Notice Information
Notice Title
WME 001 - A Framework Agreement for the Supply of Natural Gas on a Flexible Basis and the Provision of Associated Services
Notice Description
This is an award notice for a framework agreement for the supply of natural gas on a flexible basis and the provision of associated services to the customers of West Mercia Energy (WME) in its constituent authorities' areas of Shropshire, Herefordshire, Telford & Wrekin and Worcestershire together with other customers of West Mercia Energy (current and potential) as identified in the Instructions for Tendering document. The framework agreement is with one Contractor and will commence upon signature for a period up to 31 March 2030, allowing for forward purchasing for the supply period, with the period of supply commencing 1st April 2026.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is an award notice for a new four year single supplier framework for the provision of gas supplies, with WME acting as intermediary to buy the gas on the wholesale market. WME provides a fully managed service including validation and payment of bills on behalf of customers. The framework agreement will commence upon signature for a period up to 31 March 2030, allowing for forward purchasing for the supply period, with the period of supply commencing 1 April 2026. The organisation is operated under the authority of a Joint Committee formed under the Local Government Act 1972, the member authorities being Shropshire Council, Herefordshire Council, Worcestershire County Council and Telford and Wrekin Council. A Joint Agreement between those member authorities determines the governance arrangements. The Joint Committee is the elected member body responsible for the discharge of the functions of the member authorities. The objectives of the West Mercia Energy Joint Committee (WME) is to maintain effective, efficient and economic arrangements for the purchase and supply of energy at the request of and to the satisfaction of the member authorities and to other public bodies, non-profit making and charitable organizations, education providers, including academies and private sector organizations delivering public services on behalf of public bodies and such other organizations which may be approved by the Joint Committee (including approval via the Annual Business Plan) where it is permitted by law and is to benefit of member authorities to do so. In accordance with the above-stated aims and objectives, WME are awarding a contract framework arrangement for the supply and delivery of gas and ancillary services to the customers of West Mercia Energy in its constituent authorities' areas of Shropshire, Herefordshire, Telford and Wrekin and Worcestershire, together with other customers of West Mercia Energy (current and potential), in general as further identified at the following websites but also to include any organisation within the description in the paragraph above not so identified: https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-council https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/?SelectedTab=Establishments&SearchType=Location https://www.police.uk/pu/contact-the-police/ http://www.scotland.police.uk/your-community/ http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs. https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-Services http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/ http://www.scottishambulance.com/Theservice/Default.aspx http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure http://www.oscr.org.uk/ http://www.urbantransportgroup.org/about-us https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-provider-directory/ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search?q=&p=2 http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/?SelectedTab=Establishments
Renewal: 4 years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-043beb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035180-2024
- 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
-
- CPV Codes
09121200 - Mains gas
09123000 - Natural gas
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £100,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £100,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £100,000,000 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Oct 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Jul 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 14 May 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 14 Oct 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2024 - 31 Mar 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 4 years
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
CONSTITUENT AUTHORITIES OF SHROPSHIRE, HEREFORDSHIRE, TELFORD & WREKIN AND WORCESTERSHIRE TOGETHER WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS OF WEST MERCIA ENERGY (CURRENT AND POTENTIAL)
WEST MERCIA ENERGY (A LOCAL AUTHORITY JOINT COMMITTEE OF SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL, WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, TELFORD & WREKIN COUNCIL AND HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL) WWW.SHROPSHIRE.GOV.UK, ABBEY FOREGATE, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6ND, UNITED KINGDOM
WEST MERCIA ENERGY (A LOCAL AUTHORITY JOINT COMMITTEE OF SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL, WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, TELFORD AND WREKIN COUNCIL AND HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL)
- Contact Name
- Gareth Maude, Procurement team
- Contact Email
- gmaude@westmerciaenergy.co.uk, procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1743252993, +44 3331014354
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHREWSBURY
- Postcode
- SY2 6ND
- Post Town
- Shrewsbury
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG22 Shropshire
- Delivery Location
- TLG22 Shropshire
-
- Local Authority
- Shropshire
- Electoral Ward
- Abbey
- Westminster Constituency
- Shrewsbury
Further Information
Notice URLs
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