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Electricity

Scottish Borders Council

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31 Jul 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Scottish Borders Council procured electricity supply under the Scottish Government’s framework for the supply of electricity. The requirement covered electricity as a purchased utility, with associated electricity supply and energy-related services. Delivery was for Scottish Borders Council’s operations in the Scottish Borders, with the recorded delivery area identified as the Scottish Borders region. The procurement is classified under CPV 31682000 for electricity supplies, alongside codes covering electricity distribution and energy-related services. The buyer is Scottish Borders Council, a local authority based at Council Headquarters in Newtown St Boswells. The requirement was handled as a framework call-off rather than a standalone invitation to tender. EDF Energy was the named supplier for the call-off, serving the council’s electricity requirement during the recorded supply period.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Scottish Borders Council called off from the Scottish Government electricity framework using an open procedure. EDF Energy was awarded the single lot, with one bid recorded. The contract was signed on 1 April 2025 and is active. It covers a 12-month supply period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. The recorded contract value is £5,566,955.60. The published amount represents the actual regulated call-off spend incurred during that period, rather than an estimate. The lot was for cumulative electricity framework spend. Price and quality weightings, and other award criteria, did not apply to this publication of cumulative spend. The arrangement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

For suppliers assessing future Scottish Borders Council electricity requirements, this award demonstrates substantial recurring demand for utility supply delivered through a public-sector framework. A credible competitor would need to be an established electricity supplier able to participate in, or gain access to, the relevant collaborative framework and manage regulated public-sector call-offs. The requirement is suited to organisations with the operational capacity to supply a council-wide customer over a sustained annual period, administer consumption and billing across the customer’s estate, and meet the framework’s contractual and reporting obligations. The single recorded bid came from a large supplier, indicating that scale, framework readiness and the ability to manage a sizeable local-authority electricity account are important competitive characteristics for this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Electricity

Notice Description

This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scottish Government Framework for the supply of Electricity by Scottish Borders Council during the 12-month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Cumulative spend from the Scottish Government Framework, Supply of Electricity, SP-21-052 during the period 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026.. The Award Criteria and the price and quality weightings do not apply when publishing the cumulative spend incurred at Scottish Borders Council from this collaborative Framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000837632
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561340
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award 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

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

65 - Public utilities

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

31682000 - Electricity supplies

65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services

65310000 - Electricity distribution

71314100 - Electrical services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,566,955 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Borders Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS
Postcode
TD6 0SA
Postcode Area
Galashiels
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Delivery Location
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Local Authority
Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward
Selkirkshire
Westminster Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EDF Energy

Further Information

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