Published date: 1 July 2015

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 31 July 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) - 09133000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£500,000 to £1,000,000

Procurement reference

WME2015(1) - LPG

Published date

1 July 2015

Closing date

31 July 2015

Contract start date

1 April 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The organisation is operated under the authority of a Joint Committee formed under the Local Government Act 1972, the Member Authorities being Shropshire Council, Herefordshire Council, Worcestershire County Council and Telford & Wrekin Council. A Joint Agreement between those Member Authorities determines the governance arrangements. The Joint Committee is the elected Member body responsible for the discharge of the functions of the Member Authorities.
The objectives of the West Mercia Energy Joint Committee (WME) is to maintain effective, efficient and economic arrangements for the purchase and supply of energy at the request of and to the satisfaction of the Member Authorities and to other public bodies, non-profit making and charitable organisations, education providers, including Academies, and private sector organisations delivering public services on behalf of public bodies and such other organisations which may be approved by the Joint Committee (including approval via the Annual Business Plan) where it is permitted by law and is to benefit of Member Authorities to do so.
In accordance with the above stated aims and objectives, WME are seeking to establish a framework arrangement for the supply and delivery of bulk liquified petroleum gas (LPG) including the installation of tanks where required, bottled propane gas and ancillary products to the customers of West Mercia Energy in its constituent authorities' areas of Shropshire, Herefordshire, Telford & Wrekin, and Worcestershire, together with other customers of West Mercia Energy (current and potential), in general as further identified at the following websites but also to include any organisation within the description in the paragraph above not so identified:

https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-council (Local Authorities)

https://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml (education establishments)

http://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/index.php (education establishments)

http://www.ukschoolsdirectory.net/ (education establishments)

https://www.police.uk/?view=force_sites#force_sites (police)

https://www.scotland.police.uk/ (police)

http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs. (fire service)

https://www.dft.gov.uk/mca/mcga07-home.htm (coast guard)

https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx (nhs)

http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/index.aspx (nhs)

https://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure (nhs)

https://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/About_us/Regulation/Registering_charities_index.aspx (charities)

http://www.oscr.org.uk/ (charities)

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Address

Shirehall
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
England

Email

procurement@shropshire.gov.uk