Scope
Description
The requirement is for the provision of fixed price natural gas supply in accordance with the specifications set out in the Invitation to Tender (ITT). The contract is due to commence on 1 October 2025 and may include the addition of further sites during the term. The initial contract period is 36 months, with the option to extend, up to a maximum duration of 4 years. The procurement will be conducted in line with the Procurement Act 2023, ensuring a fair, transparent, and competitive process to identify the most advantageous tender for our client.
Contract 1. The Howard Partnership Trust – Gas Fixed Supply Products Oct 2025
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,600,000 excluding VAT
- £1,920,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
13 August 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
13 August 2025
Standstill period
- End: 26 August 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
29 August 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2028
- Possible extension to 30 September 2029
- 4 years
Description of possible extension:
Following the expiry of the initial fixed term, the Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its absolute discretion, to extend the contract. Any extension shall be subject to the Authority's requirements at the relevant time and may be structured in a manner deemed appropriate by the Authority. The decision to exercise this option, and the form it may take, rests solely with the Contracting Authority. Under no circumstances shall the total contract duration, including any extensions, exceed four (4) years from the initial commencement date. This extension provision is made in accordance with the principles of the Procurement Act 2023, ensuring transparency, fairness, and value throughout the contract lifecycle.
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 09123000 - Natural gas
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Information about tenders
- 5 tenders received
- 5 tenders 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
- 4 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Special regime
Utilities
Supplier
Corona energy
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLMZ-7451-PPQV
Building 2 Level 2, Croxley Park
Watford
WD18 8YA
United Kingdom
Region: UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. The Howard Partnership Trust - Gas Fixed Supply Products Oct 2025
Contracting authority
The Howard Partnership Trust
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLMN-9829-JXLV
C/O Howard Of Effingham School, Lower road
Effingham
KT24 5JR
United Kingdom
Region: UKJ25 - West Surrey
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
Ginger Energy
Summary of their role in this procurement: This tender is being managed on behalf of THPT by Ginger Energy Limited. Ginger Energy Limited (GEL) is a specialist consultancy with extensive expert knowledge in the utility industry. Ginger Energy provides its clients a wide variety of energy related services
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJYB-7771-WVXD
4 The Cloisters, 12 George Road, Edgbaston,
Birmingham
B15 1NP
United Kingdom
Contact name: Becky Maipambe
Telephone: +447494251795
Email: becky.maipambe@gingerenergy.co.uk
Website: https://gingerenergy.co.uk/
Region: UKG31 - Birmingham