Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 25 Jun 2026, 08:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Gas Supplies Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Buckingham Palace (Public body)

GoodsCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable
Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £500k / year · £1,500,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Jul 2026awarded 19 Aug 2026
Awarded to SEFE Energy Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

•Scope of Supply — Provision of gas to the supplies listed in the site list.

•Metering Requirements — To utilise meter reads from AMR or manual reads for billing purposes. To work with any third parties to improve AMR provision.

•Tariff Structure —

Either Lot 1- Supplier fixed fees, commodity traded flexibly, non-commodity costs passed through and VAT

Or Lot 2- Fully fixed pence per kWh rate and pence per day standing charge, CCL and VAT

•Billing & Reporting — Provision of monthly bills for all entities on a consolidated e bill with copy bills on a site-by-site basis and agreement with individual entities on billing and payment requirements.

•Service Levels — Requirement for supplier to mutually agree Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

The Contracting Authority will determine which Lot, if any, it intends to pursue before making any award decision. Each Lot will be evaluated separately and independently in accordance with the evaluation criteria applicable to that Lot. Tenderers are not obligated to submit a response to both lots only one. The evaluation score achieved by a tenderer in one Lot will not influence, determine or otherwise affect the award decision for the other Lot.

  • How the procedure runs: One Stage Competitive Flexible Procedure

CPV: Coal gas, mains gas or similar gases · Mains gas

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsSMEPublished value£1,500,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £1,500,000 exc. VAT · £1,500,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Pricing Submission: Lot 1 and Lot 2
  • Quality Information: Lot 1 and Lot 2
  • PSQ: Pre Selection Questi

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Jun 2026, 08:57 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2026, 13:29 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 12 Aug 2026
Authority reference
PPTO/0063
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059654
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Coal gas, mains gas or similar gasesMains gas
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bcac Find a Tender
How it runs

One Stage Competitive Flexible Procedure

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
20 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Jun 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published118 days ago
    25 Jun 2026, 08:57 BST
  2. Clarification questions by105 days ago
    8 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline93 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by70 days ago
    12 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent64 days ago
    19 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Standstill ends54 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Latest notice published30 days ago
    21 Sept 2026, 13:29 BST
  8. Contract starts21 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Jun 2026, 08:57 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    26 Jun 2026, 10:40 BST
    UK4
  3. Contract award notice published
    19 Aug 2026, 16:55 BST
    UK6
  4. Status changed to complete
    19 Aug 2026, 16:55 BST
  5. Contract signature expected
    1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  6. Contract details notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 13:29 BST
    UK7
Published amendments (1)

Added CPV Code for Main Gas 09121200

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-06: 1 release · 25 Jun 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,500,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SEFE Energy Limited2 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2029£1,500,000 inc. VAT19 Aug 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · SEFE Energy Limited

    Signed
    1 Sept 2026
    Value
    £1,500,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    2 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2029
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders · 11 at stage one00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Buckingham Palace

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PGLT-2499-PJTM Royal Household Procurement Team, Buckingham Palace, London, London, SW1A 1AAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SEFE Energy LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBVD-1549-BYRH 20 Triton Street, London, London, NW1 3BFContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender