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Published 25 Aug 2023, 13:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Electricity Supply Framework · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Association of North East Councils Limited (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementGoodsCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 26 Sept 2023awarded 25 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NEPO is awarding a Framework Agreement for Electricity Supply. The current NEPO301 Electricity Framework will end 31st March 2025 following the conclusion of the Framework Extension.

The Framework Agreement will be a sole supplier Framework and will cover the purchasing and supply of electricity to Half Hourly (HH), Non-Half Hourly (NHH) sites, and street lighting (both HH and UMS).

The Framework Agreement will include the provision of a data aggregator, data collector, and automatic meter reading service (AMR) with associated services and systems.

The Framework Agreement will also include access to renewables (including the provision of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)), cleaner and greener energy.

The current NEPO Framework Agreement consumes approximately 450Gwh per annum over approximately 6400 sites.

  • Recurrence: 18-24 months prior to the framework contract expiry date.

CPV: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy · Public utilities

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Framework Agreement will provide Contracting Authorities access to Electricity…AwardedRenewal

The Framework Agreement will provide Contracting Authorities access to Electricity contracts and associated account management services.

In accordance with the Framework Agreement, each Contracting Authority will enter into a call-off contract. The call-off contract is to be entered into by both the Contracting Authority and successful supplier and will be based on the terms and conditions of the Framework Agreement.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: It is anticipated that this Framework Contract will be renewed prior to its conclusion.Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 70
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 20
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Electricity Supply Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 18-24 months prior to the framework contract expiry date.
First published
25 Aug 2023, 13:23 BST
Last source update
31 Mar 2025, 16:30 BST
Authority reference
NEPO301
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012091
Classification (CPV)
Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energyPublic utilities
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f712 Find a Tender

Publisher note: It is understood the following NEPO Associate Members will use the Framework Contract from its commencement: Believe Housing, Cleveland Fire Brigade, Cleveland Police, Durham Constabulary, Gateshead College, Jarrow Sea Cadets, Livin Housing, Middlesbrough College, Nexus, Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust and Norther School of Art. NEPO is a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR15). This means that NEPO may provide central purchasing activity on behalf of Contracting Authorities. The agreement will be available for use by all NEPO Members within the North East region. A list of member organisations is available in the About section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org This agreement will also be made available to all current and future NEPO Associate Members. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at: https://www.nepo.org/associate-members/list NEPO intends to make the resulting agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities (as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) including but not limited to Government Departments and their Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies, Central Government, NHS Bodies, Local Authorities, Emergency Services, Coastguard Emergency Services, Educational Establishments, Registered Social Landlords and Registered Charities who have a need to purchase the above services. Please see the following websites for further details: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education https://www.gov.uk/check-a-university-is-officially-recognised/recognised-bodies http://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/localauthorities.php http://www.ukschoolsdirectory.net https://www.gov.uk/find-school-in-england http://apps.education-ni.gov.uk/appinstitutes/default.aspx https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-indevelopment http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/institutions/ http://www.hefce.ac.uk/workprovide/unicoll/heis/ http://www.hefce.ac.uk/workprovide/unicoll/fecs/ http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/A-ZOfCentralGovernment/index.htm https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/contact https://www.ons.gov.uk/ http://www.police.uk/forces.htm http://www.police-information.co.uk/index.html https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs http://www.fire.org.uk/fire-brigades.html http://www.oscr.org.uk/ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-socialhousing http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx http://www.communities.gov.uk/newsroom/factsandfigures/housingplanning1/facts/socialhousing/?id=1822644 A complete list of permissible users is shown on the NEPO website below: https://www.nepo.org/associate-members/permissible-users Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as a NEPO Associate Member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Appointment period ends
26 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Sept 2023 → 31 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    26 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    25 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    31 Mar 2025, 16:30 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Mar 2025, 16:30 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    31 Mar 2025, 16:30 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Feb 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 012091-2025-1

    Signed
    25 Feb 2025
    Value
    £750,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Northern Design Centre, Gateshead, UK, NE83DFContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NEPOReview body GatesheadContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria