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# The Provision of Half-Hourly and Non-Half-Hourly Metered Electricity & Mains Metered Natural Gas To The Estates of 4x FirstGroup Train Operating Companies Across the UK

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-half-hourly-and-non-half-hourly-metered-electricity-mains-metered-natural-ocds-h6vhtk-02faac). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED: "The Provision of Half-Hourly and Non-Half-Hourly Metered Electricity & Mains Metered Natural Gas To The Estates of 4x FirstGroup Train Operating Companies Across the UK". Published status: active. Published Value: £32,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Dec 2021. Published submission portal: redirect.transaxions.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/first-greater-western-limited-coh-05113733)
- **Published Value:** £32,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 December 2021 at 00:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electricity, Mains gas, Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-half-hourly-and-non-half-hourly-metered-electricity-mains-metered-natural-ocds-h6vhtk-02faac#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02faac`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-half-hourly-and-non-half-hourly-metered-electricity-mains-metered-natural-ocds-h6vhtk-02faac#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [redirect.transaxions.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fredirect.transaxions.com%2Fevents%2FpUS34)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-half-hourly-and-non-half-hourly-metered-electricity-mains-metered-natural-ocds-h6vhtk-02faac#participate

## Description
FirstGroup seeks tenders for the provision of half-hourly and non-half-hourly metered electricity to the estates of 4x Train Operating Companies spanning the UK.
The estimated annual consumption across the 4 entities is 55 GWh per annum for electricity and 39 GWh for gas. 
FirstGroup expects to award contracts for the 4 entities for a minimum twenty four month period with an optional 12 month extension. The contracts are expected to commence on 01/04/2022.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: The Provision of Metered Natural Gas
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 09121200
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM

- **Description:** Lot 1 is for the supply of metered natural gas to sites across the estates of 4 FirstGroup train operating companies with an estimated annual consumption of 39 GWh. 
The intention is to award a contract 2+1 term. The contract is expected to commence ...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: The Provision of Half-Hourly & Non-Half-Hourly Metered Electricity
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 09310000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM

- **Description:** Lot 2 is for the supply of metered natural gas to sites across the estates of 4 FirstGroup train operating companies with an estimated annual consumption of 55 GWh. 
The intention is to award a contract 2+1 term. The contract is expected to commence ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029501-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-26T19:02:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T12:50:04.698Z
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