Scope
Reference
6143062
Description
This contract will be for the supply of 100 per cent green Unmetered Electricity for a maximum term of three years. The anticipated commencement date shall be 1st April 2026.
The Contract will be utilised by the following clients: • Department for Infrastructure (DfI); NI Water (NIW); The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI); Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE); and Translink. Each Client will be wholly responsible for the performance of its obligations under the contract. As CPD and its Clients are committed to the Central Government Energy Management Strategy and Action Plan to 2030 Contractors must provide 100 per cent green electricity. This commits all Central Government bodies to reduce costs and consumption consistent with draft Programme for Government (PFG) indicators on greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing security of supply. This is delivered through a target to reduce net energy consumption by 30 percent by 2030 and to spend no more on energy in 2030 as we do today. In addition Department for Economy (DfE) has published an issues paper considering how best to advance proposals for an energy strategy that will enable new and challenging decarbonisation targets to be met. Not least among these is the UK Government legal requirement to achieve "net zero carbon" by 2050. Further details on this initiative can be
found at https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/energy-strategy-call-for-evidence and https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-becomes-first-major-economy-to-pass-net-zeroemissions-law
DfI has embarked on a street lighting LED retrofit programme to replace existing sodium street lighting units with LED ones resulting in reduced consumption as the year progresses. Consequently, the retrofit projects will have an impact on this contract as they will have a direct effect on the consumption of unmetered electricity. The rates submitted must be honoured for the duration of the contract despite the likelihood of a reduction in the annual usage, the supplier should take this into consideration when submitting their response.
Contract 1. DoF - Collaborative Arrangement - Provision of Unmetered Electricity 2026 - 2029
Supplier
Contract value
- £66,000,000 excluding VAT
- £79,200,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
6 January 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
6 January 2026
Standstill period
- End: 15 January 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
16 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 09310000 - Electricity
Contract locations
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Information about tenders
- 2 tenders received
- 2 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 1 supplier unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Unsuccessful suppliers
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Suppliers
POWER NI ENERGY LIMITED
- Companies House: NI027394
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYJZ-4555-DWWV
Greenwood House
Belfast
BT9 5NF
United Kingdom
Email: KAM@powerni.co.uk
Website: http://www.powerni.co.uk
Region: UKN06 - Belfast
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. DoF - Collaborative Arrangement - Provision of Unmetered Electricity 2026 - 2029
SSE AIRTRICITY ENERGY SUPPLY (NI) LIMITED
- Companies House: NI041956
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZHP-9282-YWXJ
Millennium House
Belfast
BT2 7AQ
United Kingdom
Website: http://www.sseairtricity.com
Region: UKN06 - Belfast
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contracting authority
Department of Finance
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVTL-7513-YWVJ
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
United Kingdom
Region: UKN06 - Belfast
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Summary of their role in this procurement: Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVWG-8426-YWXV
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
United Kingdom
Region: UKN06 - Belfast