Contract

YPO - 001100 Supply of Electricity and Ancillary Services

  • YPO

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-016142

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02e0c5

Published 13 June 2022, 1:34pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

YPO

41 Industrial Park

Wakefield

WF2 0XE

Contact

Contracts Team

Email

contracts@ypo.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1924885903

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE45 - Wakefield

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.ypo.co.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.ypo.co.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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

YPO - 001100 Supply of Electricity and Ancillary Services

Reference number

001100

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 09310000 - Electricity

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

YPO are looking for a Supplier to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the supply

of electricity, as well as related ancillary services, primarily for use in the local authority

sector, education sector, emergency services sector and any of YPO’s permissible users.

This Framework is designed to meet the needs of both YPO and Other Contracting

Authorities by establishing an agreement where the end customer will enter into an

electricity supply agreement with the Supplier and the Supplier will supply electricity, as well

as any ancillary services that the customer requires, direct to the end customer. Any

potential tenderers must have a commercial supply licence and listed on the OFGEM

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £2,600,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 09310000 - Electricity
  • 31682000 - Electricity supplies
  • 71314000 - Energy and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Framework Agreement shall cover the supply of Electricity, as well as the provision of

related ancillary products and services. These ancillary products and services may include

but are not limited to the following listed below. Please note that the Supplier must be

capable and be able to deliver the ones highlighted mandatory.

• Energy Storage

• Solar- Design and Install

• Smart Cities

• Demand Side Response/ Demand Side Flexibility

• Heat Pumps

• Intelligent Metering

• Carbon Offsetting

• Feasibility Studies

• Consultancy

• Automated Meter Reading (AMR) Metering Services (Mandatory Requirement)

• Electric Vehicle Charging Points

• Meter Operator (MOP) Metering Services (Mandatory Requirement)

• Data Aggregation (DA) and Data Collection (DC) Services (Mandatory Requirement)

• Power Purchase Agreements (PPA’s) (Mandatory Requirement)

• Carbon Reduction Reporting

• Energy Management Tools

• Energy Efficiency Surveys

• Display energy certificates

• Online Energy Management Portal

Any potential tenderers must have a commercial supply licence and listed on the OFGEM

approved supplier list.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Trading Support / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value/Sustainability / Weighting: 20%

Quality criterion - Name: Customer Onboarding, Exiting and Billing / Weighting: 15%

Quality criterion - Name: Customer Service, Customer Transition and Online Portal / Weighting: 25%

Price - Weighting: 30%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2027 with

two options to extend for an additional 24 months. The first decision to extend the contract

period will be taken by January 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all

aspects of the contract to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO’s

contracting structures. The maximum contract period will therefore be 8 years, from 1st April

2023 to 31st March 2031 (subject to an annual review, incorporating management fee

negotiations and KPI performance).

The justification for a 4+2+2 (possible 8 years in total) length Framework, is due to the

complexity of the proposed Framework Agreement, taking account of the national

procurement policy around tackling climate change and given the nature of the

service/product, to ensure customers can gain the maximum benefits from using the

Framework without compromising the potential for open competition in the wider market.

Wholesale electricity prices are currently at the highest ever and having a longer Framework,

will allow for YPO to operate a much longer term purchasing strategy without the

complexities of sleeving to another provider. A longer term purchasing strategy will mitigate

risk for our customers and YPO will be able to provide them with longer term budget

certainty in a volatile market.

We have also considered that the majority of our customer have declared climate

emergencies and have net zero targets of 2030 and beyond and the UK Government itself

has a legally-binding target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Having

a longer term partnership with an electricity Supplier in a framework format will support our

customers on this journey, as one of the biggest contributors to carbon emissions is energy

consumption. The collaborative approach with a Supplier for a longer period, will allow for

support with reducing consumption/becoming more efficient, setting up effective power

purchase agreements and potential for additional support on social value.

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 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

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-005299


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

YPO - 001100 Supply of Electricity and Ancillary Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

26 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Npower Commercial Gas Limited

Coventry

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG33 - Coventry
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £2,600,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

YPO are purchasing on the behalf of other contracting authorities. Please see the below link

for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users .

YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the

contract

is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and

provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the

contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved

parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in

the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

London

Country

United Kingdom