Official UK procurement notice
SUPPLY OF MAINS GAS TO MID SUFFOLK DISTRICT COUNCIL X 24 GAS METERS APRIL 2027
Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: INDIGO SWAN LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSUPPLY OF MAINS GAS TO MID SUFFOLK DISTRICT COUNCIL X 24 GAS METERS APRIL 2027
CONTRACT START DATE 01/04/2027
TOTAL ESTIMATED VOLUME 2.9GWH PER ANNUM
CONTRACTS CONSIDERED FOR 12,24,36 MONTHS
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 22 Oct 2027, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: Due to the nature of the energy markets changing quickly and dramatically we will use the State of Urgency timescales, in order to avoid unnecessary exposure to potential price increases. With this in mind, the Expressions of Interest shall be a minimum of 10 days from the publication of this Notice. Following the selection of energy suppliers based of meeting requirements outlined in this Notice, a minimum of 10 days will be given to return the contract offers for analysis and negotiation, prior to Contract Award.
CPV: Mains gas
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£588,754
- Economic & financial standing
All suppliers must be registered with Ofgem and hold the relevant supply licence. Any supplier found guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the procurement process.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must note and confirm:
Credit Checked approval for the contracting party.
Brown and Green options.
Consolidated Billing.
E-billing file to be provided.
Monthly Billing.
BACS
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).
- Total price to provide the energy contract: Preference will be given to the lowest fixed charges for all rates and standing charges for the duration of the contract period.
- Economic & financial standing
All suppliers must be registered with Ofgem and hold the relevant supply licence. Any supplier found guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the procurement process.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must note and confirm:
Credit Checked approval for the contracting party.
Brown and Green options.
Consolidated Billing.
E-billing file to be provided.
Monthly Billing.
BACS
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £392,145 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Mid Suffolk District Council buys Gaseous fuels (CPV 0912), and who usually turns up
Mid Suffolk District Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Gaseous fuels (CPV 0912) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in East of England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 10 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid3%
2–349%
4–646%
7+3%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate52%
Within ±2%32%
Above estimate16%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 0912Published estimate£589k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 32 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid0%
2–313%
4–669%
7+19%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEFE Energy LimitedLive contract | SUPPLY OF MAINS GAS TO SAFFRON HOUSING TRUST X 17 GAS METERS APRIL 2026runs to Mar 2027 | — | £129k | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
43% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
43% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (43% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
SUPPLY OF MAINS GAS TO SAFFRON HOUSING TRUST X 17 GAS METERS APRIL 2026 — held by SEFE Energy Limited; the published contract ends 31 Mar 2027.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Requests to participate open
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 22 Oct 2027
- First published
- 26 Oct 2026, 16:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Oct 2026, 16:20 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Nov 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101212- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07908aFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
BACS
- How it runs
Due to the nature of the energy markets changing quickly and dramatically we will use the State of Urgency timescales, in order to avoid unnecessary exposure to potential price increases. With this in mind, the Expressions of Interest shall be a minimum of 10 days from the publication of this Notice. Following the selection of energy suppliers based of meeting requirements outlined in this Notice, a minimum of 10 days will be given to return the contract offers for analysis and negotiation, prior to Contract Award.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Tender submission deadline
- 6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Expressions of Interest should be sent to the following address before the deadline:
findatender@indigoswan.co.uk by the deadline.
Enquiries can also be raised to the following contact before the deadline:
Steph Harper or Hannah Cooper 01603 724897
Timeline
26 Oct 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice publishedearlier today26 Oct 2026, 16:20 GMT
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 11 days6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 21 days16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 156 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published26 Oct 2026, 16:20 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- INDIGO SWAN LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityTENDERING
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: The tender document will be issued by Indigo Swan following the receipt of an Expression of Interest within the defined timescale.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender