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Supply of Gas

ROYAL BERKSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE

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12 May 2025 at 10:30

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "Supply of Gas" has been completed by the Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service, with Laser Energy Buying Group as the supplier. This contract involves the procurement of natural gas under the CPV classification 09123000. The contract was awarded on 19th December 2024 and will span from 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2029. This selective procurement was executed through a call-off from a framework agreement. Geographic focus on supply is centred around Reading, England, specifically the area with postal code RG31 7SD. This procurement aimed to achieve the best value by leveraging flexible pricing and large energy purchase blocks. The contract positions the buying organisation within the goods industry category, addressing their energy supply needs post the expiration of the current flexible contract on 30th September 2024.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs capable of flexibly navigating the energy market and offering competitive rates. Involvement in such strategic energy supply contracts can help businesses expand their clientele in the public sector, securing long-term agreements that provide stability and predictability in revenue. Companies with expertise in negotiating energy pricing and managing large-scale supply chain logistics are ideally suited to compete and collaborate within this framework. This contract also allows some room for price negotiations over its duration, potentially benefiting suppliers who can respond agilely to market fluctuations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of Gas

Notice Description

Currently services are provided under the Kent County Council Framework with Laser Energy. Following research, by Procurement it is felt that best value for the Authority would be achieved by remaining with Kent County Councils Framework with Laser Energy. Laser has the option to select from a plethora of suppliers. Originally, they ran a mini competition for RBFRS services and selected Npower the supplier whose rates where the most preferential to the Authority. The current contract is a flexible pricing contract, which means we can re-negotiate our rates Laser has the benefit of bidding for large energy purchase blocks as they aggregate all their clients' requirements. Therefore, they can purchase large blocks of energy at discounted rates as opposed to buying energy in smaller blocks under Purchase in Advance PIA Basket where all site volume purchased prior to delivery for a 12-month supply period. Pass Through charges will be added to arrive at the delivered price in pence per Kilowatt hour. The delivered price is fixed for the 12 months period. Once we give the go ahead from to Laser, they will start to purchase flexibly for RBFRS which would be at the current market rate which is lower than the rate we are currently paying. The current strategy would be to fix out the whole of year one at the current market rates and also purchase a large proportion of year two and some of the volume for year three at current market rates. This will protect RBFRS from future increases but by leaving volume open in years two and three we can also benefit if the price continues to fall over the next few months. The current flexible contract expires on the 30th September 2024 and rates are negotiated up to this point.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba0d98e2-56f6-4ea5-9b73-a372fdc47e1d
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

CPV Codes

09123000 - Natural gas

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£550,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
1 Sep 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Dec 20241 years ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2024 - 30 Sep 2029 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ROYAL BERKSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
READING
Postcode
RG31 7SD
Post Town
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Berkshire
Electoral Ward
Tilehurst Birch Copse
Westminster Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LASER ENERGY BUYING GROUP

Further Information

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