Opportunity

The Supply of Electricity and Natural Gas

  • Procurement for Housing

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-001758

Published 20 January 2022, 5:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Procurement for Housing

2 Olympic Way, Woolston Grange Avenue

Birchwood, Warrington

wa2 0yl

Contact

Andrea Dickaty

Email

adickaty@pfh.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1925282395

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.procurementforhousing.co.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA26067

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

www.mytenders.co.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.mytenders.co.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

The Supply of Electricity and Natural Gas

Reference number

AD/ENERGY SUPPLY /01-22

two.1.2) Main CPV code

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

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Established in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated to the social housing sector and supported by the National Housing Federation (NHF), Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and HouseMark. Collectively our Members manage more than 75% of UK’ social housing stock, with PfH helping them to achieve efficiency savings using a wide range of services including framework agreements, spend analyses, strategy reviews, consolidated billing and comprehensive reporting.

PfH is a contracting authority under Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR 2015”) and a central purchasing body under regulation 37 PCR 2015.

PfH is tendering for a framework agreement for The Supply of Electricity and Natural Gas. Tenders are invited from suitably experienced OFGEM licensed organisations that can provide the range of services and meet the minimum selection criteria as set out in the tender documents.

The Framework will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years, and may be extended for a further 12 months at the discretion of PfH.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £400,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
  • 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
  • 09310000 - Electricity
  • 31230000 - Parts of electricity distribution or control apparatus
  • 31321000 - Electricity power lines
  • 31682000 - Electricity supplies
  • 31682100 - Electricity boxes
  • 31682110 - Electricity box covers
  • 38554000 - Electricity meters
  • 45315300 - Electricity supply installations
  • 50411300 - Repair and maintenance services of electricity meters
  • 51112000 - Installation services of electricity distribution and control equipment
  • 51112100 - Installation services of electricity distribution equipment
  • 51112200 - Installation services of electricity control equipment
  • 65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services
  • 65310000 - Electricity distribution
  • 09330000 - Solar energy
  • 09123000 - Natural gas
  • 42941000 - Machinery for the heat treatment of gas
  • 44161110 - Gas-distribution network
  • 45231221 - Gas supply mains construction work
  • 45255800 - Gas-production plant construction work
  • 45333200 - Gas meter installation work
  • 50411200 - Repair and maintenance services of gas meters
  • 65200000 - Gas distribution and related services
  • 65210000 - Gas distribution
  • 63121110 - Gas storage services
  • 76000000 - Services related to the oil and gas industry
  • 76100000 - Professional services for the gas industry
  • 90715110 - Gasworks site investigation
  • 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
  • 31210000 - Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits
  • 31211100 - Boards for electrical apparatus
  • 31600000 - Electrical equipment and apparatus
  • 31680000 - Electrical supplies and accessories
  • 31681000 - Electrical accessories
  • 45310000 - Electrical installation work
  • 45311000 - Electrical wiring and fitting work
  • 45311100 - Electrical wiring work
  • 45311200 - Electrical fitting work
  • 45317000 - Other electrical installation work
  • 45317200 - Electrical installation work of transformers
  • 45317300 - Electrical installation work of electrical distribution apparatus
  • 50116100 - Electrical-system repair services
  • 50532400 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment
  • 50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
  • 50711000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations
  • 51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
  • 51110000 - Installation services of electrical equipment
  • 71314100 - Electrical services
  • 65320000 - Operation of electrical installations
  • 71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
  • 71323100 - Electrical power systems design services
  • 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

PfH is seeking to appoint a panel of OFGEM licensed power and gas suppliers for the provision of Electricity and Natural gas supply in addition to a range of associated services.

It is envisaged that a range of contract options will be required within the term, including but not limited to fixed price fixed term contracts, collective flexibly traded contracts and individually risk managed flexibly traded contracts.

Please Note: Suppliers do not need to deliver all elements to be appointed to this framework agreement. For further details, please refer to the tender documentation.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Sustainability / Weighting: 50%

Price - Weighting: 50%

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £400,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

12 month optional extension at the discretion of PfH.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

Successful suppliers must hold a current and valid OFGEM supply license.

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

21 February 2022

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

21 February 2022

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

This Framework may be used by any contracting authority listed in or referred to in the FTS Notice. This includes: All current members of PfH at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement; Any registered provider of social housing (or Welsh registered social landlord ,or Scottish registered social registered social landlord) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any public authority (as defined in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for public authorities in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and UK-wide public authorities based in Scotland, or as defined in the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 for Scottish public authorities) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any local authority (as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 for public authorities in England and Wales or as defined in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 for Scottish local authorities or as defined in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 for local authorities in Northern Ireland) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any housing Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any wholly owned subsidiaries of any of the above Organisations And any other contracting authority listed on the following page of the PfH website

http://procurementforhousing.co.uk/permissible-users/ at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=225154.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

(MT Ref:225154)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

Cabinet Office

London

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3450103503

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit