Commercial Services: Fixed Term Fixed Price Framework for The Supply of Natural Gas & Electricity for Non Half Hourly Metered, Half Hourly Metered and Unmetered Supplies

UK-West Malling: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy.

Preliminary Questions
   This notice is published by:
   Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       Kent County Council (t/a LASER)
       1 Abbey Wood Road, West Malling, ME19 4YT, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1622476847, Email: csgprocurement@csltd.org.uk
       Contact: Ian Day
       Main Address: www.commercialservices.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Regional or local authority

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      General public services


Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: Fixed Term Fixed Price Framework for The Supply of Natural Gas & Electricity for Non Half Hourly Metered, Half Hourly Metered and Unmetered Supplies.
      Reference number: Not Provided
      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
   
   II.1.4) Short Description: The purpose of this framework is to supply electricity and natural gas to a variety of organisations. The contracting authority is seeking solutions which focus on providing excellent service, a desire to improve and developing working partnerships with the contracting and participating authority
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: Yes

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 90,000,000      
      Currency: GBP


II.2) Description Lot No. 1

   II.2.1) Title: Fixed Term Fixed Price Procurement and Supply of Natural Gas, HH, NHH, Metered and Unmetered Electricity    Lot No: 1

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy.
   

   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
   
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
    The requirement is for the fixed term fixed price procurement and supply of natural gas product classes 1,2, 3 and 4, electricity to HH and NHH Metered and Unmetered supply sites, including the appointment of the supplier’s chosen meter operator and data collector, unless specifically requested by the participating authority. Agent specific nomination information will be relayed from the participating authority or contracting authority and should be accommodated by the supplier.    
   
   II.2.5) Award criteria
   (Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
               
    Not provided       
      
      
   II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:    No       
   
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:    No

   II.2.14) Additional information:
    Any public body may access this framework agreement but only do so with the agreement of the contracting authority. Full details of the classification of potential public bodies who may use this framework agreement can be found in the original contract notice.    

II.2) Description Lot No. 2

   II.2.1) Title: Matrix or ‘Pricebook’ Pricing for Fixed Term Fixed Price Contracts    Lot No: 2

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy.
   

   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
   
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
    The purpose of this Lot 2 is to provide a framework of suppliers who are able to offer participating authorities access to matrix or ‘pricebook’ pricing for fixed term fixed priced contracts    
   
   II.2.5) Award criteria
   (Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
               
    Not provided       
      
      
   II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:    No       
   
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:    No

   II.2.14) Additional information:
    Any public body may access this framework agreement but only do so with the agreement of the contracting authority. Full details of the classification of potential public bodies who may use this framework agreement can be found in the original contract notice.    
      
Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below         
   
   IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement:Yes    
   
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
         
IV.2)Administrative Information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
      Notice number in OJ S: 2019/S 166 - 406151       
   
Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession
      
Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: Y19022   Lot Number: Not Provided    Title: Fixed Term Fixed Price Framework for the Supply of Natural Gas and Electricity for Non Half Hourly Metered, Half Hourly Metered and Unmetered Supplies

V.2) Award of contract/concession
      
      V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 14/09/2023.
      
      V.2.2) Information about tenders
      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:Yes .

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          Corona Energy Retail 4 Ltd, 02798334
       Building 2 Croxley Park, Watford, WD18 8YA, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 2:
          The Renewable Energy Company t/a Ecotricity, 03043412
       Unicorn House, 7 Russell Street, Sroud, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 3:
          Npower Ltd, 03892782
       Windmill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 4:
          Robin Hood Energy Ltd, 09035456
       Loxley House, Station Streeet, Nottingham, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 5:
          SSE Energy Supplies Ltd, 03757502
       1 Forbury Place, 43 Forbury Road, Reading, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 6:
          Total Gas and Power Ltd, 06710451
       10 Upper Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
         
      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
         Initial estimated total value of the contract: Not Provided          
         Lowest Offer: 1 / Highest Offer: 20,000,000 taken into consideration         
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting:
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No          


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.3) Additional Information:
      Any public body may access this framework agreement but only do so with the agreement of the contracting authority. Full details of the classification of potential public bodies who may use this framework agreement can be found in the original contract notice.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
          Commercial Services
       1 Abbey Wood Road, West Malling, ME19 4YT, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1622476847, Email: csgprocurement@csltd.org.uk
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
                Commercial Services
       1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4YT, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1622476748.

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Not Provided    
      
      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          Commercial Services Ltd
       1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4YT, United Kingdom
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 12/10/2023


Annex D1 - General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU


2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

   The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

3. Explanation

   Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is
   lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
   In accordance with the terms of the original Agreement - Y19022 the Authority is extending the original agreement by a period of 12 months in order to allow the appropriate work to be carried out such that a new agreement can be finalised taking into account the changes in the supply market following the Covid Pandemic. The extension will allow public bodies to procure the goods/services provided under this Agreement in compliance with PCR2015