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Leigh Academies Trust - Supply of Natural Gas

  • Leigh Acadamies Trust

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-038382

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051b95 (view related notices)

Published 8 July 2025, 5:00pm



Scope

Reference

1361

Description

Leigh Academies Trust (LAT) is inviting tenders for the supply of standard natural gas to its estate, covering 65 gas supply points across multiple educational sites. The Trust has a combined annual consumption of approximately 14.8 million kWh. The appointed supplier will be required to provide 100% fully fixed pricing for the full contract duration, with contract commencement on 1st October 2025. LAT is a multi-academy trust operating a number of primary, secondary and special academies across the South East of England. The Trust is committed to ensuring energy procurement delivers value for money, budget certainty, and high standards of service to support its operational needs. To support this procurement and manage the ongoing contract, LAT has engaged E3 Energy Ltd as its energy consultant. E3 Energy will act on the Trust's behalf for day-to-day contract management, data handling (including Automated Meter Reading), invoice validation and supplier liaison. In addition to gas supply, the successful supplier will be expected to provide portfolio management support (including the timely addition or removal of sites), clear and accurate billing, dedicated account management, and the provision of validated energy data to support LAT's digital and reporting requirements.


Contract 1. Supply of Gas

Supplier

Contract value

  • £3,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £3,600,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

7 July 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

7 July 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 18 July 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

19 July 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 November 2025 to 1 October 2029
  • 3 years, 11 months, 1 day

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 09120000 - Gaseous fuels
  • 65200000 - Gas distribution and related services
  • 65210000 - Gas distribution

Contract locations

  • UKJ4 - Kent

Information about tenders

  • 5 tenders received
  • 1 tender 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
  • 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Special regime

Utilities


Supplier

Crown Gas and Power Limited

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJDJ-2921-JGBW

Crown Point, Heap Brow

Bury, Lancashire

BL9 7JR

United Kingdom

Region: UKD37 - Greater Manchester North East

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1. Supply of Gas


Contracting authority

Leigh Acadamies Trust

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPHY-8248-QLPQ

Strood Academy

Rochester

ME2 2SX

United Kingdom

Contact name: Joey Barron

Telephone: +44 1707339800

Email: joey@echelonconsultancy.co.uk

Region: UKJ41 - Medway

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government