Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Gas Renewal Services - Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership
Authority: Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership (Education)·On behalf of: PHP Law LLP
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Tender opportunity has been issued by ESOS Energy Ltd on behalf of Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership (“the Trust”) and Tenderers are invited to Tender for the provision of Gas Renewal Services. The Contractor’s gas renewal service will be responsible to secure and implement a new gas supply arrangement for the Trust and it’ schools ahead of existing contract end dates, ensuring continuity of supply, compliance with applicable regulations, and transparent, auditable decision-making. The service typically covers coordination of site and meter data, market engagement and quotation management (or support to the Trust’s chosen route to market), evaluation and award support, and onboarding/mobilisation with the incoming Contractor. Delivery will be planned around the contract expiry profile for each school and follows a defined sequence of activities from data validation through to contract start and live service commencement. The Contractor should provide a clear timeline, identified dependencies, and named points of contact for both operational delivery and escalation. The Contractor will operate appropriate governance and reporting throughout delivery, including regular status updates (e.g., weekly during active renewal windows), exception reporting for any at-risk sites, and confirmation that all communications and decisions are captured for audit purposes. Delivery must support the Trust’s safeguarding, data protection and compliance requirements (including secure handling of site and billing data) and ensure that any third parties involved are clearly declared and managed. Typical performance measures include on-time renewals (before contract end), zero loss of supply incidents, accuracy of meter/site data, successful first-time billing (correct sites, rates and dates), and responsiveness to queries and escalations. The contract start date will be the 1st September 2026 and is to be for a period 12, 24 or 36 months, The actual contract term with the successful supplier will be determined based on which option represents the most economically advantageous outcome / best value for money, having regard to total contract cost, pricing profile, risk, and service delivery considerations
- No preliminary market engagement: The Trust did not carry out preliminary market engagement (PME) prior to Tender publication to prepare for this Procurement. Tenderers shall be aware that under the Act, the Trust is not obligated to carry out PME. The justification is that the requirements are not complex, or niche and the Contracting Authority already has an understanding of what they want the service to deliver and the market is known
CPV: Natural gas
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,600,000
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers must demonstrate their economic and financial standing in accordance with the following: Due diligence checks will be undertaken on the preferred Tenderer’s accounts to determine a Tenderer’s financial standing. This will incorporate credit checks and a financial appraisal. Any answers which lead the Trust, acting reasonably, to conclude, considering the risk that the relevant answer suggests about the Tenderer’s ability to properly perform the specification, then the Tenderer may be rejected.
- Technical & professional ability
The contract examples provided, shall be relevant to the requirement, with a sufficient level of detail that provides confidence in the Tenderer’s established past experience in similar and relevant projects/contracts. The Supplier must hold a current Gas Supply Licence granted by Ofgem in accordance with the Gas Act 1986.
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 (5)
- Billing, Data & Account Management: 20%
- Service Levels & Support: 20%
- Switching, Onboarding & Delivery: 10%
- Lowest Annual Price for the Overall Total of the Supply Point Contracts for either 12, 24 or 36 months: 40%
- Total Number of Individual Supply Points with the Lowest Contract Value for either 12, 24 or 36 months: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Billing, Data & Account Management
- Service Levels & Support
- Switching, Onboarding & Delivery
- Lowest Annual Price for the Overall Total of the Supply Point Contracts for either 12, 24 or 36 months
- Total Number of Individual Supply Points with the Lowest Contract Value for either 12, 24 or 36 months
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers must demonstrate their economic and financial standing in accordance with the following: Due diligence checks will be undertaken on the preferred Tenderer’s accounts to determine a Tenderer’s financial standing. This will incorporate credit checks and a financial appraisal. Any answers which lead the Trust, acting reasonably, to conclude, considering the risk that the relevant answer suggests about the Tenderer’s ability to properly perform the specification, then the Tenderer may be rejected.
- Technical & professional ability
The contract examples provided, shall be relevant to the requirement, with a sufficient level of detail that provides confidence in the Tenderer’s established past experience in similar and relevant projects/contracts. The Supplier must hold a current Gas Supply Licence granted by Ofgem in accordance with the Gas Act 1986.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jun 2026, 11:27 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
ESOS01.04- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059319- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bbeeFind a Tender
- Risks
a. New Schools may join the Trust during the term of the contract; therefore, a contract variation may be required. A pricing assessment will be completed and agreed by the Tenderer and the Trust for each new school in such instances. b. The quantities may be amended during the course of the contract, either additions or subtractions, and reasonable adjustments made to the payments as agreed by the Tenderer and the Trust. c. Additional activities to existing items may be required of the Tenderer which an additional payment will be agreed by the Tenderer and the Trust.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Jun 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published119 days ago24 Jun 2026, 11:27 BST
- Clarification questions by106 days ago7 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline89 days ago24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent86 days ago27 Jul 2026
- Award decision expected by75 days ago7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published72 days ago10 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST
- Standstill ends63 days ago19 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts50 days ago1 Sept 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2026- Tender notice published24 Jun 2026, 11:27 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published6 Jul 2026, 17:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published10 Aug 2026, 12:12 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Clarified that the the Supplier must hold a current Gas Supply Licence granted by Ofgem in accordance with the Gas Act 1986, as a condition of participation under stage 1 of the evaluation process.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Energy UK Limited1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029Options: Additional sites may be included | £1,600,000 | 27 Jul 2026standstill to 19 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonShell Energy UK Ltd · Greater London
- did not winCrown Gas & Power Limited · North West England
- did not winEDF Energy Customers Ltd · South West England
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
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- PHP Law LLPProcess contact pointProcuring entityTender process support
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Crown Gas & Power LimitedBidder / tenderer
- EDF Energy Customers LtdBidder / tenderer
- Shell Energy UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- 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