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Published 1 Jun 2021, 11:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Energy and Water, Professional Buying Organisation (PBO) or Trading Organisation and associated support services.

Official notice

Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£64,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Jul 2021awarded 20 Sept 2021
Awarded to Crown Commercial Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope of this contract includes:

  • Trading and purchasing of Utilities
  • Administration and support services
  • Provision of systems to enable the smooth operation of the contract

CPV: Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Energy-management services · Public utilities

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Authority requires the professional buying organisation or trading organisation to…AwardedRenewalPublished value£64,000,000

The Authority requires the professional buying organisation or trading organisation to carry

out energy trading, provide contract and market options (fixed, flexible options and

alternative contract durations) and provision of advice on the trading and purchasing

strategies available and their application/ suitability to the Authority’s portfolio with the aim

of achieving best value and mitigating risk to the Authority.

The commodities include:

o Electricity: Non- Half Hourly, Half Hourly and UMS

Delivery: South West
Extensions: As set out in the procurement documentation. · The contract will be reviewed at 48 months and two extension periods of 24 months are available based on the performance of the selected supplier.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: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Jun 2021, 11:58 BST
Last source update
24 Sept 2021, 13:59 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN547306
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-023820
Classification (CPV)
Energy-efficiency consultancy servicesEnergy-management servicesPublic utilities
Delivery area
South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b6f2 Find a Tender

Publisher note: DOING BUSINESS WITH THE COUNCIL – INFORMATION FOR SUPPLIERS Somerset County Council advertises contract opportunities through the eTender portal Supplying the South West. Through the portal you will be able to view this opportunity and can submit your clarification question and tender on-line. For further details and free registration please visit www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
5 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Bids opened
5 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Jul 2021 → 24 Sept 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    24 Sept 2021, 13:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Sept 2021, 13:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Crown Commercial Services——Awarded

Contracts

  • Energy and Water, Professional Buying Organisation (PBO) or Trading Organisation and associated support services. · Crown Commercial Services

    Signed
    20 Sept 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The Authority requires the professional buying organisation or trading organisation to…4bids · 4 electronic0—£4,500,000 – £64,000,000
Whole notice———£4,500,000 – £64,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Somerset County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Taunton, South West, TA1 4DYContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.