Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Gas to Ards and North Down Borough Council
Authority: Ards and North Down Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe supply of gas to various sites within Ards and North Down Borough
Council. This arrangement will be reviewed regularly and will continue until no longer than 31st March 2023.
CPV: Mains gas
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The supply of gas to various sites within Ards and North Down Borough Council
The supply of gas 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.
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 000-011184- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03324dFind 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 has been issued via an existing framework (procured via Open Procedure) for the supply of gas however due to the current political situation, none of the suppliers on the framework were willing to enter into a fixed price contract. Only two bids were received, neither of which were suitable, by the closing date of 28.02.2022.
Due to the extreme and continuing market volatility, suppliers are unwilling to enter into contracts for the foreseeable future. Under the Energy Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, the incumbent suppliers will continue to supply gas 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| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LCC GROUP LIMITEDSupply of Gas to Contract Sites within Ards and North Down Borough Council | £568,000 † | — | Awarded |
| SSE Airtricity Energy Supply (NI) LimitedSupply of Gas to IC Tariff Sites within Ards and North Down Borough Council | £484,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply of Gas to Contract Sites within Ards and North Down Borough Council · LCC GROUP LIMITED
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2022
- Value
- £568,000
- Status
- active
Supply of Gas to IC Tariff Sites within Ards and North Down Borough Council · SSE Airtricity Energy Supply (NI) Limited
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2022
- Value
- £484,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Procurement ManagerReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- LCC Group Ltd T/A Go PowerAwarded supplier
- SSE Airtricity Energy Supply NI LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.