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Published 4 Sept 2024, 15:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Measuring Instruments Directive (M.I.D) Approved U6 Credit Meters (Natural Gas)

Official notice

Authority: Phoenix Energy Group Ltd (Public body)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,398,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 4 Oct 2024awarded 21 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Phoenix Energy Group Ltd, seeks to appoint a suitably experienced Service Provider for the delivery of M.I.D Approved U6 Credit Meters (Natural Gas).

Further details of the supplies required are set out in the draft Invitation to Tender documentation, made available with the associated Pre Qualification Ref: pqq-4581

CPV: Metering instruments · Meters

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Phoenix Energy Group Ltd, seeks to appoint a suitably experienced Service Provider…AwardedPublished value£1,398,000

The Phoenix Energy Group Ltd, seeks to appoint a suitably experienced Service Provider for the delivery of M.I.D Approved U6 Credit Meters (Natural Gas). Additional information: Phoenix Energy Group Ltd reserve the right at any time to; reject any, or all, repsonses and to cancel or withdraw from this procurement process at any stage; award a Contract without prior notice; change the bais, the procedures and timescales set out - or referred to - within the tender documentation; require any Applicant or subsequent Tenderer, to clarify any submissions.

Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
Legal form for consortia
Subject to the status and involvement of the parties, an Applicant may be required to commit to joint and several liability in respect of any contract awarded. Alternatively, the lead operator may be required to take total responsibility or a consortium to form a legal entity before entering into any contract.
Shortlisting
Interested parties should search for the relevant project at https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk. For those wishing to participate, they must first complete and submit the relevant PQQ on, or before, the due date. Phoenix shall then draw up a short-list of Applicants based upon the completed PQQs received. Those shortlisted Applicants will then be invited to the tender stage which shall involve the completion and submission of, on or before a pre-determined time and date, an Invitation to Tender document. Further details of the supplies required are set out in the draft Invitation to Tender documentation, made available with the associated Pre Qualification Ref: pqq-4581.
What this means for your bid
  • “Provision of Measuring Instruments Directive (M.I.D) Approved U6…” 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Sept 2024, 15:55 BST
Last source update
8 Apr 2025, 16:27 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013766
Classification (CPV)
Metering instrumentsMeters
Delivery area
UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049818 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

As stated in the Tender Documentation.

Contract terms
Performance terms

As stated in the tender documentation.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Phoenix will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to all participating entities. The standstill period provides time for unsucessful participating entities to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have ben harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Appointment period ends
4 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Deposits and guarantees

Phoenix reserve the right to require bonds, deposits, guarantees or other forms of undertaking or security to ensure proper contractual performance.

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Oct 2024 → 8 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    4 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    21 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    4 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    8 Apr 2025, 16:27 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Apr 2025, 16:27 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    8 Apr 2025, 16:27 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Feb 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates; the JSON mirror lists them.

Contracts

  • U6 Credit Meters '24

    Signed
    21 Feb 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Phoenix Energy Group Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyDomestic Gas Credit Meters NI032809 197 Airport Road West, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT3 9EDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandMediation body BelfastContact email
  • Phoenix Energy GroupReview body Belfast

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.