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Published 6 Apr 2022, 16:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Natural Gas · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Radius Housing

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£5,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 May 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Scope of Services and Specification Summary:

  • The requirement has been divided into 2 regional lots based on supply areas. (Lot 1 – Phoenix network area & Lot 2 – Firmus network area).
  • Tenderers may bid for one or all lots and tenderers may be successful for one or all lots.
  • A 12 month contract is required, anticipated to commence on 1st June 2022.
  • Gas supply is across multiple regions on a flexible priced basis.
  • Only natural gas suppliers licensed by the Northern Ireland Utility Regulator are eligible to make submissions under this tender.
  • Information on gas consumption and the number of sites has been provided by the Association within the Tender package. However, information may be subject to minor changes and consumption may vary.
  • Additional sites may be added to any contracts during the contract term.
  • Rates are to be variable with a fixed margin
  • Prices should be all inclusive with the exception of VAT, which will be added at a rate of 5%.
  • Group billing must be provided along with an online billing facility / customer portal.
  • Payments from the Association are expected to be via Direct Debit with terms to be agreed.

CPV: Natural gas

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Supply of natural gas
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Price: 200
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Price: 100
  • price: 100
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: 100
  • Price: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 200 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 20 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Apr 2022, 16:32 BST
Last source update
6 Apr 2022, 16:32 BST
Award evaluation window
6 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
RAD/036
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-009303
Classification (CPV)
Natural gas
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032af2 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
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Submission deadline
6 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
30 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Apr 2022 → 6 May 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    6 Apr 2022, 16:32 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    6 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    6 May 2022, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Radius Housing

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria