Official UK procurement notice
Mains Gas · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of contract under the Easter Shires Purchasing Consortium (ESPO) Mains Gas (192) framework for mains gas supply for the University of Portsmouth. This is a direct award to the single supplier awarded under the framework. The gas provider is TotalEnergies Gas & Power Ltd. (Company Number: 02172239) The intermediary and purchasing provision is undertaken by ESPO. Duration is for 2 years.
CPV: Mains gas
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Aug 2026, 15:44 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2026, 15:44 BST
- Authority reference
25-867- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076368- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e1b2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
A direct award under the ESPO framework (192) for mains gas was awarded to the only supplier. Thus a complaint process was undertaken against a framework
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Shires Purchasing Consortium | £2,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 076368-2026-1 · Eastern Shires Purchasing Consortium
- Signed
- 5 Aug 2026
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- University of PortsmouthReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Eastern Shires Purchasing ConsortiumAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.