-e06000066)
- **Published Value:** £64,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 July 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Energy-efficiency consultancy services, Energy-management services, Public utilities
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b6f2`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/energy-and-water-professional-buying-organisation-pbo-or-trading-organisation-and-associat-ocds-h6vhtk-02b6f2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/energy-and-water-professional-buying-organisation-pbo-or-trading-organisation-and-associat-ocds-h6vhtk-02b6f2#participate

## Description
The scope of this contract includes:
• Trading and purchasing of Utilities
• Administration and support services
• Provision of systems to enable the smooth operation of the contract

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71314200, 71314300
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £64,000,000
- **Description:** The Authority requires the professional buying organisation or trading organisation to carry
out energy trading, provide contract and market options (fixed, flexible options and
alternative contract durations) and provision of advice on the trading a...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Energy and Water, Professional Buying Organisation (PBO) or Trading Organisation and associated support services. (active)
  - Award id: `023820-2021-DN547306-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Crown Commercial Services**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-29528`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Energy and Water, Professional Buying Organisation (PBO) or Trading Organisation and associated support services. (active)

  - Signed Date: 19/09/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023820-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-24T12:59:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T20:22:39.128Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02b6f2