Official UK procurement notice
prj_7119 - Natural Gas Supply (Non-domestic)
Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouthern Water Services Limited (SWS) is seeking to award a single supplier Ofgem licenced supplier for provision of natural gas to all sites within their portfolio, in accordance with the specifications set out in the tender documentation (IITT).
The portfolio currently consists of 19 supply points across South East of England (Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Kent) with total annual consumption at approximately 2.5GWh. The composition of the portfolio may change before the contract commences; SWS also reserves the right to add/remove sites from portfolio during contract term with accordance to appropriate contractual provisions.
The supply under the contract is to commence on 1st of April 2026. The initial contract period is 4 years, with the option to extend for up to a maximum duration of 5 years. SWS require a fixed price contract, with the ability to fix prices under the supply contract in 12 monthly periods (or multiply of) under any active term (subject to market liquidity).
The procurement will be conducted in line with the Procurement Act 2023, ensuring a fair, transparent, and competitive process to identify the Most Advantageous Tender.
- How the procedure runs: Southern Water will conduct this procurement under the Competitive Flexible Procedure, as defined in the Procurement Act 2023. This approach enables a streamlined and adaptable process, designed to ensure compliance while promoting fair competition and market engagement. This procurement will follow a single-stage process. Tenderers will be required to complete Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), which sets out Southern Water’s standard mandatory requirements for tendering relating to (but not limited to) Tenderers’ legal and financial capacity, as well as their basic capacity and capability to deliver the contract. PQQ establishes the minimum Conditions of Participation. There is no scored technical section within the PQQ, which means the ITT part of the tender is opened to all Tenderers who meet the Condition of Participation. The PQQ clearly identifies any questions that may result in exclusion from further process. Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be issued concurrently with the PQQ. Tenderers are expected to submit both components. If the Tenderer fails to meet the Conditions of Participation, their ITT submission would be invalidated. The ITT part of the tender consists of Technical and Commercial Envelopes. Evaluation criteria and weightings will be detailed within the tender documentation. The entire procurement process will be conducted electronically via Southern Water’s e-sourcing platform, Jaggaer: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk Tenderers must be registered on: Jaggaer e-sourcing portal Central Digital Platform, as required under the Procurement Act 2023
CPV: Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Mains gas · Natural gas
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,836,000
- Economic & financial standing
As outlined in tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As outlined in tender documentation
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: As outlined in tender documentation
- Commercial: As outlined in tender documentation
- Economic & financial standing
As outlined in tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As outlined in tender documentation
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 14 Apr 2025, 11:41 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2026, 18:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
Prj_7119- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055271- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05024eFind a Tender
- How it runs
Southern Water will conduct this procurement under the Competitive Flexible Procedure, as defined in the Procurement Act 2023. This approach enables a streamlined and adaptable process, designed to ensure compliance while promoting fair competition and market engagement. This procurement will follow a single-stage process.
Tenderers will be required to complete Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ), which sets out Southern Water’s standard mandatory requirements for tendering relating to (but not limited to) Tenderers’ legal and financial capacity, as well as their basic capacity and capability to deliver the contract.
PQQ establishes the minimum Conditions of Participation. There is no scored technical section within the PQQ, which means the ITT part of the tender is opened to all Tenderers who meet the Condition of Participation. The PQQ clearly identifies any questions that may result in exclusion from further process.
Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be issued concurrently with the PQQ. Tenderers are expected to submit both components. If the Tenderer fails to meet the Conditions of Participation, their ITT submission would be invalidated.
The ITT part of the tender consists of Technical and Commercial Envelopes. Evaluation criteria and weightings will be detailed within the tender documentation.
The entire procurement process will be conducted electronically via Southern Water’s e-sourcing platform, Jaggaer:
southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
Tenderers must be registered on:
Jaggaer e-sourcing portal
Central Digital Platform, as required under the Procurement Act 2023
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
If you are interested in bidding for this tender, please be aware that you will need to have registered on the central digital platform before you will be able to bid. This will require you to complete some information and then you will be provided with a unique identifier. For more information on how to register, please follow the below link:
Timeline
14 Apr 2025 → 16 Sept 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published14 Apr 2025, 11:41 BST
- Market engagement23 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Suppliers interested in this opportunity can engage with SWS via email provided, individual calls/teams meetings to disucss this requirement can be arranged on request.
- Tender notice published10 Sept 2025, 10:23 BST
- Clarification questions by391 days ago26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline377 days ago10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by324 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent37 days ago16 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published36 days ago16 Sept 2026, 18:27 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Apr 2025, 11:41 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published10 Sept 2025, 10:23 BSTUK4
- Published value updated10 Sept 2025, 10:23 BST
- Status changed to active10 Sept 2025, 10:23 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Sept 2025, 10:23 BST
- Deadline published: 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST10 Sept 2025, 10:23 BST
- Contract award notice published16 Sept 2026, 18:27 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Sept 2026, 18:27 BST
- Contract signature expected26 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Green Supply LimitedNatural Gas Supply1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2035Extensions: up to 5 years extension following initial contract term, to be mutually agreed by te Parties | £3,600,000 inc. VAT | 16 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Brook Green Supply LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: As a tender pack documentation available on https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk
Notices published for this procedure
- 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