Published date: 27 August 2019

This notice was replaced on 19 December 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 19 December 2019)

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

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

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£69 to £80,000,000

Procurement reference

KENTPS001-DN432026-68288038

Published date

27 August 2019

Closing date

1 October 2019

Contract start date

1 December 2019

Contract end date

30 November 2023

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?

No


Description

The purpose of this framework is to supply electricity & natural gas to a variety of organisations. The Contracting Authority is seeking solutions which focus on providing excellent service, a desire to improve and developing working partnerships with the Contracting and Participating Authority. 2 Lots - Lot 1 is to provide a framework of Suppliers able to supply electricity & natural gas to a variety of organisations. The Contracting Authority is seeking solutions which focus on providing excellent service, a desire to improve and developing working partnerships with the Contracting and Participating Authority. Lot 2 is to provide a framework of Suppliers who are able to offer Participating Authorities access to matrix or 'pricebook' pricing for fixed term fixed priced contracts.


More information

Additional text

This opportunity will be completed via ProContract, a site run by Proactis, the electronic tendering suite of the Kent Business Portal.
If you have difficulty in locating this opportunity following download please go to https://procontract.due-north.com/Login and login using your supplied username and appropriate password.
Tenderers must ensure that they maintain their registration to the Portal at all times to ensure that they receive any subsequent mini competition requests.
If, at any time, you experience difficulty accessing ProContract please visit the help centre https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ or alternatively contact ProContract on E-Mail: ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com or submit a ticket via the supplier Support Help Desk http://proactis.kayako.com/default
Tenderers should note the following when uploading documents to the ProContract portal prior to submission:
A 10 MB file will take approximately 5 minutes on average to upload on a standard Broadband connection (256 Kbps upload speed). Please take this into consideration when uploading larger files and ensure that you leave sufficient time to complete your submission.
Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the 'Help' facility in ProContract. These instructions should be consulted in order to ensure that your response is submitted correctly.
The ProContract System maintains a strict audit trail part of which gives detail as to the exact time that a response was uploaded. This audit trail will be used to determine if a tender or mini-competition response is late.


About the buyer

Address

Head Office, 1 Abbey Wood Road
Kings Hill
West Malling
ME19 4YT
England

Telephone

+44 1622236697

Email

psg@procurementservicesgroup.org.uk

Website

http://www.commercialservices.org.uk