Published date: 11 July 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 3 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy - 09300000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£120,000,000

Procurement reference

EC09/01/2550

Published date

11 July 2019

Closing date

3 January 2018

Contract start date

5 February 2018

Contract end date

4 February 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The procurement will run from 09:00, 27th November 2017

1.1 Southampton City Council ("the Council") wants to establish a local energy tariff scheme to deliver a set of low-cost, high-value energy tariffs to residents and businesses, in particular microbusinesses, across the Southampton area. The key priorities will be to reduce unnecessary energy spend, tackle fuel poverty and support local energy generation. This will be known as the Southampton Tariff.
1.2 The Southampton White Label will be designed to complement the work Southampton City Council and its local and regional Endorsees already deliver via the social housing and private sector housing programmes and help deliver the key outcomes set out in the Southampton City Council Strategy (2016-2020) for improved start of life and later life outcomes for vulnerable residents and families, whilst giving residents more potential spending power to support the local economy. It will also help meet develop the Council's ambitions set out in the Southampton Low Carbon City Strategy 2011-2020. The Southampton Tariff will enable the Council to achieve these objectives on a cost neutral basis with income from the scheme covering all project management and marketing costs.

1.3 The Southampton Tariff will enable the Council to achieve these objectives on a cost neutral basis with income from the scheme covering all project management and marketing costs.
1.4 The Council, through the delivery of a Southampton Tariff, aims to offer Southampton householders and businesses the opportunity to purchase their energy from a locally trusted organisation that will:
1.4.1 offer residents and businesses access to lower cost energy;
1.4.2 provide excellent customer service;
1.4.3 ensure customers have easy to understand, more transparent energy bills;
1.4.4 develop smarter metering and billing technology;
1.4.5 provide a platform for the integration of Smart grid and low energy technologies;
1.4.6 stimulate and support local energy generation; and
1.4.7 improve competitiveness amongst small businesses.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Southampton Branded Energy Company

  • Opportunity
  • Published 4 December 2017

Additional text

Applicants will be required to apply via "Supply Southampton" website which can be accessed via, http://www.southampton.gov.uk/business-licensing/supply-council/supply-portal.aspx where you can register your details and access documentation. All documentation including questionnaires must be completed and submitted by no later than the time/date indicated. The Council undertakes to use reasonable endeavours to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to the Council's obligations under law, including the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If the applicant considers that any of the information submitted in the proposal should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity then this should be stated with the reason for considering it sensitive. The Council will then consider the sensitivity statement before replying to any request received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Any enquiries regarding the tender process must be directed through the website to the Curtis Fitch System.

Award information

Awarded date

12 March 2018

Contract start date

15 March 2018

Contract end date

15 March 2023

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ROBIN HOOD ENERGY LIMITED

Address

LOXLEY HOUSE STATION STREET
NOTTINGHAM
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
NG2 3NG
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 08053212

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

One Guildhall Square
Southampton
SO14 7FP
England

Email

procurement@southampton.gov.uk

Website

https://supplysouthampton.esourcingportal.com