192_27 Supply of Mains Gas

  • ESPO

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-007474

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-045797 (view related notices)

Published 28 February 2025, 9:30am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

ESPO

Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby

LEICESTER

LE19 1ES

Contact

Energy Procurement Team

Email

tenders@espo.org

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.espo.org/


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

192_27 Supply of Mains Gas

Reference number

192_27

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 09121200 - Mains gas

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

PLEASE NOTE, THIS TENDER (INCLUDING THE TENDER DOCUMENTS) IS RESTRICTED TO ONLY THOSE ORGANISATIONS THAT HOLD AN OFGEM GAS SUPPLY LICENCE.

Please refer to Section II.2.4 below for further details including how to tender.


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2025/S 000-006364


Section seven. Changes

seven.1) Information to be changed or added

seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice

Section number

II.2.4

Place of text to be modified

Description of the procurement

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PLEASE NOTE, THIS TENDER (INCLUDING THE TENDER DOCUMENTS) IS RESTRICTED TO ONLY THOSE ORGANISATIONS THAT HOLD AN OFGEM GAS SUPPLY LICENCE.

ESPO are seeking to appoint a single supplier to a Framework covering the supply of mains gas and associated services. ESPO will act the intermediary to purchase gas on behalf of customers from across the public sector.

ESPO's current portfolio is approximately 6,000 sites.

To tender:

(a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '192_27' (via "View Opportunities" from the 'EastMidsTenders' Portal); (d) Express an interest (if not already completed via the previously Published PIN); (e) Please refer to the below regarding access to the tender documents (will only be granted by ESPO once a Confidentiality Agreement has been completed and returned).

ESPO will impose on economic operators requirements aimed at protecting the confidential nature of information made available throughout the procurement procedure (as permitted by Regulation 21(3)) and, before receiving that information, economic operators will be required to complete and return a Confidentiality Agreement.

In the first instance, economic operators MUST complete an Expression of interest ('register interest') for this tender opportunity (as detailed above, and if not already completed via the previously Published PIN), after which you will be able to access the Messages area on the eProcurement Portal (ProContract).

To request access to the Tender documents, you MUST submit a Message on the eProcurement Portal for this Opportunity / Activity, confirming your Company Name and Registration Number. Upon verification of this information (including that an OFGEM Gas Supply Licence is held), ESPO will issue the Confidential Agreement (via the eProcurement Portal Messages), for this to be signed and returned. Access to the Tender documents will only be granted once this has been completed.

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PLEASE NOTE, THIS TENDER (INCLUDING THE TENDER DOCUMENTS) IS RESTRICTED TO ONLY THOSE ORGANISATIONS THAT HOLD AN OFGEM GAS SUPPLY LICENCE.

ESPO are seeking to appoint a single supplier to a Framework covering the supply of mains gas and associated services. ESPO will act the intermediary to purchase gas on behalf of customers from across the public sector.

ESPO's current portfolio is approximately 6,000 sites.

To tender:

(a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '192_27' (via "View Opportunities" from the 'EastMidsTenders' Portal); (d) Express an interest (if not already completed via the previously Published PIN); (e) Please refer to the below regarding access to the tender documents.

In the first instance, economic operators MUST complete an Expression of interest ('register interest') for this tender opportunity (as detailed above, and if not already completed via the previously Published PIN), after which you will be able to access the Messages area on the eProcurement Portal (ProContract).

To request access to the Tender documents, you MUST submit a Message on the eProcurement Portal for this Opportunity / Activity, confirming your Company Name and Registration Number. Upon verification of this information (including that an OFGEM Gas Supply Licence is held), access to the Tender documents will be enabled by ESPO (the eProcurement Portal, ProContract, creates a notification for this once this is completed).

For reference, the Invitation to Tender will be made available in accordance with the above on condition that its contents (including the fact the Tenderer receives the Invitation to Tender) is kept confidential by the Tenderer and is not copied, reproduced, distributed or passed to an other person at any time, except for the purpose of enabling the Tenderer to submit a tender.

seven.2) Other additional information

This change removes the requirement for a Confidentiality Agreement to be completed.