Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-03-13
Buyer: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 65310000: Electricity distribution
Estimated value: 500000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-04-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Countess of Chester Hospital Commercial Procurement Services (COCH) is setting up a single-supplier Framework Agreement for the supply of electricity that can be utilised by UK public sector bodies. We intend to offer an aggregated purchasing portfolio which provides a committed volume to the wholesale market. The electricity will be purchased using various flexible procurement methodologies and strategies.
The total quantity of electricity required under this framework will be dependent upon the number of public sector organisations that utilise the framework and the number of sites that each organisation has.
Commercial procurement service seeks to establish a single supplier national Framework Agreement to enable public sector bodies to purchase electricity from the wholesale market.
The total quantity of electricity required under this framework will be dependent upon the number of public sector organisations that utilise the framework and the number of sites that each organisation has.
It is anticipated that a number of organisations in the current portfolio of clients will transfer to the new Framework Agreement but this is not guaranteed. The annual volume of electricity to be purchased via this framework is estimated to be approximately 250 GWh but this figure is provided for indicative purposes only and is subject to change as there are no guarantees that any or all of the current portfolio of clients will transfer to the new Framework Agreement.
The Framework Agreement will be required to deliver electricity to its customers from 1.4.2020. Upon award of the Framework Agreement, the Framework Agreement will be utilised with immediate effect to purchase electricity in advance for the portfolio.
The supplier must have a full electricity supply licence obtained through the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM) pursuant to the Electricity Act 1989.
Electronic ordering, electronic invoicing and electronic payment may be used by the awarding authority and by Contracting Authorities.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the Framework Agreement is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the Framework Agreement 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).

Eligibility requirements: The supplier must have a full electricity supply licence obtained through the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM) pursuant to the Electricity Act 1989. Other conditions are set out within the procurement documents.

Award value: 500000000