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Supply of Natural Gas

Natural gas
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 8 Sept 2026, 01:34 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~30 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 30 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£53,961,311
Contract/award value: £53,961,311
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
3 bids
2 SME bids · 3 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 09)
Based on 1,765 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
60.4%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
3 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
30 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 09)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
SSE Energy Supply LimitedCRN: PCGX-2814-WLHL
33 contracts£3,512,895,971-29.9% below budget
EDF Energy Customers LimitedCRN: 02228297
23 contracts£1,828,578,352-22.1% below budget
TotalEnergies Gas and Power LimitedCRN: PDYB-5247-JVLW
21 contracts£66,543,635,000-25.2% below budget
Drax Energy Solutions LimitedCRN: PHGT-4176-JZYL
21 contracts£17,690,000-22.2% below budget
Npower Commercial Gas LimitedCRN: PNPM-1457-MYHW
20 contracts£52,500,000,000-30% below budget
SSE ENERGY SUPPLY LIMITEDCRN: 03757502
19 contracts£6,668,411-39.8% below budget
Good Energy LtdCRN: PLNW-9135-RDNX
18 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
YÜ ENERGY RETAIL LIMITEDCRN: PTNX-6527-XQXY
17 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
Conrad Energy Group LimitedCRN: PZRR-8583-MLBT
17 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
SEFE ENERGY LIMITEDCRN: 03904624
16 contracts£139,596,917-44.4% below budget
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
PRN24144 - Landlord Natural GasChoice Housing · 23 Sept 2024, 11:57 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same region
matching published text
PRN26101 Landlord Natural Gas SupplyChoice Housing Ireland Limited · 11 Aug 2026, 09:26 BST
£2,000,000
same CPV family
same region
matching published text
DoF - Collaborative Arrangement for the Supply of Natural Gas 2023 - 2026 (ID 4104459)Department of Finance · 24 Oct 2022, 14:18 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same region
matching published text
Supply of Natural GasRadius Housing · 21 Jun 2023, 14:58 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same region
matching published text
PRN2366 Supply of Natural Gas Pre-Market EngagementChoice Housing · 13 Mar 2023, 17:37 GMT
£1,250,000
same CPV family
same region
matching published text
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Procurement & Logistics Service: "Supply of Natural Gas". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityProcurement & Logistics ServiceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Procurement & Logistics Service
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Procurement & Logistics Service. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1Bids / Report (median)
62.5% of reports have one bid · Mean: 2.8 bids
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
ESB Independent Energy (NI) Limited T/A Electric IrelandTop vendor: 55.3% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 8 active published awards; 8 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 09):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
ESB Independent Energy (NI) Limited T/A Electric Ireland1 win£66,877,327—
Firmus Energy (Supply) Ltd1 win£53,961,311—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityProcurement & Logistics Service
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published18 Mar 2021, 10:16 GMT
Last source update18 Mar 2021, 10:16 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNatural gas
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-029cda
What is being bought
Supply of Natural Gas
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Mar 2021, 10:16 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    18 Mar 2021, 10:16 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    18 Mar 2021, 10:16 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Supply of Natural Gas (2777957_3060014) is established under the Electricity and Natural Gas Dynamic Purchasing System (2777957). The contract is awarded on behalf of the following contract participants: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT) Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT) South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT) Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT) Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) Business Services Organisation (BSO) Regional Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) NI Ambulance Service Trust (NIAS) NI Fire and Rescue Services (NIFRS)
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    18 Mar 2021, 10:16 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 18 Feb 2021, 00:00 GMT · £53,961,311
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Firmus Energy (Supply) Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£53,961,311 · signed 18 Feb 2021, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 3 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 3 (lot 1)
smeBids: 2 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Procurement & Logistics Service

Contracting authority GB-FTS-8914
View buyer profile

  • Procurement & Logistics Service
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    77 Boucher Crescent, BELFAST, UKN, BT126HU
    [email protected]

  • Business Services Organisation, PaLS
    reviewBody

    77 Boucher Crescent, Belfast, BT12 6HU

  • Firmus Energy (Supply) Ltd
    supplier

    Belfast, UKN
Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No data
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
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