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title: "ESPH808 HBC Electricity"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Hastings Borough Council"
published: "2026-09-01"
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# ESPH808 HBC Electricity

Buyer: Hastings Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3747ec7e-473f-4e01-a2c5-ef25e4889921

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## Summary

Hastings Borough Council procured electricity as a goods supply for its requirements in the South East of England. The requirement sits within the broad energy supply category, covering electricity and other energy sources. The named buyer is Hastings Borough Council, based in Hastings. The procurement concerns the supply of electricity rather than construction, maintenance or energy consultancy services. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are electricity suppliers and energy trading or supply companies able to serve a local authority’s consumption across the South East. The requirement provides a clear indication that Hastings Borough Council uses a structured public-sector route to purchase its electricity, with the supply arranged through a wider purchasing system operated for councils.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 16 July 2026 to EDF Energy Customers Limited. The award value is £1,231,588.62 excluding VAT. The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029. The tender submission deadline was 15 July 2026 at 12:00. The contract was a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system and was awarded through a reverse auction conducted by Equity Energies Limited, the DPS and framework operator for Gwynedd Council. The process was evaluated through the reverse-auction route. The published suitability assessment marked the requirement as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The awarded supplier is identified as a large organisation.

This procurement is commercially useful evidence of council demand for electricity supplied at substantial local-authority scale. A future competitor would need to be an established electricity supplier with the financial and operational capacity to serve public-sector consumption across the South East, manage a multi-year supply arrangement and meet the requirements of a large council buyer. The route to market is important: credible suppliers would need to understand call-offs from a dynamic purchasing system and be able to compete through a reverse auction, where price competition is central to the buying process. The award also shows that Hastings Borough Council accepts bids from larger energy businesses through this structured route, rather than treating the requirement as a small-business opportunity or a community-sector contract.

## Notice

The contract was awarded through a reverse auction conducted by Equity Energies Limited, the DPS/Framework operator for Gwynedd Council. The total cost shown is excluding VAT.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd796b36-2c69-4da5-a2cf-ecd9279b97a9 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,231,588 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,231,588 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Hastings Borough Council |
| Locality | HASTINGS |
| Postcode area | Tonbridge |
| Postcode | TN34 3UY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC |
| Local authority | Hastings |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Hastings and Rye |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EDF Energy Customers Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

### Codes

- 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 13:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd796b36-2c69-4da5-a2cf-ecd9279b97a9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd796b36-2c69-4da5-a2cf-ecd9279b97a9
  1st September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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