Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-04-10
Buyer: Crown Commercial Service
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 09000000 | 09120000 | 09121000 | 09121200 | 09123000
Estimated value: 10000000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-05-10
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Framework Agreement will be for the provision of: the supply of electricity (approx. 12,5 TWh) and natural gas (approx. 15,5 TWh) and ancillary services. The framework can be used by the whole of the UK public sector and their associated bodies and agencies. It will provide for the appointment of (or process to include) a reserve supplier for Lot 1 (Electricity) and Lot 3 (Gas) at the Authorities discretion to implement if required. Lot 2 and Lot 4 will be the reserve supplier lots.
The electricity and natural gas suppliers will be expected to provide customer account management activities and fully support Crown Commercial Services trading functionality by providing access to trading services, advisors, technology, bespoke reporting, and price to market options.
Suppliers cannot be awarded more than one (1) lot. Each lot will be awarded to a different supplier, therefore there will be a total of 4 suppliers.
If during standstill a substantive challenge to the decision to award is received and the challenge is for a certain lot, we reserve the right to conclude a Framework Agreement with the successful bidder for the lot(s) that have not been challenged.
Supply of Energy and Ancillary services Framework Agreement for the supply of approximately 12,5 TWh of electricity to meet the requirements of approximately 840 customers across 30 000 meter points via an aggregated, flexible, risk managed approach for UK public sector organisations and their associated bodies and agencies. Please note these volumes may change in line with growth or attrition of the portfolio during the life of the agreement.
The electricity supplier will be expected to provide services including: billing, admin activities, customer query management, transparent pricing, energy/carbon reduction/management advice and guidance and implementation of recommendations (which may include sourcing of third — party services/technology); export agreements and balancing services. The supplier will be expected to support crown commercial services trading functionality by providing access to trading services, advisors, bespoke reporting, price to market options. Organisations volume is aggregated together for trading and organisations have the ability to select a locked or variable purchasing strategy.
The reserve electricity supplier (subject to the provision of a Commencement Notice) will be expected to provide services including: billing, admin activities, customer query management, transparent pricing, Energy/carbon reduction/management advice and guidance and implementation of recommendations (which may include sourcing of third — party services/technology); export agreements and balancing services. The supplier will be expected to support crown commercial services trading functionality by providing access to trading services, advisors, bespoke reporting, price to market options. Organisations volume is aggregated together for trading and organisations have the ability to select a locked or variable purchasing strategy
Supply of energy and ancillary services Framework Agreement for the supply of approximately 15,5 TWh of natural gas to meet the requirements of approximately 840 customers across 30 000 meter points via an aggregated, flexible, risk managed approach for UK public sector organisations and their associated bodies and agencies. Please note these volumes may change in line with growth or attrition of the portfolio during the life of the agreement.
The natural gas supplier will be expected to provide services including: billing, admin activities, customer query management, transparent pricing, energy/carbon reduction/management advice and guidance and implementation of recommendations (which may include sourcing of third — party services/technology); export agreements and balancing services. The supplier will be expected to support crown commercial services trading functionality by providing access to trading services, advisors, bespoke reporting, price to market options. Organisations volume is aggregated together for trading and organisations have the ability to select a locked or variable purchasing strategy.
The reserve natural gas supplier (subject to the provision of a Commencement Notice) will be expected to provide services including: billing, admin activities, customer query management, transparent pricing, energy/carbon reduction/management advice and guidance and implementation of recommendations (which may include sourcing of third — party services/technology); export agreements and balancing services. The supplier will be expected to support crown commercial services trading functionality by providing access to trading services, advisors, bespoke reporting, price to market options. Organisations volume is aggregated together for trading and organisations have the ability to select a locked or variable purchasing strategy.
Candidates will be assessed in accordance Section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the Directive) on the basis of information provided in response to the bid pack.
With reference to Section II.1.6) Information about lots, if you are bidding for Lot 1 Electricity you must also bid for Lot 2 (Electricity Reserve), and if you are bidding for Lot 3 Gas you must also bid for Lot 4 (Gas Reserve).
The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this framework.
This procurement will be managed electronically via the BravoSolution eSourcing tool. This will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with potential providers. If you have recently registered on the BravoSolution portal for another CCS procurement you can use the same account for this new procurement. If not, you will first need to register your organisation on the portal.
— your DUNS number — a unique 9-digit number provided to organisations free of charge by Dun&Bradstreet,

Eligibility requirements: Candidates will be assessed in accordance Section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the Directive) on the basis of information provided in response to the bid pack.

Award value: 10000000000