Published date: 6 September 2016
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Mains gas - 09121200
Electricity - 09310000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£7,300,000 to £200,000,000
Procurement reference
BRISTOLCC001-DN108673-85015208
Published date
6 September 2016
Closing date
18 October 2016
Contract start date
24 October 2016
Contract end date
23 October 2023
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Restricted procedure
A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Supply of Electricity and Gas - Dynamic Purchasing System. Bristol City Authority (BCC) is seeking to establish a DPS which is open nationally for the use of UK public sector bodies and non-profit making organisation(s), subject to an access agreement between BCC and Authorised Purchaser(s). BCC may use the DPS to tender for supply contracts for its own metered sites and Highway unmetered supply installations, to schools for which it is LEA, and to Clients for whom it offers energy services. There is no guarantee of any contracts being awarded from this DPS. The award criteria for Call For Competition tenders may be on the basis of price or price and quality at the Purchasing Authority's discretion. Variant bids will not be accepted in any application to be admitted to the DPS. However, variant bids might be allowed in call for competition tenders, subject to requirements of the Purchasing Authority, for example, pricing for renewable and/or conventionally sourced electricity. To be eligible for a place on this proposed DPS applicants must hold an electricity supply licence issued by the Office of the Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) for Categories (Lots) 1 HH Electricity, 2 NHH Electricity and 3 UMS Electricity and / or a gas supply licence issued by Ofgem for Category (Lot) 4 Gas. To be appointed to any Category of the DPS, Applicants must demonstrate their eligibility with regards to invoicing and payment allocation. To be appointed to any or all Categories 1, 2 and 4 of the DPS applicants must demonstrate that they meet the requirements with regards to appointment of metering and data agents -refer to the tender documents for further details.
Applicants must commit to £10 Million (GBP) Employers Liability and £5 Million (GBP) Public Liability Insurance.
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About the buyer
Contact name
Polly Brand
Address
Energy Services, Parkview
PO Box 3176
Bristol
BS3 9FS
UK
Telephone
+44 1179224437
Website
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Closing: 18 October 2016