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title: "The Supply of Natural Gas and Associated Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03bcdf"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# The Supply of Natural Gas and Associated Services

Buyer: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03bcdf

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## Summary

The Suffolk County Council is inviting tenders for "The Supply of Natural Gas and Associated Services" within the goods category. The procurement process is currently in the active stage with a tender deadline set for May 5, 2023. The contract value is £12,000,000 GBP, with a two-year initial period starting on October 1, 2023, and possible extensions up to September 30, 2027. The buying organization is Suffolk County Council, with the contracting authority managing the process and overseeing the evaluation.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing natural gas and energy-related services to compete for a significant contract. Companies specialising in gas supply, energy trading, and utility services are well-suited to participate. The procurement method is an open procedure, allowing transparent competition among potential suppliers. With clear submission requirements and potential future extension opportunities, this tender offers a promising avenue for business growth and partnership with Suffolk County Council.

## Notice

We require a flexible risk managed natural gas contract for 2 years with the option to extend for up to a further two years, for the initial period 1.10.2023 to 30.9.2025. Operating as an aggregated portfolio of natural gas consumption for daily metered (DM), metered and non-daily metered meters (NDM) forming part of a combined portfolio. We will operate a rolling two year purchasing strategy for multiple customers, where gas will be purchased and sold on the traded wholesale energy market via OFGEM licenced suppliers. The portfolio may be split into purchasing in advance of year and purchasing within year. Natural gas is to be priced to the customers on a fixed cost basis for a fixed term period which will have been purchased in advance of delivery and may be greater than 1 year and as short as 1 month. The supplier will execute trades via a shared set strategy and customers will be aligned to a common contract start date.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This procurement exercise is being carried out by Suffolk County Council and the resulting contract will be in Suffolk County Council's name. Suffolk County Council has appointed Vertas Group Ltd to undertake the tender evaluation and subsequent contract management as part of their duties to Suffolk County Council. Vertas is a limited company wholly owned by Suffolk County Council. The contract portfolio has around 500 sites with an annual consumption of 79 GWh.

Renewal: The contract may be extended for up to a further two (2) years giving a maximum end date of 30th September 2027.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013553-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 5 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2023 - 30 Sep 2025 |
| Recurrence | Estimated timing for further notices to be published: The Council will consider if to re-procure the contract in October 2024. If the contract is extended the consideration will be made in October 2025 and/or October 2026 if the decision is made to not extend additional notices will likely be published at these times |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £12,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £14,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | IPSWICH |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP1 2BX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich |
| Local authority | Ipswich |
| Electoral ward | Gipping |
| Westminster constituency | Ipswich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SEFE ENERGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 09123000 - Natural gas

## Release History

- 26 Apr 2024 at 09:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013553-2024
- 5 Apr 2023 at 14:08 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009991-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.suffolksourcing.uk

## Provenance

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