Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-06-17
Buyer: NHS Countess of Chester Hospital
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 65000000 | 65200000 | 65300000: Electricity distribution and related services
Estimated value: 500000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-07-17
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Commercial Procurement Services wishes to establish a Framework Agreement to assist in the provision of energy procurement to Charities, the UK Public Sector (excluding the NHS) and the Private Sector. This framework seeks to appoint suitably licensed suppliers to facilitate a multi-supplier multi lot framework. The Framework Agreement will be made up of 3 lots:
Further details are provided in the invitation to tender accompanying this Contract Notice, which can be viewed at www.nhssourcing.co.uk
It is intended that this Framework Agreement becomes the vehicle for the energy supplier to engage with charities and wider public sector organisations (excluding the NHS), allowing them a legally compliant means to provide their services to public bodies (excluding the NHS) without having to undertake a full EU-level procurement process on each occasion. This Framework Agreement will seek to appoint a range of energy suppliers for public bodies (excluding the NHS) to utilise. The Framework Agreement will be available for use by the public sector bodies (excluding the NHS) (and any future successors to these organisations) described in this ITT. Private sector organisations and third sector organisations not covered by the Public Contracts Regulations will be eligible to use the proposed Framework Agreement by request.
It is intended that this Framework Agreement becomes the vehicle for the energy supplier to engage with Charities and wider public sector organisations (excluding the NHS), allowing them a legally compliant means to provide their services to public bodies (excluding the NHS) without having to undertake a full EU-level procurement process on each occasion. This Framework Agreement will seek to appoint a range of energy suppliers for public bodies (excluding the NHS) to utilise. The Framework Agreement will be available for use by the public sector bodies (excluding the NHS) (and any future successors to these organisations) described in this ITT. Private sector organisations and third sector organisations not covered by the Public Contracts Regulations will be eligible to use the proposed Framework Agreement by request.
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 Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).


Award value: 500000000