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Published 17 Apr 2023, 15:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

prj_3630 - Non Domestic Natural Gas Supply and Associated Services

Official notice

Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementGoodsNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,300,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 17 May 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Southern Water Services Ltd (SWS) was looking to onboard a single OFGEM registered framework provider for non-domestic natural gas supply across the sites within the portfolio, starting from 1st of April 2024, with the objectives such as continuity of supply, security of supply chain, optimized quality and value of services offered. The supplier was to be awarded following a competitive tender process.

CPV: Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Gaseous fuels · Mains gas · Natural gas

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Natural gas supply to all sites across the portfolioCancelledRenewalPublished value£2,300,000

Natural gas supply to all sites across the portfolio. The portfolio currently consists of 18 sites across South East England, with total annual consumption of approximately 2.5GWh.

Estimated supply commencement date - 1st of April 2024.

Tender objectives/scope:

  • non-domestic natural gas supply
  • availability of flexible and fixed products,
  • stability of supply and security and transparency of the supply chain
  • best value and quality of service
  • associated services, including (but not limited to) contract & billing management, performance management & reporting, legislation and market updates, asset services, innovations, green gas certificates/renewable gas, gas export.
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The initial term of the framework agreement is to be 4 years with possible extension for up to further 4 years. Pricing contracts to be negotiated and entered separately for term agreed.Variant bids: not allowed

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
What this means for your bid
  • “prj_3630 - Non Domestic Natural Gas Supply and Associated Services” 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
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
17 Apr 2023, 15:37 BST
Last source update
6 Jul 2023, 14:40 BST
Authority reference
prj_3630
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019312
Classification (CPV)
Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energyGaseous fuelsMains gasNatural gas
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bf43 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on SWS's JaggaerOne/BravoSolution e-procurement portal at: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/ Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement specific information through the portal as follows: i) Candidates should register on the JaggaerOne/BravoSolution e-procurement portal at: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/ ii) Once registered, candidates must express their interest as follows: a) login to the portal; b) select ‘View current opportunities’; c) access the listing related to this framework d) click on Express Interest button; iii) Once you have expressed interest, please complete the PQQ. You must then publish your reply using the publish button before the closing date and time; iv) For any support in submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering help desk at: 0800 368 4850 or [email protected]

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
17 May 2023
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 May 2023 → 6 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    17 May 2023
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    18 May 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Jul 2023, 14:40 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jul 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jul 2023, 14:40 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    6 Jul 2023, 14:40 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Southern Water Services Limited

Contracting authorityPublic body Worthing

Consortium members and other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria