Supply of Electricity to Ards and North Down Borough Council

Official notice

Authority: Ards and North Down Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN09)

Awarded value£845,0002 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2022

Awarded to ESB Electric Ireland Ltd, PowerNI2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The supply of electricity to various sites within Ards and North Down Borough Council. This

arrangement will be reviewed regularly and shall continue until no longer than 31st March 2023.

CPV: Electricity

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Apr 2022, 15:06 BST
Last source update: 29 Apr 2022, 15:06 BST
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-011185
Classification (CPV): Electricity
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN09)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03324e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure; Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: A further competition had been issued via an existing framework (procured via open procedure) for the supply of electricity however due to the current geopolitical situation, none of the suppliers on the framework were willing to enter into a fixed price contract and no bids were received by the further competition closing date of 28.02.2022.
Due to the extreme and continuing market volatility, suppliers are unwilling to enter into contracts for the forseeable future. Under Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, Electric Ireland and PowerNI, as the incumbent suppliers, will continue to supply electricity to Ards and North Down Borough Council under a Deemed Contract. This arrangement will last until prevailing market conditions allow a new tendering exercise to be undertaken, or until 31st March 2023, whichever is soonest.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £845,0002 contracts exc. VAT

Contracts signed 2latest 1 Apr 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ESB Electric Ireland LtdSupply of Electricity (Non Half Hourly Metered)	£470,000 †	—	Awarded
PowerNISupply of Electricity (Half Hourly Metered)	£375,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Supply of Electricity (Non Half Hourly Metered) · ESB Electric Ireland Ltd
Signed
1 Apr 2022
Value
£470,000
Status
active
Supply of Electricity (Half Hourly Metered) · PowerNI
Signed
1 Apr 2022
Value
£375,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ards and North Down Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, The Castle, Bangor, Northern Ireland, BT20 4BTContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Procurement ManagerReview body Bangor

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

ESB Electric IrelandAwarded supplier Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email
PowerNIAwarded supplier Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.