Official UK procurement notice
National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Natural Gas
Authority: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's Commercial Procurement Service is introducing a new commercial Framework Agreement for the provision of Natural Gas. The framework agreement will deliver gas to its customers from 1st April 2023 for a four year period, with possible extensions up to six years. Upon contract award, the framework agreement will be utilised with immediate effect to purchase gas in advance for the portfolio.
- Recurrence: 4 years
CPV: Services related to the oil and gas industry
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 80
- Commercial: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Natural Gas” 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
- 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
- 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 · 4 years
- First published
- 27 Jul 2022, 16:38 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Nov 2022, 12:17 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
2022/S 000-020526- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-031548- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0356a7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: How to express interest and bid for this opportunity 1) Browse to the esourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click on view current opportunities; 2) Select the title of the ITT. 3) Review the ITT, framework agreement specification, prerequisites and list of eligible users(you may do this without registering). 4) Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once). 5) Accept the portal terms and conditions and click ‘continue’, enter your organisation and user details; note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete; you will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure) 6) Login to the portal with the username/password. 7) Click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier). 8) Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content. 9) Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box. 10) Responding to the ITT. Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining). You can now use the messages function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help or contact the eTendering help desk.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 20 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 29 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
29 Aug 2022 → 8 Nov 2022 · 3 dates- Bids opened29 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown20 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published8 Nov 2022, 12:17 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Aug 2022- Deadline moved to 20 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST22 Aug 2022, 15:41 BST+22 days · was 29 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete8 Nov 2022, 12:17 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 29 Aug 2022 | 20 Sept 2022 | +22 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 29 Aug 2022 | 28 Sept 2022 | +30 d |
Tender return date now 20th September 2022. Clarification questions end date 9th September 2022
Tender return date now 28th September 2022 at 12 noon.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-07: 1 release · 27 Jul 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
National Framework Agreement for Natural Gas
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2022
- Value
- £100,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Corona Energy Retail 4 LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria