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YPO - 001100 Supply of Electricity and Ancillary Services

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation

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13 Jun 2022 at 13:34

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28 Mar 2022 at 13:10

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Summary of the contracting process

YPO, acting as a central purchasing organisation for local authorities, education bodies, emergency services and other permitted public-sector users, procured a framework for electricity supply and related ancillary energy services. The appointed supplier supplies electricity directly to each end customer under separate supply agreements. The requirement covers electricity supplies and associated energy services across the United Kingdom. It is primarily relevant to established commercial electricity suppliers able to serve multiple public-sector customers, manage direct customer relationships and provide supporting services such as metering, billing, trading support and customer transition. The purchasing organisation is Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, based in Wakefield. The framework is intended to support customers with energy efficiency, climate and sustainability objectives, alongside their routine electricity purchasing needs.

The procurement used an open procedure for a single framework lot and is recorded at the awarded stage. The tender closed on 4 April 2022 at 12:00, with bid opening at the same time; four bids were recorded. The framework was awarded to Npower Commercial Gas Limited on 4 April 2022, and the contract was signed on 26 May 2022. The recorded framework and contract value is £2.6 billion. The contract period runs from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2031, with a possible renewal after 6.5 years and a maximum eight-year structure. Evaluation was based on price at 30%, trading support at 10%, sustainability and social value at 20%, onboarding, exiting and billing at 15%, and customer service, transition and online portal at 25%. The lot is separately marked cancelled, although active awards and contracts are recorded.

This procurement indicates demand for a large, long-term public-sector electricity supply arrangement managed through a framework and direct customer supply agreements. A credible competitor would need a valid commercial electricity supply licence granted by Ofgem and any other legally required qualifications throughout delivery. It would also need the operational scale to support multiple local-authority, education and emergency-services customers, including customer onboarding and exit processes, billing, metering, transition management and an online portal. Strong capability in electricity trading and market support would be important. The evaluation also shows that suppliers need demonstrable customer service, sustainability and social-value delivery, rather than competing on price alone. Relevant experience should include helping organisations reduce consumption, improve efficiency, develop power purchase agreements and work towards climate or net-zero objectives.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

YPO - 001100 Supply of Electricity and Ancillary Services

Notice Description

YPO are looking for a Supplier to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the supply of electricity, as well as related ancillary services, primarily for use in the local authority sector, education sector, emergency services sector and any of YPO's permissible users. This Framework is designed to meet the needs of both YPO and Other Contracting Authorities by establishing an agreement where the end customer will enter into an electricity supply agreement with the Supplier and the Supplier will supply electricity, as well as any ancillary services that the customer requires, direct to the end customer. Any potential tenderers must have a commercial supply licence and listed on the OFGEM

Lot Information

Lot 1

YPO are looking for a Supplier to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the supply of electricity, as well as related ancillary services, primarily for use in the local authority sector, education sector, emergency services sector and any of YPO's permissible users. This Framework is designed to meet the needs of both YPO and Other Contracting Authorities by establishing an agreement where the end customer will enter into an electricity supply agreement with the Supplier and the Supplier will supply electricity, as well as any ancillary services that the customer requires, direct to the end customer. Any potential tenderers must have a commercial supply licence and listed on the OFGEM.

Options: The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2027 with two options to extend for an additional 24 months. The first decision to extend the contract period will be taken by January 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the contract to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures. The maximum contract period will therefore be 8 years, from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2031 (subject to an annual review, incorporating management fee negotiations and KPI performance). The justification for a 4+2+2 (possible 8 years in total) length Framework, is due to the complexity of the proposed Framework Agreement, taking account of the national procurement policy around tackling climate change and given the nature of the service/product, to ensure customers can gain the maximum benefits from using the Framework without compromising the potential for open competition in the wider market. Wholesale electricity prices are currently at the highest ever and having a longer Framework, will allow for YPO to operate a much longer term purchasing strategy without the complexities of sleeving to another provider. A longer term purchasing strategy will mitigate risk for our customers and YPO will be able to provide them with longer term budget certainty in a volatile market. We have also considered that the majority of our customer have declared climate emergencies and have net zero targets of 2030 and beyond and the UK Government itself has a legally-binding target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Having a longer term partnership with an electricity Supplier in a framework format will support our customers on this journey, as one of the biggest contributors to carbon emissions is energy consumption. The collaborative approach with a Supplier for a longer period, will allow for support with reducing consumption/becoming more efficient, setting up effective power purchase agreements and potential for additional support on social value.

Renewal: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 6.5 years from the commencement date.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e0c5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077618-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

09310000 - Electricity

31682000 - Electricity supplies

71314000 - Energy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,600,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,600,000,000 £1B-£10B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
4 Apr 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
5 Jan 2022Expired
Award Date
26 May 20224 years ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 6.5 years from the commencement date.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
Additional Buyers

YPO

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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WAKEFIELD
Postcode
WF2 0XE
Postcode Area
Wakefield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE45 Wakefield
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wakefield
Electoral Ward
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
Westminster Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Npower Commercial Gas Limited

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