Notice Information
Notice Title
Balancing Gas Tender 2024_25
Notice Description
Northern Ireland's requirement for Balancing Gas Services (Balancing Gas Sell and Balancing Gas Buy) is being tendered by PTL for the period from 1st October 2024 until 30th September 2025 on behalf of GNI (UK), PTL, BGTL, and WTL (together the "NI Network Operators").
Lot Information
Primary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contract (Primary Buy)
This Lot (Lot 1) relates to Balancing Gas Contracts concerning the purchase of gas by the NI Network Operators.For this Lot 1, there are two types of contracts (for Balancing Gas Buy Contracts) being: 1A NIBP Primary Balancing Gas Buy (with physical delivery via the Moffat IP); and 1B Locational (Moffat) Primary Balancing Gas Buy. The total max daily requirement has been estimated for the purchase of Balancing Gas, which may be met from this Lot 1 or Lot 2, has been estimated at 8 667 000 kWh. There maybe more than one Balancing Gas Contract awarded in order to meet the total requirement, with each Balancing Gas Buy Contract having a minimum quantity of 5 000 000 kWh. Additional information: As PTL has reserved the option to further extend the Lot 1 Primary Buy Framework Agreement and Primary Balancing Gas Buy Contracts, in certain circumstances thesearrangements have potential to continue for a period of up to 2 years. As such the duration in II.2.7 has been completed on the basis these arrangements continue for the full 2 year period
Options: While it is envisaged that the Lot 1 Primary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Buy Contract (Primary Buy) will terminate automatically at 5:00 on 1st October 2025, PTL shall have the option to extend the term of the Lot 1 Primary Buy Framework Agreement (and Balancing Gas Buy Contracts - Primary Buy) to 5:00 on 1st October 2026, by serving notice on each Framework Member at any time prior to 1st October 2025, if PTL's tender process for the award of a framework agreement for the purchase of Balancing Gas for the NI Network for the gas year 1st October 2025 to 1st October 2026 is unsuccessful and it is unable to appoint any successful bidders. PTL intends to award places on the Framework Agreements until the relevant quantity requirement (for buy or sell of gas, of 8,667,000 kWh in all cases) has been met. In addition PTL may, for the purposes of operational resilience, choose to offer further places on the Framework Agreements. Since each Tenderer must offer a minimum quantity in their tenders, it is on this basis that the potential maximum number of participants to the framework agreement has been envisaged as 3. However, PTL reserves the right to place additional participants on the Framework Agreements if it considers that appropriate.
Secondary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contract (Secondary Buy)This Lot (Lot 2) relates to Balancing Gas Contracts concerning the (secondary) purchase of gas by the NI Network Operators (NIBP SECONDARY BALANCING GAS BUY CONTRACT(WITH PHYSICAL DELIVERY VIA THE SOUTH NORTH INTERCONNECTION POINT)). For this Lot 2, there is one contract type (for Balancing Gas Secondary Buy Contract) being: NIBP Secondary Balancing Gas Buy (with physical delivery via South North IP). The total max daily requirement has been estimated at 8 667 000 kWh. It is envisaged that the max daily requirement will be provided for through the Balancing Gas Primary Buy Contracts, awarded under Lot 1, unless certain conditions prevail, as outlined in the ITT and Framework Agreements. It is envisaged there will be a maximum of one contract in Lot 2 awarded with a minimum quantity requirement of 5,000,000 kWh. Additional information: As GNI(UK) has reserved the option to further extend the Lot 2 Secondary Buy FrameworkAgreement & Secondary Balancing Gas Buy Contracts, in certain circumstances thesearrangements have potential to continue for a period of up to 2 years. As such, the estimatedvalue in II.2.6 and duration in II.2.7 have been completed on the basis these arrangementscontinue for the full 2 year period.
Options: While it is envisaged that the Lot 2 Secondary Buy Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Secondary Buy Contracts will terminate automatically at 5:00 on 1 October 2025, GNI(UK) shall have the option to extend the term of the Lot 2 Secondary Buy Framework Agreement (and Balancing Gas Secondary Buy Contracts) to 5:00 on 1 October 2026, by serving notice to the Framework Member at any time prior to 1 October 2025, if PTL and GNI(UK)'s tender process for the award of a framework agreement for the (primary or secondary buy) purchase of Balancing Gas for the NI Network for the gas year 1 October 2025 to 1 October 2026 is unsuccessful and it is unable to appoint a successful bidder
Sell Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contracts (Sell)This Lot (Lot 3) relates to Balancing Gas Contracts concerning the sale of gas by the NINetwork Operators (Balancing Gas Sell Contracts). For this Lot 3, there is one contracttype (for Balancing Gas Sell Contract) being: 3: Non-Locational Balancing Gas Sell. The totaldaily max requirement has been estimated at 8,667,000kWh. There may be more than oneBalancing Gas Contract awarded in order to meet the total requirement, with each BalancingGas Buy Contract having a minimum quantity requirement of 3,000,000 kWh. Additional information: As we have reserved the option to further extend the Lot 3 Contract, in certain circumstances thesearrangements have potential to continue for a period of up to 2 years. As such, the estimatedvalue in II.2.6 and duration in II.2.7 have been completed on the basis these arrangementscontinue for the full 2 year period.
Options: While it is envisaged that the Lot 3 Sell Framework Agreement and Balancing Gas Contracts(Sell) will terminate automatically at 5:00 on 1 October 2025, PTL and GNI(UK) shall havethe option to extend the term of the Lot 3 Framework Agreement (and Balancing Gas SellContracts) to 5:00 on 1 October 2026, by serving notice on each Framework Member at anytime prior to 1 October 2025, if PTL and GNI (UK)'s tender process for the award of aframework agreement for the sale of Balancing Gas for the NI Network for the gas year 1October 2025 to1 October 2026 is unsuccessful and it is unable to appoint any successfulbidders
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0472dc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019597-2024
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
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
- Not specified
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
- £4,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jun 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Jul 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- PREMIER TRANSMISSION LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Hannah Keery
- Contact Email
- hannah.keery@mutual-energy.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 2890437580
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT7 1SH
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice URLs
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