Published date: 9 March 2017

Last edited date: 9 March 2017

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


Closing: 23 September 2016

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

LPOOL001-DN166815-66586645

Published date

9 March 2017

Closing date

23 September 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

1 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?

Yes

Description

Liverpool City Council is seeking to procure a uniquely branded local energy supply to reduce electricity and gas fuel bills for the City's residents and to enable us to deliver innovative energy services in the future, with the intention of benefitting citizens financially together with pursuing broader environmental objectives. The Council is seeking to partner with a fully Ofgem licenced supply company which will sell gas and electricity to both residential and business customers under the Council's Liverpool Energy Community Company (LECCy) brand essentially as a \"white label\" arrangement. For the purposes of this specification, the white label will be referred to simply as \"the LECCy\". Through this arrangement the Council wants to address 3 main aims: 1. Tackling Fuel Poverty; 2. Supporting Independent Living; and 3. Supporting Businesses. The Council also has the following objectives: • To offer a lower cost than other suppliers. It is envisaged that this will be achieved through a not for profit arrangement and by minimising overheads; • To gain the innovation benefits from an early roll out of smart meters; and • To provide high quality customer care. The Authority will be conducting a bespoke competitive tender process with negotiation and is inviting suitably qualified Bidders' to submit Tender responses\" for a Licenced Energy Supply Partner - Liverpool Energy Community Company (LECCy), through meeting the scope and specification set out within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. This procurement exercise is being conducted under the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016.

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Award information

Awarded date

17 November 2016

Contract start date

1 March 2017

Contract end date

1 March 2022

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Robin Hood Energy Limited

Address

NG2 3NG

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Daniel Cheetham

Address

4th Floor, Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
UK

Telephone

+44 1512330592

Email

daniel.cheetham@liverpool.gov.uk

Website

http://www.liverpool.gov.uk