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The Supply of Natural Gas and Associated Services

Suffolk County Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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26 Apr 2024 at 10:39

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Tender

05 Apr 2023 at 15:08

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Suffolk County Council is inviting tenders for "The Supply of Natural Gas and Associated Services" within the goods category. The procurement process is currently in the active stage with a tender deadline set for May 5, 2023. The contract value is £12,000,000 GBP, with a two-year initial period starting on October 1, 2023, and possible extensions up to September 30, 2027. The buying organization is Suffolk County Council, with the contracting authority managing the process and overseeing the evaluation.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing natural gas and energy-related services to compete for a significant contract. Companies specialising in gas supply, energy trading, and utility services are well-suited to participate. The procurement method is an open procedure, allowing transparent competition among potential suppliers. With clear submission requirements and potential future extension opportunities, this tender offers a promising avenue for business growth and partnership with Suffolk County Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Supply of Natural Gas and Associated Services

Notice Description

We require a flexible risk managed natural gas contract for 2 years with the option to extend for up to a further two years, for the initial period 1.10.2023 to 30.9.2025. Operating as an aggregated portfolio of natural gas consumption for daily metered (DM), metered and non-daily metered meters (NDM) forming part of a combined portfolio. We will operate a rolling two year purchasing strategy for multiple customers, where gas will be purchased and sold on the traded wholesale energy market via OFGEM licenced suppliers. The portfolio may be split into purchasing in advance of year and purchasing within year. Natural gas is to be priced to the customers on a fixed cost basis for a fixed term period which will have been purchased in advance of delivery and may be greater than 1 year and as short as 1 month. The supplier will execute trades via a shared set strategy and customers will be aligned to a common contract start date.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This procurement exercise is being carried out by Suffolk County Council and the resulting contract will be in Suffolk County Council's name. Suffolk County Council has appointed Vertas Group Ltd to undertake the tender evaluation and subsequent contract management as part of their duties to Suffolk County Council. Vertas is a limited company wholly owned by Suffolk County Council. The contract portfolio has around 500 sites with an annual consumption of 79 GWh.

Renewal: The contract may be extended for up to a further two (2) years giving a maximum end date of 30th September 2027.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bcdf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013553-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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

CPV Codes

09123000 - Natural gas

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£14,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Apr 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 May 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Sep 20232 years ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: The Council will consider if to re-procure the contract in October 2024. If the contract is extended the consideration will be made in October 2025 and/or October 2026 if the decision is made to not extend additional notices will likely be published at these times

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Suffolk County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
IPSWICH
Postcode
IP1 2BX
Postcode Area
Ipswich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH62 Ipswich
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Ipswich
Electoral Ward
Gipping
Westminster Constituency
Ipswich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SEFE Energy Ltd

Further Information

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