Official UK procurement notice
T2324 - Supply of Natural Gas
Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Invitation to Tender 'ITT' has been awarded by the Council following a competitive procurement being conducted in accordance with the Regulations.
The Council invited Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced economic operators ‘Bidders’, who hold a valid supply licence as issued by the Utility Regulator, for the supply of natural gas under a flexible portfolio basis.
The ITT set out the information that was required by the Council to assess the suitability of Bidders' experience, organisational and financial standing to meet the ITT requirement. In addition to this, quality, social value, and pricing proposals were assessed before a contract was awarded
CPV: Coal gas, mains gas or similar gases · Mains gas · Natural gas
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Council invites Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced economic operators…AwardedRenewalPublished value£27,500,000
The Council invites Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced economic operators ‘Bidders’, who hold a valid supply licence as issued by the Utility Regulator, for the supply of natural gas under a flexible portfolio basis. Additional information: The contract value is indicative only and subject to increase/decrease in line with commodity prices in the market.
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Social Value: 15%
- Price: 25%
- Suitability
As set out in the tender documents
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Sept 2022, 15:39 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Dec 2022, 17:09 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Sept 2022 – …
- Authority reference
T2324- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-034989- Accelerated
- Very volatile market conditions leading changes in market prices.
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03657eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As set out in the tender documents
Publisher note: As this is flexible portfolio contract and due to supply concerns and price volatility in the market any estimated value in this notice and accompanying tender documents are subject to change (which may be material/ significant) in line with wholesale gas prices.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗
- Submission deadline
- 26 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 Sept 2022, 12:30 BST
Timeline
26 Sept 2022 → 9 Dec 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline26 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened26 Sept 2022, 12:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until3 Oct 2022, 23:59 BST
- Notice published9 Dec 2022, 17:09 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 Dec 2022, 17:09 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lissan Coal Company LimitedSMESupply of Natural Gas | £27,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply of Natural Gas · Lissan Coal Company LimitedSME
- Signed
- 25 Nov 2022
- Value
- £27,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department of JusticeReview body
- Royal Courts of JusticeMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lissan Coal Company LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria