--- title: "Scottish Procurement Framework Agreement for the Supply of Natural Gas - Request for Information" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000520626" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000520626" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000520626.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000520626.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT" published: "2018-01-29" --- # Scottish Procurement Framework Agreement for the Supply of Natural Gas - Request for Information Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000520626 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000520626) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000520626.json) ## Summary The Scottish Government is initiating a procurement process for the "Scottish Procurement Framework Agreement for the Supply of Natural Gas - Request for Information." This tender, categorised under services, aims to supply natural gas to the Scottish public sector and third sector organisations. Interested parties are required to submit their responses by 23 February 2018. The procurement process is at the planning stage, and the procurement method employed is a tender. The primary location for service delivery is in Edinburgh, UK. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in the supply of natural gas and related services such as metering and billing. Companies equipped to participate in this procurement may include energy providers, third-party energy service companies, and consultants who can navigate the public procurement landscape. Furthermore, organisations that already supply to public sector entities or have experience in providing utility services would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. ## Notice Supply of Natural Gas to the Scottish public sector and Scottish third sector organisations. The supplier will provide metering and billing services, and will provide trading services to facilitate supply of Natural Gas from the wholesale markets. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Framework Agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross- border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Scotland Office, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, Scottish Fire & Rescue Service, the Scottish Police Authority, Scottish health boards or special health boards, all NHS Scotland, The Integrated Joint Boards established further to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) Act 2014, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Student Loans Company Limited, the Forestry Commission, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. Information about Scottish Public Bodies is available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about Information about the Review of Public Procurement in Scotland and links to the other Centres of Expertise are available at:http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/Procurement The attached Request for Information is aimed at collating those views from anyone wishing to supply the Scottish public sector. The information gathered will be utilised in developing the Scottish public sector Supply of Natural Gas procurement strategy and any subsequent National Framework arrangements. No single submission will define the National Framework in its entirety but all responses will be used to inform the procurement strategy. To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=520626 Suppliers and other interested parties should read and complete the attached Request for Information document and return it to Procurement_Utilities@gov.scot by 09 February 2018. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN308328 | | Notice type | OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Jan 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Jul 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH6 6QQ | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | Leith | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy ### Codes - 09123000 - Natural gas ## Release History - 29 Jan 2018 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN308328 - 25 Jan 2018 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN308014 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN308014&idx=1 27th January 2018 - RFI-Natural Gas - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN308014 Scottish Procurement Framework Agreement for the Supply of Natural Gas - Request for Information - Supply of Natural Gas to the Scottish public sector and Scottish third sector organisations. The supplier will provide metering and billing services, and will provide trading services to facilitate supply of Natural Gas from the wholesale markets. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=520626 - http://www.scotland.gov.uk - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/Procurement - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000520626 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000520626. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000520626.json.