Official UK procurement notice
Flexible Electricity and Gas Framework
Authority: Grand Union Housing Group (Housing)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionGrand Union Housing Group, the Contracting Authority, is seeking to create a four-year framework agreement that will act as the vehicle through which it, the wider public sector (Customers) as well as private sector (Customers) can be supplied electricity and gas. The framework will be divided into 2 Lots:
- Lot 1 Electricity (for the purposes of compliance the potential framework value estimated at 400,000,000GBP)
- Lot 2 Gas (for the purposes of compliance the potential framework value estimated at 400,000,000GBP)
Suppliers can apply for either Lot 1, Lot 2 or for both Lots. Each Lot will be awarded to a single supplier. The Collectives will include a range of customers from different sectors and a range of different metering classes and profiles e.g., half-hourly, non-half hourly and unmetered.
The provision of goods works and services in addition to the provision of electricity and gas may also be required.
It is envisaged that this will include, but not be limited to a wide range of procurement options and which allow for the greatest degree of control and transparency of pricing; direct access to trading service and access to Financial Services Authority regulated advisors; price to market options; flexible and electronic billing systems; sourcing of longer term price mechanisms (potentially acting as Agent); customer administration and query management, including site registrations, objection handling and ongoing maintenance of customer contracts; bespoke report generation; transparent balancing and settlement charges; new connections and site-works; metering; demand side management and innovations delivering energy savings; Automatic Meter Reading; Energy/Carbon reduction/management advice and guidance and implementation of recommendations (which may include sourcing of third- party services/technology); Export Agreements and Balancing Services, peer to peer (P2P) energy trading platform
CPV: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy · Procurement consultancy services · Services related to the oil and gas industry
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published valueEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £400,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Flexible ElectricityCancelledceiling above
Lot One will be a single supplier framework for flexible electricity purchasing.
Lot #2Flexible GasAwardedceiling above
Lot Two will be a gas flexible purchasing portfolio.
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).
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- “Flexible Electricity and Gas Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Feb 2023, 16:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2023, 11:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Mar 2023 – …
- Authority reference
GUHG/02/2023/TUL- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-022121- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a40bFind a Tender
Publisher note: (MT Ref:229959)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
17 Mar 2023 → 31 Jul 2023 · 4 dates- Bids opened17 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until31 Mar 2023, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published31 Jul 2023, 11:26 BST
Notice history
5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Mar 2023- Deadline moved to 31 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST10 Mar 2023, 12:23 GMT+14 days · was 17 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Deadline moved to 21 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST30 Mar 2023, 14:53 BST+21 days · was 31 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
- Deadline moved to 5 May 2023, 12:00 BST18 Apr 2023, 15:30 BST+14 days · was 21 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete31 Jul 2023, 11:26 BST
- Buyer details updated31 Jul 2023, 11:26 BST
Published amendments (3 · 3 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 17 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | +14 d |
| — | Bid validityMinimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender · IV.2.6 | 31 Mar 2023 | 30 Apr 2023 | +30 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 17 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | +14 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 31 Mar 2023 | 21 Apr 2023 | +21 d |
| — | Bid validityMinimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender · IV.2.6 | 30 Apr 2023 | 31 May 2023 | +31 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 31 Mar 2023 | 21 Apr 2023 | +21 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 21 Apr 2023 | 5 May 2023 | +14 d |
| — | Bid validityMinimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender · IV.2.6 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2023 | +0 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 21 Apr 2023 | 5 May 2023 | +14 d |
Extended deadline
No responses received, tender duration extended to allow participants to submit
Lack of responses
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-03: 1 release · 10 Mar 2023
- 2023-02: 1 release · 8 Feb 2023
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
Flexible Gas
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2023
- Value
- £3,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Flexible Gas | 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Trident UtilitiesContracting authorityRegistered Social LandlordHousing and community amenities
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- SEFE Energy LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria