University of Leicester: Framework for Fixed Term and Flexible Energy Contracts

UK-Leicester: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             The University of Leicester
             Procurement Unit, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1162297527, Email: lucy.elms@leicester.ac.uk
             Contact: Lucy Elms
             Main Address: http://www.le.ac.uk, Address of the buyer profile: http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/finance/information-for-staff/financial-operations/procurement
             NUTS Code: UKF21
      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
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leicester:-Petroleum-products%2C-fuel%2C-electricity-and-other-sources-of-energy./5R28U6554K
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Framework for Fixed Term and Flexible Energy Contracts       
      Reference Number: LUV00776
      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: Gas and Electricity Framework for the University of Leicester who are setting up a framework for supply of half hourly electricity, flexible gas and non-half hourly electricity on behalf of themselves, Loughborough University and Leicester District Energy Company Ltd.
The contents of this document are to provide such details, as suppliers may need to take part in the process of bidding through the use of a Competitive Procedure with Negotiation.

The framework will begin on 1 October 2018 for a maximum of a 48 month period.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 34,000,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: Yes       
      Tenders may be submitted for: All lots
      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) Description
II.2) Description Lot No. 1
      
      II.2.1) Title: Flexible contracts for Mains Gas       
      Lot No: 1       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      09121200 - Mains gas.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
      UKF21 Leicester
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The University of Leicester is establishing a framework agreement, for use by themselves, Loughborough University and Leicester District Energy Company Ltd, for the supply of flexible contracts for Mains Gas which is capable of Delivering a Flexible Purchasing Product – (Cashout only Product)

Approximate Framework Volume 176,000,000 kWh per annum
Approximate Value £3.8M per annum

This will be awarded to a single supplier for supplying all the framework needs
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 15,200,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 48       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 2
             
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: see procurement documents
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided       
II.2) Description Lot No. 2
      
      II.2.1) Title: Flexible contracts for Half Hourly Electricity       
      Lot No: 2       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      09310000 - Electricity.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
      UKF21 Leicester
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The University of Leicester is establishing a framework agreement, for use by themselves, Loughborough University and Leicester District Energy Company Ltd, for the supply of flexible contracts for electricity which is capable of delivering Flexible Purchasing product – (Baseload only, Volume Tolerance Product)

Approximate Framework Volume 47,000,000 kWh per annum
Approximate Value £4.5M per annum

This will be awarded to a single supplier for supplying all the framework needs
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 18,000,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 48       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 2
             
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: see procurement documents
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided       
II.2) Description Lot No. 3
      
      II.2.1) Title: Fixed Term Contracts for Non Half Hourly Electricity.       
      Lot No: 3       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      09310000 - Electricity.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
      UKF21 Leicester
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The University of Leicester is establishing a framework agreement, for use by themselves, Loughborough University and Leicester District Energy Company Ltd, for the supply of fixed price contract for Non Half Hourly electricity (Fixing both wholesale energy and third party costs-
This will include & fix - CfD, FITS, RO, CM, BUSOS, Elexon & EII

Approximate Framework Volume 1,400,000 kWh per annum
Approximate Value £200,000 per annum

This will be awarded to a single supplier for supplying all the framework needs.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 800,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 48       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 2
             
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: see procurement documents
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      see procurement documents    
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
         
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description NEGOTIATED
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure:   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement    
         Framework agreement with several operators       
         Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
Not Provided           
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue: No.
   IV.1.5) Information about negotiation: No.
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 03/04/2018 Time: 15:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided       
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 6
      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leicester:-Petroleum-products%2C-fuel%2C-electricity-and-other-sources-of-energy./5R28U6554K

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
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   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             University of Leicester
       Leicester, United Kingdom
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    In accordance with Regulation 86 and 87 of the Public
Contracts Regulations 2015, this contracting authority
will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar day
standstill period starting from the day information on
the award of the contract is communicated to
tenderers.The Public Contracts Regulations provide
for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at
risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in
the High Court (England, Wales and Northern
Ireland).    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 27/02/2018

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
       Loughborough University
       Epinal Way, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom
       Email: enquiries@lboro.ac.uk
       Main Address: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/contact.html, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/contact.html
       NUTS Code: UKF22

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
      2: Contracting Authority
       Leicester District Energy Company Ltd
       Shared Services Centre Q3 Office, Quorum Business Park, Benton Lane, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8EX, United Kingdom
       Email: daniel.wells@engie.com
       Main Address: https://business.engie.co.uk/embedded-generation/district-energy/
       NUTS Code: UKF21