Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Gas and Electricity to Raunds Town Council
Authority: Raunds Town Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRaunds Town Council invites tenders for the supply of gas and electricity to its operational properties, in preparation for the expiry of its current energy contract on 30th September 2025. The new contract will begin on 1st October 2025 and will cover all sites managed by the Council.
The Council seeks a reliable and competitively priced energy supplier offering a fixed-term contract of up to three years, inclusive of all standing charges and unit rates for both gas and electricity.
To ensure consistency in evaluation, all quotations must be completed using the pricing template provided in Appendix 3. Submissions that do not follow this format may be excluded from consideration.
Key Details:
Contract Start Date: 1st October 2025
Contract Term: Up to 36 months (to be proposed by the supplier)
Current Contract End Date: 30th September 2025
Tender Opens: 1st August 2025
Submission Deadline: 12:00 noon, 1st September 2025
Expected Decision Date: 9th September 2025
Tender Requirements:
Bidders must provide:
A completed quotation using the template in Appendix 3
Tariff details, contract length, and terms & conditions
Proof of registration and relevant supply licenses
Billing frequency and payment terms
A dedicated contact for contract and service queries
Evidence of experience supplying the public sector or similar clients
While a renewable energy option is not a mandatory requirement, the Council welcomes submissions that include renewable or low-carbon energy as part of the supplier's standard offer.
Submission Instructions:
Tenders can be submitted electronically or in hard copy.
Electronic Submission:
Email all completed documents to: [email protected]
Email Subject Line: Tender Submission - Energy Contract 2025
Deadline: No later than 12:00 noon, 1st September 2025
All enquiries should also be directed to this email address.
Late or incomplete submissions, or those not using the prescribed template, may be disqualified.
CPV: Electricity · Energy and related services · Natural gas
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£30,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: Tenders will be assessed based on: 1. Cost - Best overall value 2. Contract Terms - Length and flexibility 3. Experience - Past work with councils or similar clients 4. Customer Support - Ease of contact and service responsiveness 5. Environmental Impact - Use of renewable or low-carbon energy The Council reserves the right not to accept the lowest or any tender submitted.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Aug 2025, 11:26 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Aug 2025, 11:26 BST
- Authority reference
RTC/ENERGY/2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045134- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056b20Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tenders can be submitted electronically or in hard copy.
Electronic Submission:
Email all completed documents to: [email protected]
Email Subject Line: Tender Submission - Energy Contract 2025
Deadline: No later than 12:00 noon, 1st September 2025
All enquiries should also be directed to this email address.
Late or incomplete submissions, or those not using the prescribed template, may be disqualified.
Timeline
1 Aug 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Tender notice published1 Aug 2025, 11:26 BST
- Submission deadline1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts387 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published1 Aug 2025, 11:26 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix 1 - Meter Reading Transactions May 2024-April 2025
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix 2 - Site addresses and meter details
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix 3 - Quotation Template
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender