Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-03-16
Buyer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 09000000 | 09310000 | 09330000: Solar energy | 09331000: Solar panels | 09331200: Solar photovoltaic modules
Estimated value: 73249414 GBP

Technical requirements: Framework Agreement for the Provision of Electricity Supply, Ancillary Services and Additional Goods, Works and Services.
Crown Commercial Service (CCS), as the Contracting Authority, intends to put in place a framework agreement for the supply of approximately 0.7 TWh of electricity to meet requirements of 697 customers across 50,326 meters managed via an aggregated, flexible, risk managed approach.
The requirement covers predominantly Non Half Hourly electricity however there may be a requirement for the supply of Half Hourly electricity following on from the recent P272 legislation.
Growth in customer numbers could cause a rise in demand. Conversely, any energy demand destruction/ efficiency initiatives could reduce the figure over the life of the relationship.
The cost noted below is estimated on current projections against current volumes and market conditions that may rise and fall and does not factor in demand destruction/efficiency initiatives.
The exact details of the contractual arrangements and whether this requirement is to be split into lots is yet to be decided. Existing volumes will be expected to transfer in stages as supply delivery periods (under the existing arrangement) expire and therefore initial delivery volumes may be significantly lower.
Provision of goods, works and services in addition to the provision of electricity supplies may also be required. It is envisaged that this will include, but not be limited to a wide range of procurement options and which allow for the greatest degree of control and transparency of pricing; direct access to trading service and access to Financial Services Authority regulated advisors; price to market options; flexible and electronic billing systems; sourcing of longer term price mechanisms (potentially acting as Agent); customer administration and query management, including site registrations, objection handling and ongoing maintenance of customer contracts; bespoke report generation; transparent balancing and settlement charges; new connections and site-works; metering; demand side management and innovations delivering energy savings; Automatic Meter Reading; Energy/Carbon reduction/management advice and guidance and implementation of recommendations (which may include sourcing of third- party services/technology); Display Energy Certificate's & Energy Performance Certificate's; Export Agreements and Balancing Services.
Crown Commercial Service will be hosting Supplier engagement sessions on 30.3.2016 at 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ.
To register your interest in these sessions please contact us on nhh-procurement@crowncommercial.gov.uk confirming your preferred meeting time and a member of the team will respond to you accordingly.
From 2.4.2014 the Government is introducing its new Government Security Classifications (GSC) classification scheme to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All potential suppliers should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC: