Published date: 20 February 2025

Last edited date: 28 February 2025

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: 25 April 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Mains gas - 09121200

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£400,000,000

Procurement reference

192_27

Published date

20 February 2025

Closing date

25 April 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2027

Contract end date

31 March 2031

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

PLEASE NOTE, THIS TENDER (INCLUDING THE TENDER DOCUMENTS) IS RESTRICTED TO ONLY THOSE ORGANISATIONS THAT HOLD AN OFGEM GAS SUPPLY LICENCE.

ESPO are seeking to appoint a single supplier to a Framework covering the supply of mains gas and associated services. ESPO will act the intermediary to purchase gas on behalf of customers from across the public sector.

ESPO's current portfolio is approximately 6,000 sites.

As part of the on-going contract management process, during the period of the Framework Agreement, ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded Suppliers during the period of the Framework Agreement by reference to credit rating agency reports. ESPO shall obtain a credit score for the Supplier on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework Agreement, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change. Depending on the severity of the changes, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the Supplier from the Framework Agreement.

To tender:
(a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '192_27' (via "View Opportunities" from the 'EastMidsTenders' Portal); (d) Express an interest (if not already completed via the previously Published PIN); (e) Please refer to the below regarding access to the tender documents (ESPO has now removed the requirement to complete a Confidentiality Agreement).

In the first instance, economic operators MUST complete an Expression of interest ('register interest') for this tender opportunity (as detailed above, and if not already completed via the previously Published PIN), after which you will be able to access the Messages area on the eProcurement Portal (ProContract).

To request access to the Tender documents, you MUST submit a Message on the eProcurement Portal for this Opportunity / Activity, confirming your Company Name and Registration Number. Upon verification of this information (including that an OFGEM Gas Supply Licence is held), access to the Tender documents will be enabled by ESPO (the eProcurement Portal, ProContract, creates a notification for this once this is completed).

For reference, the Invitation to Tender will be made available in accordance with the above on condition that its contents (including the fact the Tenderer receives the Invitation to Tender) is kept confidential by the Tenderer and is not copied, reproduced, distributed or passed to an other person at any time, except for the purpose of enabling the Tenderer to submit a tender.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

192_27 Mains Gas

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 7 May 2024, last edited 14 February 2025

Links

Additional text

As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal.

ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself.

Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only.

About the buyer

Contact name

Energy Procurement Team

Address

Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby
LEICESTER
LE19 1ES
England

Email

tenders@espo.org

Website

https://www.espo.org/