Notice Information
Notice Title
Purchase and Supply of Electricity
Notice Description
South West Water Limited is seeking (on behalf of itself and other subsidiaries within the Pennon Group from time to time) to enter into a framework with a single supplier for the flexible supply and management of electricity to both regulated utilities and other subsidiary entities within the Pennon Group for a five year period from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032. The ability to forward purchase volumes as part of the Group hedging strategy is required in the time preceding this period. The Pennon Group is a large consumer of energy across a portfolio of c. 2500 sites with a range of connections. The Pennon Group's sites provide drinking water and sewerage services to customers within Devon and Cornwall with additional drinking water only services to customers around Bristol, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Sutton and East Surrey. Current annual supply volumes are c. 450 GWh and it is anticipated that this will increase over the term of the framework due to growth in treatment quality and served population and also potential investments/acquisitions. At the time of this notice, the current subsidiary entities within the Pennon Group whose sites will covered by this procurement are South West Water Limited, Sutton and East Surrey Water plc, but bidders should note that this list of contracting entities which may call off supplies under this framework may change and/or increase over time in the event of further investments/acquisitions by the Pennon Group and/or any group restructuring.
Lot Information
Lot 1
South West Water Limited is seeking (on behalf of itself and other subsidiaries within the Pennon Group from time to time) to enter into a framework with a single supplier for the flexible supply and management of electricity to both regulated utilities and other subsidiary entities within the Pennon Group for a five year period from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032. The ability to forward purchase volumes as part of the Group hedging strategy is required in the time preceding this period. The Pennon Group is a large consumer of energy across a portfolio of c. 2500 sites with a range of connections. The Pennon Group's sites provide drinking water and sewerage services to customers within Devon and Cornwall with additional drinking water only services to customers around Bristol, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Sutton and East Surrey.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d4e8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060737-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- 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
09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Sep 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH WEST WATER LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Sam Woollacott
- Contact Email
- swoollac@pennon-group.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EXETER
- Postcode
- EX2 7HR
- Post Town
- Exeter
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK43 Devon CC
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLI6 Outer London - South, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Exeter
- Electoral Ward
- St Loyes
- Westminster Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East
Further Information
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