Published date: 15 June 2018

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: 20 July 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 09000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£120,000

Procurement reference

CHEAST001-DN335420-06153081

Published date

15 June 2018

Closing date

20 July 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service 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?

No

Description

The Council is seeking to make provision for its gas and electricity requirements from 1st April 2019 for a period of three years. The Council intends to procure a fully managed service whereby the Managed Service Provider (MSP) will purchase energy for and on behalf of the Council via a EU compliant framework, which amounts to approximately £6m per annum within its Corporate, Street lighting and Schools portfolio (including Academies).It will provide a flexible purchasing method of procuring energy and will provide an end to end billing and management service. It will take the form of a single contract with the MSP negating the need to have a separate contract with the energy supplier.This procurement exercise will be conducted on Cheshire East Borough Council's electronic Contract and Tender Management System at the www.the-chest.org.uk Organisations wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional required information through the Contract and Tender Management System. If you have any technical problems with The Contract and Tender Management System please contact the help-desk on: ProcontractSuppliers@proactis.com or 0330 005 0352.In order to participate, providers must register, complete and upload completed documentation and submit this via the Chest at https://www.the-chest.org.uk. The project reference on The Chest isDN335420. The values given in this notice are only estimates - The Council gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative value.

About the buyer

Contact name

Steve Mellor

Address

Westfields
Middlewich Road
Sandbach
CW11 1HZ
England

Email

steve.mellor@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/