Official UK procurement notice
SEFirst Power, Gas and Water Supply Framework Sept 2023
Authority: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSustainable Energy First (SEFirst) wanted to procure a framework for the use of its clients for the sourcing and placement of energy contracts. The contracting authority for this framework is Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
SEFirst sought to establish a new framework of multiple suppliers for the supply of Power, Gas and Water across the following 9 lots.
Lot 1: Power - Fixed
Lot 2: Power - Flexible
Lot 3: Power - Consortium
Lot 4: Gas - Fixed
Lot 5: Gas - Flexible
Lot 6: Gas - Consortium
Lot 7: Power Purchase Agreement - Flexible
Lot 8: Power Purchase Agreement - Consortium
Lot 9: Water
BIDDERS COULD BID ON ONE OR MORE LOTS
The framework is to cover call-off contracts made within England, Scotland and Wales, but excludes Northern Ireland. The framework is available for use by all contracting authorities as defined by Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102 including, but not limited to, the definable groups referenced in Schedule 4 of the Framework Agreement.
- Recurrence: August 2027
CPV: Electricity · Natural gas · Natural water · Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 40 suppliers · 7 bids received (0.2 per place) · 7 appointed
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 9 lots carries the same published figure, £1,500,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Power - FixedCancelledceiling above
To supply fixed price electricity including unmetered supply points to the contracting authorities authorised to use this Framework Agreement. For the purposes of this tender, 'fixed price electricity' will be defined as electricity which is supplied based on a price which is predominantly fixed for the term of the Call-Off Contract at the point when the Call-Off Contract is awarded and the associated supply agreement entered into with the Framework Supplier.
Lot #2Power - FlexibleCancelledceiling above
To supply flexible priced electricity including unmetered supply points to the contracting authorities authorised to use this Framework Agreement. For the purposes of this tender, 'flexible priced electricity' will be defined as electricity where the energy element of the price often referred to as the 'commodity price' can be purchased after the Call-Off Contract has been awarded and the Supplier contract entered with the Framework Supplier. It is anticipated that a flexible priced electricity contract will provide for the purchase of the commodity element of the price in tranches or 'clips'. Such clips may potentially be purchased on a seasonal, quarterly, monthly and daily basis.
Lot #3Power - ConsortiumCancelledceiling above
To supply flexible priced electricity including unmetered supply points to the contracting authorities authorised to use this Framework Agreement with these authority's volumes grouped together in a consortium/basket approach. For the purposes of this tender, 'flexible priced electricity' will be defined as electricity where the energy element of the price often referred to as the 'commodity price' can be purchased after the Call-Off Contract has been awarded and the Supplier contract entered with the Framework Supplier. It is anticipated that a flexible priced electricity contract will provide for the purchase of the commodity element of the price in tranches or 'clips'. Such clips may potentially be purchased on a seasonal, quarterly, monthly and daily basis.
Lot #4Gas - FixedCancelledceiling above
To supply fixed price natural gas supply points to the contracting authorities authorised to use this Framework Agreement. For the purposes of this tender, 'fixed price natural gas' will be defined as natural gas which is supplied based on a price which is predominantly fixed for the term of the Call-Off Contract at the point when the Call-Off Contract is awarded and the associated supply agreement entered into with the Framework Supplier.
Lot #5Gas - FlexibleCancelledceiling above
To supply flexible priced natural gas for various supply points to the contracting authorities authorised to use this Framework Agreement. For the purposes of this tender, 'flexible priced natural gas' will be defined as natural gas where the energy element of the price often referred to as the 'commodity price' can be purchased after the Call-Off Contract has been awarded and the Supplier contract entered with the Framework Supplier. It is anticipated that a flexible priced gas contract will provide for the purchase of the commodity element of the price in tranches or 'clips'. Such clips may potentially be purchased on a seasonal, quarterly, monthly and daily basis.
