--- title: "Scottish Procurement Framework Agreement for the Supply of Natural Gas" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000716691" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000716691" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000716691.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000716691.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT" published: "2023-01-23" --- # Scottish Procurement Framework Agreement for the Supply of Natural Gas Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000716691 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000716691) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000716691.json) ## Summary The Scottish Government, acting as a central purchasing body, is planning a tender for a procurement process titled "Scottish Procurement Framework Agreement for the Supply of Natural Gas". The procurement involves the supply of natural gas to the Scottish public sector and third sector organisations. The procurement stage is in the planning phase, with key dates including a future notice date planned for 28th April 2023. The location of the procurement is in Glasgow, UK. The industry category is "General public services". The procurement method is a tender initiated by the Scottish Government. This tender for the supply of natural gas by the Scottish Government presents an opportunity for businesses involved in the natural gas sector to compete for supplying services, metering, billing, and trading. Entities well-suited to compete include suppliers of natural gas trading services, metering and billing services, and those with expertise in the natural gas supply chain. Businesses interested in contributing their views and participating can register their interest on the Public Contracts Scotland website by 10th February 2023. ## Notice Supply of Natural Gas to the Scottish public sector and Scottish third sector organisations. The Supplier will provide metering and billing services, and provide trading services to facilitate the supply of Natural Gas from the wholesale markets. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Scottish Procurement is the organisation tasked with procuring commodities on behalf of all Scottish public bodies. Scottish Procurement is located within the Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate of the Scottish Government. The current framework agreement for the 'supply' of natural gas is due to expire on 31 March 2025. However, this framework agreement will commence 12 months prior, on 1 April 2024. This is to enable forward purchases of gas on the futures markets, up to 2 1/2 years in advance of consumption. Work has commenced on developing the procurement strategy, including canvassing of stakeholders' views. As part of this, Scottish Procurement recognise the value of suppliers having the opportunity to contribute their views, in accordance with Regulation 41 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. 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 https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=716691. Suppliers and other interested parties should read and complete the attached Request for Information document and return it to Procurement_Utilities@gov.scot by 10th February 2023. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469301 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Apr 2023 | | 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 | GLASGOW | | Post town | Glasgow | | Postcode | G2 8EA | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City | | Local authority | Glasgow City | | Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill | | Westminster constituency | Glasgow North | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy ### Codes - 09123000 - Natural gas ## Release History - 23 Jan 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469301 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN469301&idx=1 23rd January 2023 - Request for Information document - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469301 Scottish Procurement Framework Agreement for the Supply of Natural Gas - Supply of Natural Gas to the Scottish public sector and Scottish third sector organisations. The Supplier will provide metering and billing services, and provide trading services to facilitate the supply of Natural Gas from the wholesale markets. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=716691 - 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-r6ebe6-0000716691 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=716691 ## 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-r6ebe6-0000716691. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000716691.json.