Official UK procurement notice
Flexible Procurement and Supply of Electricity and Gas for the University of East Anglia
Authority: University of East Anglia (Education)·On behalf of: Inspired Ltd
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe University of East Anglia are looking to enter into supply agreements for the flexible Procurement and Supply of Electricity and Gas with up to two Providers. The Contract Agreement is being tendered on UEA’s behalf by Inspired Ltd (“Inspired”).
This opportunity is being tendered with two Lots
- Lot 1 - Electricity
- Lot 2 - Mains Gas
The Contract Agreements will cover the period from 1st October 2026 to 30th September 2028 and with two 12 month extension options up to September 2030. Extension periods are outlined under the headline information section.
A Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (UK2 - 2025/S 000-074920) was published on 18th November 2025 on the CDP, and a supplier day was held on 26th November 2025. The pre-market engagement has helped to shape the ITT to meet the University's needs and the ability of the marketplace to respond to them.
CPV: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of themLot #1ElectricityAwardedRenewalPublished value£0
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2GasAwardedRenewalPublished value£0
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Nov 2025, 16:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 11:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
T030- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081558- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e3a8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Nov 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published336 days ago18 Nov 2025, 16:13 GMT
- Market engagement329 days ago25 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Inspired has been appointed to act on The University of East Anglia’s behalf in all matters relating to the procurement and awarding of the contract(s), including evaluation of bids and recommendation of suppliers following a PA23-compliant process.
We are seeking to engage with Ofgem-registered suppliers ahead of publication of a tender for Flexible Mains Gas and Electricity (two Lots) Contracts for the University with award for up to two (2) suppliers.
To take part in the Pre-Market Engagement we require potential providers to email their contact details to [email protected] by 12:00 noon on 25th November 2025. There will then be a webinar held at 14:00hrs on 26th November 2025, to which all suppliers who have engaged with the process will receive an invitation.
- Next notice expected316 days ago8 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published314 days ago10 Dec 2025, 14:32 GMT
- Clarification questions by278 days ago15 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline271 days ago22 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by244 days ago18 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent217 days ago18 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends207 days ago27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published92 days ago21 Jul 2026, 11:43 BST
- Contract starts20 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
11 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Nov 2025, 16:13 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published10 Dec 2025, 14:32 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active10 Dec 2025, 14:32 GMT
- Procurement method changed10 Dec 2025, 14:32 GMT
- Deadline published: 22 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT10 Dec 2025, 14:32 GMT
- Contract award notice published18 Mar 2026, 16:31 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Mar 2026, 16:31 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published9 Apr 2026, 13:31 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published9 Apr 2026, 13:43 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published21 Jul 2026, 11:43 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 18 Mar 2026
- 2025-12: 1 release · 10 Dec 2025
- 2025-11: 1 release · 18 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 2 · Gas1 award | |||
| SEFE Energy LimitedFlexible Procurement and Supply of Electricity and Gas for the University of East Anglia 2025 - Lot 2 Gas1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: Possible extension to 1 October 2030, Two 12 months extension options · Amended: Technical issues amended. · Amended: Technical issues amended. | £5,000,000 inc. VAT | 18 Mar 2026standstill to 27 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| SEFE Energy Limited, Total Energies Gas & Powerjoint awardFlexible Procurement and Supply of Electricity and Gas for the University of East Anglia 2025 - Lot 1 Electricity1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: Possible extension to 1 October 2030, Two 12 months extension options · Amended: Technical issues amended. · Amended: Technical issues amended. | £10,000,000 inc. VAT | 18 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply of Electricity and Gas for the University of East Anglia · SEFE Energy Limited, Total Energies Gas & Power
- Signed
- 14 May 2026
- Value
- £20,000,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 1 Oct 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two 12 months extension options
5 agreed KPIs: Query resolution · Complaints Resolution · Billing …
- Query resolution, The Supplier will resolve queries raised by the Client (or the Client’s nominated agent Inspired) within one billing cycle. Any queries which require third-party intervention will be exempt, e.g. third-party metering issue, distribution issues, etc.
- Complaints Resolution, The Supplier will resolve complaints raised by the Client (or the Client’s nominated agent Inspired) within 20 working days.
- Billing, Bills or billing files are sent to the correct email addresses as agreed and by the timescale each month as specified in the documentation.
- Meter Reads, Accurate reads are used in billing. The supplier should endeavour to use all sources of read data at their disposal to ensure billing is as accurate as can be.
- Social Value, Social Value – The supplier should deliver the Social Value impact as described within the tender documentation (ACE12 or ACG12).
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Electricity | 6final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Gas | 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonTotalEnergies Gas & Power Limited · South East England + Brook Green Supply · Greater London · consortium · all lots
- did not winBryt Energy Limited · West Midlands · 1
- wonSEFE ENERGY · North West England + SmartestEnergy Limited · Greater London · consortium · 1
- did not winEDF ENERGY LIMITED · Greater London · 1
- wonSEFE Energy · North West England · all lots
- wonTotalEnergies Gas & Power Limited · South East England · all lots
- did not winCorona Energy Retail 4 Limited · East of England · 2
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Inspired LtdProcuring entityEnergy Consultancy
Bidders & participating suppliers
7 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- Brook Green SupplyBidder / tenderer
- Bryt Energy LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Corona Energy Retail 4 LimitedBidder / tenderer
- EDF ENERGY LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- SEFE EnergyAwarded supplier
- SmartestEnergy LimitedBidder / tenderer
- TOTALENERGIES GAS & POWER LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (12)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All tender documents can be downloaded from the In-Tend Portal
- Signed contract Gas contract
- Signed contract Electricity contract
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender