Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Public Buying Organisation (PBO) for the Supply of Energy (Gas and Electricity)
Authority: Cornwall Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCornwall Council seeks to procure a Public Buying Organisation (PBO) for the supply of gas and electricity.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Mar 2033, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice. A preliminary market engagement notice was not published due to the specification of the requirement being already established and clear. Therefore, it was felt that no additional input from suppliers in the market to help with developing the requirement and approach to the procurement was required prior to publication of the tender notice. The supplier base is already known within the market and relatively static.
CPV: Public utilities
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£22,000,000
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 award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social value
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes · next expected 31 Mar 2033
- First published
- 19 Sept 2025, 15:10 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 15:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
DN790865- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058183- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059e44Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
payment terms are 30 days of date of an undisputed invoice
- Risks
This procurement is to secure a Supplier for energy on an initial 4 year contract term, being from 01 April 2027 until the 31 March 2031, with the provision to extend the contract term further by two separate, 2 year extensions, thus a possible contract term of 8 years from 01 April 2027 to 31 March 2035.
The Supplier will enter into a contract prior to the 01 April 2027 to enable it to mobilise to deliver the energy and services required under the contract. There will also be a requirement in the contract to demobilise and transition away from the Authority after the contract terminates to ensure the smooth transition away from its obligations to supply after the contract terminates.
The Authority is constantly reviewing its assets and its service providers and therefore the number of assets that will require energy will vary during the contract term. Some will be removed and others added on as the Authority acquires and disposes of assets, or as it decides to bring services in-house from existing service providers that previously occupied the Authority’s assets under lease and were responsible for energy costs.
Equally, the Authority has several different programmes of investment to reduce energy demand and consumption, thus the volume of energy required is anticipated to fluctuate during the contract term also. The Supplier is expected and will be required to be flexible with the number of assets and meter points it is to manage as well as to fluctuating volumes of energy.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates- Tender notice published400 days ago19 Sept 2025, 15:10 BST
- Clarification questions by353 days ago5 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline344 days ago14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent262 days ago5 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by255 days ago11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends242 days ago24 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published1 day ago23 Oct 2026, 15:52 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 158 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Sept 2025- Tender notice published19 Sept 2025, 15:10 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published31 Oct 2025, 10:41 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT31 Oct 2025, 10:41 GMT+14 days · was 31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published13 Feb 2026, 10:52 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Feb 2026, 10:52 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Oct 2026, 15:52 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Extension to tender submission deadline due to clarifications.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 19 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laser Energy1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2035Extensions: 2 x 24 month extensions · Options: to extend by 2 x 24 months | £22,000,000 | 5 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of a Public Buying Organisation (PBO) for the Supply of Energy (Gas and Electricity) · Laser Energy
- Signed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Value
- £22,000,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2035 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 24 month extensions
3 agreed KPIs: Forecast Accuracy (Commodity Costs) · Timeliness of Pricing Issuance · Supplier Performance Compliance Rate
- Forecast Accuracy (Commodity Costs)
- Timeliness of Pricing Issuance
- Supplier Performance Compliance Rate
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonLaser Energy · South East England
- did not winWest Mercia Energy · West Midlands
- did not winYorkshire Purchasing Organisation · Yorkshire and the Humber
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Laser EnergyAwarded supplier
- West Mercia EnergyBidder / tenderer
- Yorkshire Purchasing OrganisationBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsPlease refer to Supplying the Southwest to view the full suit of tender documents
- Signed contract https://procontract.due-north.com/FileUploads/ViewAttachment?attachmentId=27c6e96b-efce-f111-8142-6045bdf14b1f&entityTypeId=e5505a4c-079d-4edc-abdf-86719882e097&attachmentTypeId=Contract https://procontract.due-north.com/FileUploads/ViewAttachment?attachmentId=42c6e96b-efce-f111-…
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender