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Published 2 Sept 2022, 15:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T2324 - Supply of Natural Gas

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitableAccelerated
Published estimate£27,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Sept 2022awarded 25 Nov 2022
Awarded to Lissan Coal Company Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This 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 published
Lot #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.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast City Council sites and associated sites
Extensions: Initial contract period of 3 years/36 months.. The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract up to a further 2 years. Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee, availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the Contractor. By agreement between the parties, the Council may, during the Contract Period, add further sites to or remove sites from the Contract. · Initial contract period of 3 years/36 months with option to renew/ extend the contract for a further 2 years/ 24 months. Total contract period up to 5 years/ 60 months.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
Quality: 60%Price: 25%Social value: 15%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Social Value: 15%
  • Price: 25%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As set out in the tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Coal gas, mains gas or similar gasesMains gasNatural gas
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03657e Find a Tender
Contract terms
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 notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender 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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Sept 2022 → 9 Dec 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Sept 2022, 12:30 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    3 Oct 2022, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    9 Dec 2022, 17:09 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Dec 2022, 17:09 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £27,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lissan Coal Company LimitedSMESupply of Natural Gas£27,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsLocal Government 9 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Department of JusticeReview body Belfast
  • Royal Courts of JusticeMediation body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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