Published date: 20 February 2019
This notice was replaced on 20 May 2019
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Awarded contract (published 20 May 2019)
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Contract summary
Industry
Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 09000000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£625,000,000
Procurement reference
ESPO001-DN352947-38757632
Published date
20 February 2019
Closing date
29 March 2019
Contract start date
13 May 2019
Contract end date
12 May 2021
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?
Yes
Description
ESPO are undertaking a procurement process to create a multi-supplier, multi-lot framework for the supply of gas and electricity on a fixed price (pence/kWh) and fixed term (1 year, 2 year etc.) basis, with geographical coverage across England, Wales and Scotland. ESPO are creating this framework in reaction to interest and demand in a fixed price solution from independent customers, schools or multi-academy trusts covering a number of smaller sites. Feedback to ESPO suggests that these customers would often rather a fixed price solution as this could provide multiple benefits; budgetary certainty across a fixed time period, decreased exposure to market forces such as oil pricing, and an increased flexibility of options when approaching the market for their energy requirement. Lot 1 - Electricity (Non Half Hourly) Lot 2 - Electricity (Half Hourly) Lot 3 - Electricity (Unmetered Supply) Lot 4 - Gas The supplier must at all times hold a valid Electricity and/or Gas Supply License (as relevant to the awarded lots) granted by OFGEM and any other qualification or license as may be required by legislation throughout the duration of the framework. ESPO will impose on economic operators requirements aimed at protecting the confidential nature of information made available throughout the procurement procedure (as permitted by Regulation 21(3)) and,before receiving that information, economic operators will be required to complete and return a Confidentiality Agreement, which will be available once economic operators have expressed an interest in the tender opportunity. 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. To express an interest: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity '190_19', (d) Express an interest.
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Previous notice about this procurement
- Future opportunity
- Published 20 February 2019, last edited 20 February 2019
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To express an interest: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity '190_19', (d) Express an interest.
Please note: this is a Prior Information Notice and tender documentation is not available yet.
About the buyer
Contact name
Energy Procurement Team
Address
Barnsdale Way, Grove Park
Enderby
Leicester
LE19 1ES
England
Telephone
+44 1162944074
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