Official UK procurement notice
The supply of electricity and associated services
Authority: West Mercia Energy (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWME intends to award a framework contract for the supply of electricity on a flexible basis and associated services as detailed in the Information for Tenderers document. The framework agreement will commence on signature of the contract for a period up to 31st March 2032, to allow for forward buying, with the supply period 1st April 2028 to 31st March 2032.
CPV: Electricity
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 5 yrs 6 mo from 25 Sept 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Mar 2032
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- 2% of call-off value · The fee will range from 0% to 2% depending on the option selected by the WME customer.
Who may buy through it
WME’s contracts are open to use by any public sector organisation within the UK, and non-profit making and charitable organisations, education providers including academies, and private sector organisations delivering public services on behalf of public bodies which fall within the below categories but also to include any organisation not so identified:
Local authority councils: county, unitary, district, borough, metropolitan and parish councils.www.gov.uk/find-your-local-council ↗
Educational Establishments (including academies and further Education): get-information-schools.service.gov.uk ↗
Police, Fire and Rescue services: www.police.uk/pu/contact-the-polic… ↗
NHS bodies, and ambulance services: www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhsprovi… ↗
Central Registered charities : register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/ ↗
Social housing: www.gov.uk/government/publicati ↗
Published description of the framework
The framework is a four year single supplier framework.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£500,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
The Tender must hold a valid electricity supply licence
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 (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
The Tender must hold a valid electricity supply licence
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “The supply of electricity and associated services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- WME’s contracts are open to use by any public sector organisation within the UK, and non-profit making and charitable organisations, education providers including academies, and private sector organisations delivering public services on behalf of public bodies which fall within the below categories but also to include any organisation not so identified: Local authority councils: county, unitary, district, borough, metropolitan and parish councils.https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-council Educational Establishments (including academies and further Education): https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/?SelectedTab=Establishments Police, Fire and Rescue services: https://www.police.uk/pu/contact-the-police/https://www.fireservice.co.uk NHS bodies, and ambulance services: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhsprovider-directory/ Central Registered charities : https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/ Social housing: https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Jul 2026, 15:21 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 15:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
WME26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065277- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c8c6Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment terms are 28 days from date of receipt of invoice
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · 2% of call-off value · The fee will range from 0% to 2% depending on the option selected by the WME customer.
Timeline
10 Jul 2026 → 21 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published104 days ago10 Jul 2026, 15:21 BST
- Clarification questions by76 days ago7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends62 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent29 days ago23 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts27 days ago25 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by26 days ago25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends19 days ago2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published1 day ago21 Oct 2026, 15:02 BST
Notice history
8 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2026- Tender notice published10 Jul 2026, 15:21 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Sept 2026, 10:01 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Sept 2026, 10:01 BST
- Contract award notice published2 Oct 2026, 11:57 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published8 Oct 2026, 10:45 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published14 Oct 2026, 10:00 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published21 Oct 2026, 15:02 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-10: 1 release · 2 Oct 2026
- 2026-09: 1 release · 23 Sept 2026
- 2026-07: 1 release · 10 Jul 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDF Energy Customers Limited29 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2032Amended: A further extention to the standstill period has been granted, due to a request for information. · Amended: A further extension to the standstill period has been granted. · Amended: A further extension to the standstill period has been granted. | £500,000,000 | 23 Sept 2026standstill to 2 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonEDF Energy Customers Ltd · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- EDF Energy Customers LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender