Notice Information
Notice Title
GMCA 1317 Gas Supply Contract
Notice Description
Contract covering gas supply for the GMFRS estate and a small number of GM Waste Sites.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Direct Award via YPO framework (Supply of Gas Framework - 1187) in line with PCR15 regulations and constitution.
Options: The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2029 with two options to extend for an additional 24 months. The first decision to extend the Framework period will be taken by the end of December 2028 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the Framework to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures. The maximum Framework period will therefore be 8 years, from 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2033 (subject to an annual review, incorporating price negotiations and KPI performance).
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-0458ba
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080128-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
65 - Public utilities
-
- CPV Codes
65000000 - Public utilities
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,560,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,563,600,000 £1B-£10B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Jun 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Jul 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2033 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
- GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Contracts Team, Dan Wood
- Contact Email
- contracts@ypo.co.uk, dwood@lancaster.gov.uk, procurement@manchesterfire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 0, +44 1524582061, +44 1924664685
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WAKEFIELD
- Postcode
- WF2 0XE
- Post Town
- Wakefield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Deansgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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