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# Q20567 - Supply of Electricity

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/q20567-supply-of-electricity-ocds-h6vhtk-03d70c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Manchester City Council: "Q20567 - Supply of Electricity". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £200,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Jul 2023, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Manchester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/manchester-city-council-ons-e08000003)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £200,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 July 2023 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electricity distribution and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d70c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/q20567-supply-of-electricity-ocds-h6vhtk-03d70c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/q20567-supply-of-electricity-ocds-h6vhtk-03d70c#participate

## Description
The contract is to provide electricity and electricity related services during the lifetime of the contract to Manchester City Council's corporate estate, and associated organisations, including but not limited to Manchester schools and academies, and other partner organisations.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 65300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £200,000,000
- **Description:** Direct award through Manchester City Council's TC970 - Supply of Electricity and Electricity related services -  2023/S 000-024108

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** TC970 Supply of Electricity and Electricity Related Services (active)
  - Award id: `024108-2023-TC970-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Drax Energy Solutions Limited, Npower Commercial Gas Limited, SSE**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-65837`, `GB-FTS-55259`, `GB-FTS-50551`
  - Value: £200,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Q20567 - Supply of Electricity (active)
  - Award id: `031505-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Drax Energy Solutions Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-65837`
  - Value: £20,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Q20567 - Supply of Electricity (active)
  - Signed Value: £20,000,000
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2023

- **Contract:** TC970 Supply of Electricity and Electricity Related Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,000,000
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031505-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-25T14:37:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T03:24:58.644Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03d70c