Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor, The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Public procurement
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply of Energy 2
Reference number
RM6251
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 09310000 - Electricity
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of the supply of electricity and gas for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies.
Suppliers will be expected to provide a number of additional services including but not limited to flexible billing services, administration, query management and transparent pricing for the customer. Suppliers will also be expected to support Crown Commercial Services trading functionality by providing access to trading services, advisors, bespoke reporting and price to market options.
It is expected that there will be separate lots for electricity and gas supply provisions though the lotting structure of this framework will be determined as a result of the market engagement.
Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £6,000,000,000
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
- 09120000 - Gaseous fuels
- 09121200 - Mains gas
- 09133000 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
- 09330000 - Solar energy
- 30237475 - Electric sensors
- 31100000 - Electric motors, generators and transformers
- 31321000 - Electricity power lines
- 31500000 - Lighting equipment and electric lamps
- 31518200 - Emergency lighting equipment
- 31680000 - Electrical supplies and accessories
- 31681000 - Electrical accessories
- 31682000 - Electricity supplies
- 38551000 - Energy meters
- 38552000 - Electronic meters
- 38554000 - Electricity meters
- 42520000 - Ventilation equipment
- 44111511 - Electrical insulators
- 44212222 - Electricity transmission pylons
- 44212226 - Electricity poles
- 45232200 - Ancillary works for electricity power lines
- 45261215 - Solar panel roof-covering work
- 45310000 - Electrical installation work
- 45315000 - Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment
- 45315100 - Electrical engineering installation works
- 45315300 - Electricity supply installations
- 45317000 - Other electrical installation work
- 45317100 - Electrical installation work of pumping equipment
- 45317200 - Electrical installation work of transformers
- 45317300 - Electrical installation work of electrical distribution apparatus
- 45333000 - Gas-fitting installation work
- 45333200 - Gas meter installation work
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 50411200 - Repair and maintenance services of gas meters
- 50411300 - Repair and maintenance services of electricity meters
- 50532000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment
- 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
- 51112000 - Installation services of electricity distribution and control equipment
- 51112200 - Installation services of electricity control equipment
- 51120000 - Installation services of mechanical equipment
- 65210000 - Gas distribution
- 65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services
- 65310000 - Electricity distribution
- 65320000 - Operation of electrical installations
- 71314000 - Energy and related services
- 71314100 - Electrical services
- 71314200 - Energy-management services
- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
- 71314310 - Heating engineering services for buildings
- 71323100 - Electrical power systems design services
- 72300000 - Data services
- 72310000 - Data-processing services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply of Energy 2
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 September 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the energy market.
Crown Commercial Service (CCS), as the Contracting Authority, intends to put in place a framework agreement for the supply of approximately 23 TWh of electricity and gas to meet requirements of 820 customers across c.73,000 meters managed via an aggregated, flexible, risk managed approach.
The requirement covers all gas and electricity meters.
Growth in customer numbers could cause a rise in demand. Conversely, any energy demand destruction/ efficiency initiatives could reduce the figure over the life of the relationship.
Existing volumes will be expected to transfer in stages as supply delivery periods (under the existing arrangement) expire and therefore initial delivery volumes may be significantly lower.
Provision of goods, works and services in addition to the provision of electricity and gas supplies may also be required.
The decision as to whether to split the agreement into lots and the full options of additional services is yet to be determined and therefore we will seek to conduct a series of market engagement activities to explore available options.
Crown Commercial Service intends to hold market engagement sessions during May, June and July 2021 with any suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting framework contract[s]. If you are interested in attending a market engagement session please express your interest by emailing rm6251@crowncommercial.gov.uk no later than midday on 21 May 2021. Further details will be provided to you.
Your email must clearly state: the name of your organisation, and contact details for the individual(s) who will be participating in the market engagement.
A Future Opportunity on contract finder can be found here: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f56df502-4f7a-4f7b-99f1-a7747c50228e