Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-09-14
Buyer: University of Essex
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 09000000 | 09123000 | 09310000 | 38421100 | 38554000
Estimated value: 350000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-10-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: A framework agreement for the supply of non-half hourly electricity, half hourly electricity, natural gas and water/wastewater, across 4 lots:
The Contracting Authority wishes to establish a Framework Agreement to meet the Non-Half Hourly Electricity, Half Hourly Electricity, UMS, Natural Gas and Water/Wastewater needs of the University of Essex, https://www.essex.ac.uk/ and is also open for use by all contracting authorities across the public sector throughout the UK.
Full details of the organisations who are able to use the framework, if they choose to do so, are available at: http://upg-ltd.co.uk/ojue/
The Contracting Authority wishes to establish a Framework Agreement to meet the Non-Half Hourly Metered Electricity, including Certified Unmetered Supplies, needs of organisations across the entire public sector. The framework is let on behalf of University of Essex but will also be open for use by all other public sector contracting authorities (and any future successors to these organisations), as defined in the below link, but not limited to: http://upg-ltd.co.uk/ojue/
48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1 x 12 month(s).
The Contracting Authority wishes to establish a Framework Agreement to meet the Half Hourly Metered Electricity, including Certified Unmetered Supplies, needs of organisations across the entire public sector. The framework is let on behalf of University of Essex but will also be open for use by all other public sector contracting authorities (and any future successors to these organisations), as defined in the below link, but not limited to: http://upg-ltd.co.uk/ojue/
48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1 x 12 month(s)
The Contracting Authority wishes to establish a Framework Agreement to meet the Natural Gas, including both Non-Daily Metered and Daily Metered, needs of organisations across the entire public sector. The framework is let on behalf of University of Essex but will also be open for use by all other public sector contracting authorities (and any future successors to these organisations), as defined in the below link, but not limited to: http://upg-ltd.co.uk/ojue/
48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1 x 12 month(s)
The Contracting Authority wishes to establish a Framework Agreement to meet the Water/Wastewater needs of organisations across the entire public sector. The framework is let on behalf of University of Essex but will also be open for use by all other public sector contracting authorities (and any future successors to these organisations), as defined in the below link, but not limited to:
Respondents must be Ofgem/Ofwat Registered UK Licensed Suppliers only, bids will be rejected in their entirety where this is not the case. For other evaluation aspects see tender documents.
University of Essex Internal Reference Number is CA5207 — JC060918. Utilities Procurement Group Limited (who are a subsidiary of Dukefield Limited) are acting as agents of University of Essex in the development and on-going contract management of this framework. The Contracting Authority will be using an e-tendering system to conduct the procurement exercise. To access the procurement documentation suppliers must register their company details on the Sourcing Cloud system at https://suppliers.multiquote.com the tender is available from the Opportunities menu on the login page of the site. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept the lowest tender or indeed any tender. University of Essex expressly reserves the rights:
(a) to terminate the procurement process and not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process at any time;
(b) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement as detailed within the tender documentation;
(c) to award a contract covering only part of the consortium's requirements if explicitly detailed within the tender documentation;

Eligibility requirements: As stated in the Tender documents.

Award value: 350000000