Lot #6Gas - ConsortiumCancelledceiling above
To supply flexible priced natural gas for various supply points to the contracting authorities authorised to use this Framework Agreement with these authority's volumes grouped together in a consortium/basket approach. For the purposes of this tender, 'flexible priced natural gas' will be defined as natural gas where the energy element of the price often referred to as the 'commodity price' can be purchased after the Call-Off Contract has been awarded and the Supplier contract entered with the Framework Supplier. It is anticipated that a flexible priced gas contract will provide for the purchase of the commodity element of the price in tranches or 'clips'. Such clips may potentially be purchased on a seasonal, quarterly, monthly and daily basis.
Lot #7Power Purchase Agreement - FlexibleCancelledceiling above
As per the Power Flexible lot, the supplier must be able to shape up and manage an external corporate Power Purchase Agreement into a base load and be able to sleeve this into the supply agreement.
Lot #8Power Purchase Agreement - ConsortiumCancelledceiling above
As per the Power Consortium lot, the supplier must be able to shape up and manage an external corporate Power Purchase Agreement into a base load and be able to sleeve this into the supply agreement.
Lot #9WaterAwardedceiling above
This lot is for the supply of water and/or removal of waste. A fixed price quote is required for contracting authorities authorised to use this Framework agreement who call off from this lot.
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)
- Quality: 20%
- Cost Submission: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 20%
- Cost Submission: 80%
- Suitability
Any supplier may be disqualified who has been convicted of:
(a) conspiracy within the meaning of Section 1 or 1A of the Criminal Law Act 1977(a) or article 9 or 9A of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983(b) where that conspiracy relates to participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA on the fight against organised crime(c);
(b) corruption within the meaning of Section 1(2) of the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889(d) or Section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906(e),
(c) the common law offence of bribery;
(d) bribery within the meaning of Sections 1, 2 or 6 of the Bribery Act 2010(f), or Section 113 of the Representation of the People Act 1983(g);
(e) where the offence relates to fraud affecting the European Communities' financial
interests as defined by Article 1 of the Convention on the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities(h):
(i) the common law offence of cheating the Revenue;
(ii) the common law offence of conspiracy to defraud;
(iii) fraud or theft within the meaning of the Theft Act 1968(i), the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969(j), the Theft Act 1978(k) or the Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(l);
(iv) fraudulent trading within the meaning of Section 458 of the Companies Act 1985(m), Article 451 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(n) or Section 993 of the Companies Act 2006(o);
(v) fraudulent evasion within the meaning of S…
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “SEFirst Power, Gas and Water Supply Framework Sept 2023” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 40 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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
- Yes · August 2027
- First published
- 1 Sept 2023, 16:40 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Nov 2023, 16:40 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Oct 2023 – …
- Authority reference
806000814- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-034001- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f94aFind a Tender
- Review procedure
This tender process incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award was communicated to tenderers. Appeals could be directly raised via the contact points detailed in section VI.4.1 of this contract award notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 3 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Oct 2023, 12:05 BST
Timeline
3 Oct 2023 → 16 Nov 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown3 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened3 Oct 2023, 12:05 BST
- Notice published16 Nov 2023, 16:40 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Nov 2023, 12:11 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextInformation on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT) · V.2.4 | £150,000,000 | £1,500,000,000 |
The value of this framework is £1,500,000,000. All references to framework value should read £1,500,000,000 not £150,000,000.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast7 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £150,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 033916-2023-1-1
- Signed
- 7 Nov 2023
- Value
- £1,500,000,000
- Status
- active
Contract 033916-2023-2-2
- Signed
- 7 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 033916-2023-3-3
- Signed
- 7 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 033916-2023-4-4
- Signed
- 7 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 033916-2023-5-5
- Signed
- 7 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 033916-2023-6-6
- Signed
- 7 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 033916-2023-7-7
- Signed
- 7 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 · Water | 7bids · 7 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| Whole notice | 7bids · 7 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- Anglian Water Business (National) t/as Wave UtilitiesFramework contractor
- Brook Green Supply LimitedFramework contractor
- Bryt Energy LimitedFramework contractor
- Business Power and Gas LimitedFramework contractor
- SSE Energy Supply LimitedFramework contractor
- SmartestEnergy LimitedFramework contractor
- Water Plus LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria