Official UK procurement notice
Energy Procurement Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cirrus Primary Academy Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCirrus Primary Academy Trust (CPAT) are conducting a tender for a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) using a procurement procedure and other conditions, as set out in Regulation 34 the of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 15). The purpose of the DPS is to provide electricity and gas supply contracts for the benefit of The Authority and all other PCR 15 bound Contracting Authorities within England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as defined by Regulation 2 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 #102.
CPV: Electricity · Mains gas · Natural gas · Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 20 suppliers · 5 bids received (0.3 per place) · 5 appointed
- Electronic auction
- Subsequent mini-competitions will be run on Nationwide Utilities' electronic tendering platform.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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)
- value added services: 30%
- best value: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- value added services: 30
- best value: 70
- Economic & financial standing
Any supplier may be disqualified who has been convicted of:
(a) conspiracy within the meaning of section 1 or 1A of the Criminal Law Act 1977(a) or article 9 or 9A of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983(b) where that conspiracy relates to participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA on the fight against organised crime(c);
(b) corruption within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889(d) or section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906(e);
(c) the common law offence of bribery;
(d) bribery within the meaning of sections 1, 2 or 6 of the Bribery Act 2010(f) or section 113 of the Representation of the People Act 1983(g);
(e) where the offence relates to fraud affecting the European Communities' financial interests as defined by Article 1 of the Convention on the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities(h):
(i) the common law offence of cheating the revenue;
(ii) the common law offence of conspiracy to defraud;
(iii) fraud or theft within the meaning of the Theft Act 1968(i), the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969(j), the Theft Act 1978(k) or the Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(l);
(iv) fraudulent trading within the meaning of section 458 of the Companies Act 1985(m), Article 451 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(n) or section 993 of the Companies Act 2006(o);
(v) fraudulent evasion within the meaning of se…
Minimum: In order to qualify as an approved supplier on the DPS you must demonstrate that you are fully Ofgem licensed to supply electricity and/or gas throughout Great Britain. Energy brokers/consultants white-labelling or introducing a licensed supplier’s offer will not qualify and will…
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Energy Procurement Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 20 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Apr 2022, 16:11 BST
- Last source update
- 17 May 2022, 11:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 May 2022 – …
- Authority reference
Cirrus_DPS_2022-32- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-012751- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032957Find a Tender
- Performance terms
Yes
- Reserved execution
- delivery reserved to a designated type of organisation
Publisher note: (MT Ref:226306)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 4 May 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
4 May 2022 → 17 May 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 May 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened4 May 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published17 May 2022, 11:03 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 May 2022, 11:03 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 012751-2022-Cirrus 22-2032-1
- Signed
- 17 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | £100,000 – £70,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- Nationwide Utilities LtdProcess contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- EDF Energy Customers LimitedFramework contractor
- Npower Commercial Gas LimitedFramework contractor
- Opus Energy (Corporate) LimitedFramework contractor
- SmartestEnergy LimitedFramework contractor
- TotalEnergies Gas & Power LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria