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Published 10 Oct 2025, 13:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

APX002 - Supply of Natural Gas

Official notice

Authority: APEX HOUSING ASSOCIATION (Housing)

2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable

Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Published estimate£1,221,600total for 2 lots · £1,221,600 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 4 Nov 2025awarded 4 Dec 2025

Awarded to LCC GROUP LIMITED2 awards

Contract term 1 yrends 30 Nov 2026 · starts 1 Dec 2025

Re-procurement openSupply of Natural Gas for Apex Housing Association · bids close 4 Nov 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The requirement has been divided into 2 regional lots based on supply areas. (Lot 1 - Phoenix network area & Lot 2 - Firmus network area).

CPV: Natural gas

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£1,221,600 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Phoenix Network AreaAwarded 1 yrPublished value£69,600

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2026 (1 yr)Value: £69,600 exc. VAT · £69,600 inc. VAT

09123000 Natural gas

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Technical & professional ability
Only natural gas suppliers licensed by the Northern Ireland Utility Regulator are eligible to make submissions under this tender

Lot #2Firmus Network AreaAwarded 1 yrPublished value£1,152,000

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2026 (1 yr)Value: £1,152,000 exc. VAT · £1,152,000 inc. VAT

09123000 Natural gas

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Technical & professional ability
Only natural gas suppliers licensed by the Northern Ireland Utility Regulator are eligible to make submissions under this tender

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots

Price: 100%

Published sub-criteria (1)

Tender Evaluation Sum: 100%

Published award criteria (1)

Tender Evaluation Sum

Conditions of participation · identical on every lot1

Technical & professional ability
Only natural gas suppliers licensed by the Northern Ireland Utility Regulator are eligible to make submissions under this tender

What this means for your bid

Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Utilities
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Oct 2025, 13:37 BST
Last source update: 29 Oct 2026, 15:36 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 28 Nov 2025
Authority reference: APX002
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-064182
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Natural gas
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05acc1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Submission deadline: 4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Clarification deadline: 28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

10 Oct 2025 → 29 Oct 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published384 days ago
10 Oct 2025, 13:37 BST
Clarification questions by366 days ago
28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Submission deadline359 days ago
4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Award decision expected by335 days ago
28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts333 days ago
1 Dec 2025
Assessment summaries sent330 days ago
4 Dec 2025
Standstill ends318 days ago
15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published11h ago
29 Oct 2026, 15:36 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
10 Oct 2025, 13:37 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
4 Dec 2025, 13:35 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
4 Dec 2025, 13:35 GMT
Contract signature expected
19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
29 Oct 2026, 15:36 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £630,0552 awards exc. VAT

Bids received 42 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 7 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Phoenix Network Area1 award
LCC GROUP LIMITEDLot 1 Phoenix Network Area5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2027	£31,795	4 Dec 2025	Awarded
Lot 2 · Firmus Network Area1 award
LCC GROUP LIMITEDLot 2 Firmus Network Area5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2027	£598,261	4 Dec 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · LCC GROUP LIMITED
Signed
7 Jan 2026
Value
£31,795
Period
1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2027
Status
active
Contract 2 · LCC GROUP LIMITED
Signed
7 Jan 2026
Value
£598,261
Period
1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Contract below £5m and contracting authority considers that performance could not appropriately be assessed using KPIs

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Phoenix Network Area	2final-stage tenders	1	0	—
2 · Firmus Network Area	2final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

APEX HOUSING ASSOCIATION

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-COH: NP000125 · GB-PPON: PGVD-2259-CJZQ APEX HOUSING ASSOCIATION 10 Butcher Street, LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland, BT48 6HLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

LCC GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI031142GB-PPON: PGLN-2877-YDLY 16 Churchtown Road, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland, BT80 9XDContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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