Shropshire Council: WME 001 — A Framework Agreement for the Supply of Natural Gas on a Flexible Basis and the Provision of Associated Services

UK-Shrewsbury: Natural gas.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       West Mercia Energy (A Local Authority Joint Committee of Shropshire Council, Worcestershire County Council, Telford and Wrekin Council and Herefordshire Council), UK
       Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3331014354, Email: gmaude@westmerciaenergy.co.uk
       Contact: Gareth Maude
       Main Address: www.shropshire.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKG22
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: Yes.
   In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law:       Not Provided
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity:    
   General public services

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: WME 001 — A Framework Agreement for the Supply of Natural Gas on a Flexible Basis and the Provision of Associated Services    
          Reference number: WME 001
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      09123000 - Natural gas.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      A framework agreement for the supply of gas on a flexible basis and the provision of associated services to the customers of West Mercia Energy (WME) in its constituent authorities’ areas of Shropshire, Herefordshire, Telford & Wrekin and Worcestershire together with other customers of West Mercia Energy (current and potential). The framework agreement will be with one Contractor and will commence upon contract signature for a period up to 31 March 2030, allowing for forward purchasing for the supply period, with the period of supply commencing 1st April 2026. WME are keen to invite organisations with the capability and capacity to deliver the supply of gas to express interest in the market engagement activity process and to play an active role to inform and participate in our programme of market engagement activities planned to commence from March 2024 (subject to change). The outputs of these sessions will be used to help inform WME's formal tender process. WME will provide further details and joining instructions for planned market engagement activities in due course. These activities are anticipated to be in the form of an online meeting with each interested party to further discuss our requirements and supplier capabilities. To express your interest please respond by email by the deadline of Friday 8th March 2024 to Gareth Maude gmaude@westmerciaenergy.co.uk Disclaimer: Please note this PIN is for market engagement purposes only. It does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by WME. A separate notice(s) will be published at the relevant time should WME decide to commence any procurement(s). West Mercia Energy (WME), formerly a division within West Mercia Supplies, is established as a Joint Committee under the Local Government Act 1972. The four Member Authorities of WME are Shropshire Council, Worcestershire County Council, Herefordshire Council, and Telford & Wrekin Council. A Joint Agreement between the Member Authorities determines the governance arrangements. The Joint Committee is the elected Member body responsible for the discharge of the functions of the Member Authorities. WME has over 25 years’ experience of managing energy contracts for the public sector providing a coordinated approach to energy procurement, operating contracts on behalf of its four Member Authorities and a number of other Local Authorities and other public bodies. The portfolio is substantially made up of Local Authority buildings, street lighting and schools and Academies. The letting of energy supplier contracts by WME is subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) as WME is deemed to be a ‘Contracting Authority’ under the PCR. This contract supports our fully flexible procurement model where positions can be both set and unset during the duration of the contract to the point of delivery. WME have operated flexibly since September 2006 and buy and sell energy either on a season, quarterly or monthly basis. WME also have the ability to buy and sell on the day ahead markets.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 250,000,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKG22 - Shropshire CC    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      The organisation is operated under the authority of a Joint Committee formed under the Local Government Act 1972, the Member Authorities being Shropshire Council, Herefordshire Council, Worcestershire County Council and Telford and Wrekin Council. A Joint Agreement between those Member Authorities determines the governance arrangements. The Joint Committee is the elected Member body responsible for the discharge of the functions of the Member Authorities. The objectives of the West Mercia Energy Joint Committee (WME) is to maintain effective, efficient and economic arrangements for the purchase and supply of energy at the request of and to the satisfaction of the Member Authorities and to other public bodies, non-profit making and charitable organisations, education providers, including Academies, and private sector organisations delivering public services on behalf of public bodies and such other organisations which may be approved by the Joint Committee (including approval via the Annual Business Plan) where it is permitted by law and is to benefit of Member Authorities to do so. In accordance with the above stated aims and objectives, WME are seeking to award a contract framework arrangement for the supply and delivery of gas and ancillary services to the customers of West Mercia Energy in its constituent authorities' areas of Shropshire, Herefordshire, Telford and Wrekin, and Worcestershire, together with other customers of West Mercia Energy (current and potential), in general as further identified at the following websites but also to include any organisation within the description in the paragraph above not so identified: https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-council https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/?SelectedTab=Establishments&SearchType=Location https://www.police.uk/pu/contact-the-police/ http://www.scotland.police.uk/your-community/ http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs. https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-Services http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/ http://www.scottishambulance.com/Theservice/Default.aspx http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure http://www.oscr.org.uk/ http://www.urbantransportgroup.org/about-us https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/NHSTrustListing.aspx https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search?q=&p=2 http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/?SelectedTab=Establishments    
   II.2.14) Additional information       
      Not Provided


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         15/05/2024
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   deadline is 08/03/20204
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VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 21/02/2024

   
ANNEX A    
   
   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:          
      
      1: Contracting Authority
       West Mercia Energy (A Local Authority Joint Committee of Shropshire Council, Worcestershire County Council, Telford and Wrekin Council and Herefordshire Council)
       Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND, United Kingdom
       Email: gmaude@westmerciaenergy.co.uk
       Main Address: www.shropshire.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKG22