Official UK procurement notice
The Supply of Electricity to MOD sites in Northern Ireland
Authority: Defence Infrastructure Organisation - Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPROCUREMENT SUMMARY
Procedure: Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023.
Contract Length: 24 Months + 12 Month Extension + 12 Month Extension.
Maximum Contract Duration: 48 Months.
Annual Consumption: Approximately 30.1 GWh.
Meter Portfolio: 23 Half-Hourly, 110 Non-Half-Hourly.
Portfolio Coverage: Commercial and Domestic Electricity Supplies.
Geographic Scope: MOD Sites throughout Northern Ireland.
Pricing model: Variable price, cost-plus.
Award Basis: Most Advantageous Tender (MAT).
Evaluation Split: Technical 50%, Commercial 40%, Social Value 10%.
Estimated Total Contract Value: £25,886,000 excluding VAT.
- CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
The Contracting Authority is the Ministry of Defence (MOD), acting through the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).
The DIO is responsible for supporting defence outputs through the management, maintenance, development and operation of the defence estate.
The Contracting Authority is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced electricity supplier to deliver commercial and domestic electricity supply services to MOD establishments throughout Northern Ireland.
The Ministry of Defence seeks a supplier capable of delivering secure, reliable, value-for-money electricity services across the Northern Ireland defence estate whilst supporting defence outputs, operational resilience, sustainability objectives and effective stewardship of public funds.
- PROCUREMENT REFERENCE
Procurement Reference: 715787474.
- BACKGROUND
The Ministry of Defence occupies a diverse estate across Northern Ireland comprising military establishments, training areas, operational facilities, administrative buildings, technical infrastructure, residential accommodation and associated support facilities.
Electricity is a critical service supporting defence capability, operational readiness, training outputs, estate resilience and the wellbeing of personnel and their families.
The Authority requires a supplier capable of delivering a secure, reliable and efficient electricity supply service across the full meter portfolio while supporting statutory compliance, financial transparency, sustainability objectives and operational resilience.
The successful supplier will become a key strategic utility provider to the Authority and shall work collaboratively with DIO and its service delivery partners during the contract term.
- OBJECTIVE OF THE PROCUREMENT
The objective of this procurement is to establish a single contract for the provision of electricity supply services covering both commercial and domestic consumption.
The Authority seeks a supplier capable of delivering:
- Secure electricity supplies
- Accurate and timely billing
- High-quality customer service
- Consumption data management
- Sustainability reporting
- Carbon reduction support
- Strong contract management
- Continuous service improvement.
The Authority wishes to create a contract that enables value for money whilst ensuring continuity of supply and supporting Government sustainability objectives.
- CONTRACT SCOPE
The scope includes all activities necessary to provide a complete electricity supply service across the MOD portfolio in Northern Ireland.
The successful supplier will provide all services required from meter registration through to final invoicing.
The supplier shall assume full responsibility for management of all electricity supply accounts included within the contract.
- COMMERCIAL ELECTRICITY SUPPLY REQUIREMENT
Commercial supply points include:
- Military establishments
- Single living accommodation
- Storage sites
- Headquarters buildings
- Offices
- Training facilities
- Workshops
- Warehouses
- Security facilities
- Communication facilities.
- DOMESTIC ELECTRICITY SUPPLY REQUIREMENT
Domestic supplies include:
- Service Family Accommodation
- Other authorised MOD residential properties.
- METERING
The estate uses the following types of meters:
- Half-hourly meters
- Non-half-hourly meters
- Domestic meters
- Commercial meters.
Actual portfolio data is included within the tender documentation.
- CONTRACT TERM
The proposed contract term is: 24 months initially with two option years (2+1+1).
The Authority reserves the right to exercise extension periods at its sole discretion.
- PRICING MECHANISM
The pricing model selected for this procurement is a variable price, cost-plus model.
- EVALUATION METHODOLOGY
Tenders will be assessed using a Quality:Price ratio as below:
60 Quality / 40 Price
Minimum standards of legal, financial capacity and technical ability and the evidence required from suppliers to prove that they satisfy quality standards are contained in the ITT document.
A Weighted Value for Money (WVFM) Index will be used to calculate the Total Scores.
Full details of the evaluation methodology are included in the tender documentation.
- PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Supplier performance will be measured by the following KPI’s:
- Timely Billing.
- Query and Complaint Resolution.
- Metering and Registration Performance.
- Data Quality and Reporting.
- Unbilled sites.
- Social Value – Fair Work.
Detailed KPIs are included within the contract documents
- SOCIAL VALUE
The Authority will evaluate social value as part of the award process using Model Award Criteria (MAC) 1a - Create and/or retain high-quality jobs.
- DEFENCE SOURCING PORTAL GUIDANCE ON RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE:
Suppliers must be registered on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) before they can participate in this opportunity. Go to the DSP homepage (link below):
Then select 'Register now' and follow steps to complete registration.
Current Defence Opportunities can be viewed by anyone using the DSP opportunity search facility. Please search using the procurement reference: 715787474.
Once the opportunity listing is located:
Select the Project Title.
Review the project and opportunity details.
Locate the linked ITT within the Published Lots section.
Select"Go To Project Details".
Select the ITT name to view the ITT documentation and details.
To participate in the procurement please review the ITT requirements and supporting documents. Select"Express Interest" or"Intend to Respond". After expressing interest, the ITT will move into the supplier's My ITTs area where the tender response can be completed and submitted.
Please contact [email protected] for any queries on the above process.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Oct 2028, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Electricity
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£25,886,000
- Economic & financial standing
LEGAL AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
Potential Providers must hold a company license for the supply of electricity in Northern Ireland, issued by the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (NIAUR). The tender return is to confirm that the relevant licence will be in place prior to contract start.
The below measures will be used to assess Financial Capacity:
- Turnover
- Liquidity ratio
- Company Watch “H” Score
- Net Debt/EBITDA.
The below insurances must be in place prior to contract start:
a) Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance* = £5,000,000.
b) Public Liability Insurance = £1,000,000 per year.
c) Professional Indemnity Insurance = £1,000,000 per year.
d) Product Liability Insurance = £1,000,000 per year.
Further information on legal and financial capacity asessment can be found on the DSP portal.
- Technical & professional ability
TECHNICAL ABILITY CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
The following technical abilities will be assessed as Pass/Fail Conditions of Participation:
- Equality
- Health & Safety Policy
- Relevant Experience & Contract Examples
- Sub-contracting Management
- Carbon Reduction Plan
- Modern Slavery
- Cyber Security
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Quality and Social Value: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Quality and Social Value: TECHNICAL ABILITY AWARD CRITERIA The Technical ability conditions of participation refers to all non-cost elements of the tender evaluation, including Social Value. The following technical abilities will be assessed: • Account Management, Query Resolution, and Stakeholder engagement - 33% weighting • Reporting, Billing & Data - 17% weighting • Meter Readings - 17% weighting • Implementation/Mobilisation plan - 17% weighting • Social Value: Create and/or retain high - quality jobs - 16% weighting. Full details of the Technical Ability scoring criterion can be found in the tender documentation.
- Commercial: COMMERCIAL AWARD CRITERIA The Commercial Award Criteria refers to cost elements of the tender evaluation. Pricing will be evaluated on the Supplier Management Fee in £kWh. The £kwh fee will be obtained per meter type and then multiplied by the estimated annual consumption to give an indicative annual value. The total cost across all meter types will be used as the Evaluated Tender Cost. Full details of the Commercial scoring criterion can be found in the tender documentation.
- Economic & financial standing
LEGAL AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
Potential Providers must hold a company license for the supply of electricity in Northern Ireland, issued by the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (NIAUR). The tender return is to confirm that the relevant licence will be in place prior to contract start.
The below measures will be used to assess Financial Capacity:
- Turnover
- Liquidity ratio
- Company Watch “H” Score
- Net Debt/EBITDA.
The below insurances must be in place prior to contract start:
a) Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance* = £5,000,000.
b) Public Liability Insurance = £1,000,000 per year.
c) Professional Indemnity Insurance = £1,000,000 per year.
d) Product Liability Insurance = £1,000,000 per year.
Further information on legal and financial capacity asessment can be found on the DSP portal.
- Technical & professional ability
TECHNICAL ABILITY CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
The following technical abilities will be assessed as Pass/Fail Conditions of Participation:
- Equality
- Health & Safety Policy
- Relevant Experience & Contract Examples
- Sub-contracting Management
- Carbon Reduction Plan
- Modern Slavery
- Cyber Security
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £25,850,589 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Defence Infrastructure Organisation - Ministry of Defence buys Electricity (CPV 0931), and who usually turns up
Defence Infrastructure Organisation - Ministry of Defence’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Electricity (CPV 0931) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in Northern Ireland.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in Northern Ireland.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 54 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0%
2–386%
4–614%
7+0%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate58%
Within ±2%17%
Above estimate25%
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 0931Published estimate£26m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid7%
2–346%
4–643%
7+4%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 12 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£24m–£26m
Estimate£26m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £106m4 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £76m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=4 | |
| £280m8 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 4 live · £276m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 26% below n=26 | |
SEFE Energy LimitedLarge | £252m32 awards in 36m · last this month | 7 live · £2.3m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=15 |
| £1.8m3 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £3.7m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 7% below n=2 | |
| £50m50 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 20 live · £32m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 27% below n=6 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 2 Oct 2028
- First published
- 27 Feb 2026, 14:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2026, 10:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
715787474- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095518- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065e75Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Invoicing Process
The Supplier shall raise invoices for the Services monthly in arrears and shall submit invoices to the Authority on the 15th calendar day of each month.
The Supplier shall ensure that each invoice contains all appropriate references in accordance with the guidance for invoicing set out in the Specification and that it is supported by any other documentation or information reasonably required by the Authority to substantiate the invoice.
Payment and recovery of sums due shall be governed by DEFCON 522 (Payment and Recovery of Sums Due), a copy of which can be found in the tender pack.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Defence Sourcing Portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Tender submission deadline
- 9 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders are to be submitted electronically via the Defence Sourcing Portal: contracts.mod.uk/esop/ogc-host/public… ↗
Timeline
27 Feb 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published237 days ago27 Feb 2026, 14:29 GMT
- Market engagement212 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
To express and interest and participate in this market engagement, please complete the Microsoft Form (link below):
forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx ↗
The link may need to be copied into a web browser.
It will not be possible to submit your response after the evening on 23rd of March 2026.
Please note, any data provided within the Form is for information purposes only and will not be assessed or form part of the tender process.
Completion of the form is voluntary and will not be used to limit competition in any way
- Next notice expected20 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published13 days ago9 Oct 2026, 10:27 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 1 day23 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadlinein 18 days9 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 61 days21 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 161 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
14 events · 9 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026- Pipeline notice published27 Feb 2026, 14:29 GMTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Mar 2026, 11:08 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Mar 2026, 09:17 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Mar 2026, 10:37 GMTUK2
- Pipeline notice published13 Apr 2026, 16:30 BSTUK1
- Published value updated to £18,010,00013 Apr 2026, 16:30 BSTwas £22,000,000
- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Apr 2026, 16:33 BSTUK2
- Pipeline notice published13 Apr 2026, 16:45 BSTUK1
- Published value updated to £18,018,00013 Apr 2026, 16:45 BSTwas £18,010,000
- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Apr 2026, 16:47 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published9 Oct 2026, 10:27 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £25,886,0009 Oct 2026, 10:27 BSTwas £18,018,000
- Status changed to active9 Oct 2026, 10:27 BST
- Deadline published: 9 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT9 Oct 2026, 10:27 BST
Published amendments (6)
Updated procurement description in Scope & updated engagement process description.
Updated procurement description in Scope & updated engagement process description.
Contract value reduced followinmg notification from project team.
Updated contract value following information from project team.
Amended error in contract value.
Routine re-releases (9)
- 2026-04: 2 releases · 13 Apr 2026, 13 Apr 2026
- 2026-03: 3 releases · 2 Mar 2026, 6 Mar 2026
- 2026-02: 1 release · 27 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender