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Published 29 Apr 2021, 11:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NEPO303 Meter Operator · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Association of North East Councils Limited (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Public utilities (65) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,400,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Sept 2021awarded 6 Sept 2021
Awarded to Stark Connect Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Association of North East Councils Limited trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) is seeking tenders for a Meter Operator.

Suppliers will be required to provide, install, register and maintain Half Hourly (HH) electricity meters.

The framework agreement will also be available for national use. Suppliers must also ensure adherence to current licensing and accredications. The framework will also include the provision for ancillary services.

  • Recurrence: 12 - 24 months from the frameworkagreement expiry date.

CPV: Meter reading service · Public utilities

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NEPO are using an Open procedure for the procurement of this framework agreementAwardedRenewal

NEPO are using an Open procedure for the procurement of this framework agreement.

The opportunity was accessed by the NEPO Portal.

The framework agreement is for the provision of a meter operator required toprovide, install, register and maintain Half Hourly (HH) electricity meters. NEPO intend to award this Framework to a sole supplier.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: This framework agreement will be a direct replacement for the current NEPO303 Meter Operator framework and it is anticipated that the succeeding framework agreement willbe subject to future renewals. The framework contract period includes a 48 months with theoption to extend for a further 24 months.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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Cost: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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 · 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 12 - 24 months from the frameworkagreement expiry date.
First published
29 Apr 2021, 11:49 BST
Last source update
7 Dec 2021, 08:59 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
NEPO303
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-030291
Classification (CPV)
Meter reading servicePublic utilities
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ab97 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Contracting Authorities NEPO is a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR15). The agreement will be available for use by all NEPO Members. 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: www.nepo.org/associate-membership/list NEPO intends to make the resulting agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (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 https://education.gov.scot/ParentZone http://hwb.wales.gov.uk/ https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development 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.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure http://www.scottishambulance.com/TheService/organised.aspx http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=trusts http://www.scottishambulance.com/AboutUs/HowWeOrganised.aspx http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/A-ZOfCentralGovernment/index.htm https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/gov.htm http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/local-councils-in-northern-ireland http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/02/2421/1 https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/contact https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies https://www.ons.gov.uk/ https://www.police.uk/forces/ http://www.police-information.co.uk/index.html http://www.psni.police.uk/index.htm http://www.scotland.police.uk/ https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs http://www.gov.scot/Topics/archive/law-order/Police/PoliceServiceofScotland http://www.fire.org.uk/fire-brigades.html http://www.nifrs.org/areas-districts/ http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspx https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing http://directory.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/pages/default.aspx https://gov.wales/topics/housing-and-regeneration/publications/registered-social-landlords-in-wales/?lang=en https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/housing-associations http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/About_us/Regulation/Registering_charities_index.aspx http://www.oscr.org.uk/ https://idea.org.uk/ http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/search_Auth.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-membership/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: Proactis / ProContract · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Language: EN
Submission deadline
6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Sept 2021, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Jul 2021 → 7 Dec 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    21 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    6 Sept 2021, 12:01 BST
  4. Notice published
    7 Dec 2021, 08:59 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Aug 2021
  1. Status changed to active
    2 Aug 2021, 11:13 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    2 Aug 2021, 11:13 BST
  3. Deadline published: 6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
    2 Aug 2021, 11:13 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    2 Aug 2021, 11:13 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    7 Dec 2021, 08:59 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    7 Dec 2021, 08:59 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,400,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Stark Connect Limited£1,400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

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 The Guildhall, Sandhill, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE1 3AFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Association of North East Councils Ltd trading as NEPOContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Newcastle, North EastContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NEPOReview body Newcastle upon Tyne

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.