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title: "Firmus Energy Construction and Maintenance Works and Services Contract"
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# Firmus Energy Construction and Maintenance Works and Services Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/firmus-energy-construction-and-maintenance-works-and-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-040e44). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Firmus Energy (Distribution) Limited: "Firmus Energy Construction and Maintenance Works and Services Contract". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £66,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Firmus Energy (Distribution) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/firmus-energy-distribution-limited-coh-05375370)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £66,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 January 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction materials and associated items, Construction work for gas pipelines, Gas distribution ancillary work, Gas regulation equipment installation work, Gas supply mains construction work (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/firmus-energy-construction-and-maintenance-works-and-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-040e44#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040e44`

## 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/firmus-energy-construction-and-maintenance-works-and-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-040e44#tl-md)

## Description
firmus energy ran a procurement exercise to (subject to the terms of the Invitation to Negotiate) establish a Framework Agreement with two Contractors, a 'primary' Contractor and a 'reserve' Contractor. The intention was that all Works required would be awarded to the first ranked Tenderer ('primary' Contractor) to complete in accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement. The second ranked Tenderer would (subject to the terms of the Invitation to Negotiate) be appointed as a 'reserve' Contractor and potentially, at firmus energy's discretion, be appointed to undertake the entirety of the Works in the event that the 'primary' Contractor was unable or unwilling to undertake the Works for any reason during the term of the Framework Agreement.
The tender opportunity was divided into two (2) Lots, as follows:
Lot 1:
• Framework Agreement duration - initial three (3) year period, with the option for firmus energy to extend the Framework Agreement on two (2) subsequent occasions of up to twelve (12) months each.
• Performance Bond with a limit of liability of at least £800,000
• Retention at 15% up to a limit of £800,000, with that limit capable of reducing by 50% at the end of the second year of the Term (as defined in the Framework Agreement)
• Parent Company Guarantee
• Domestic owner occupied connections to be completed within D+15 (D representing the date of handover by firmus energy)
• Contractor to carry out digitising of mains and Industrial and Commercial (I&C) services in accordance with section 1.2.6 of the Specification.
Lot 2:
• Framework Agreement duration - initial five (5) year period, with the option for firmus energy to extend the Framework Agreement on one (1) subsequent occasion of up to twelve (12) months.
• No performance bond required
• Retention at 15% up to a limit of £300,000, with that limit capable of reducing by 1/3 at the end of the third year of the Term (as defined in the Framework Agreement)
• Parent Company Guarantee
• Domestic owner occupied connections to be completed within D+20
• Firmus energy to digitise the as laid drawings into its Gas Network Information Management System (GIS).
Save as set out above, and within the terms of the draft Framework Agreement and the Specification, the Works required under each Lot were the same. Applicants were permitted to apply for one or both Lots, with no limit on the number of Lots which may be applied for. The contract notice for the opportunity however made clear that firmus energy would not award a Framework Agreement for both Lots. The notice confirmed that it was firmus energy's intention, following conclusion of the Procurement and subject to the terms of the Invitation to Negotiate, to either award a Framework Agreement to the top two (2) ranked compliant Tenderers for Lot 1 and terminate Lot 2; or award a Framework Agreement to the top two (2) ranked compliant Tenderers for Lot 2 and terminate Lot 1. The draft Invitation to Negotiate for the Procurement detailed...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/firmus-energy-construction-and-maintenance-works-and-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-040e44)

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Option A
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 44100000, 45231100, 45231110, 45231111, 45231112, 45231220
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £55,000,000
- **Description:** • Framework Agreement duration - initial three (3) year period, with the option for firmus energy to extend the Framework Agreement on two (2) subsequent occasions of up to twelve (12) months each.
• Performance Bond with a limit of liability of at l...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Option B
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 44100000, 45231100, 45231110, 45231111, 45231112, 45231220
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £66,000,000
- **Description:** • Framework Agreement duration - initial five (5) year period, with the option for firmus energy to extend the Framework Agreement on one (1) subsequent occasion of up to twelve (12) months.
• No performance bond required
• Retention at 15% up to a l...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Construction & Maintenance Works and Services Contract (active)
  - Award id: `023016-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Construction & Maintenance Works and Services Contract (active)

  - Signed Date: 30/06/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023016-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-24T11:52:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:18:03.896Z
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