Main contract details
Opportunity Id
DN573980

191_24 Electricity (Half Hourly Metered, Non-Half Hourly and Unmetered Supply)
Categories
09310000-5 - Electricity
Deion
This replaces the previous Prior Information Notice where tender documentation is now available (please however note the confidential requirements below).

ESPO wish to create a four-year single supplier work Agreement for the provision of wholesale electricity supplies, with ESPO acting as an intermediary to buy electricity in the wholesale market on behalf of central government, local authorities, public and third sector organisations within England, Wales and Scotland.

Supplier must hold and maintain an Electricity Supply Licence granted by OFGEM throughout the duration of the work Agreement.

Upon award of contract, the successful Suppliers rating, as determined by use of a recognised credit rating agency, will be sampled and used as a line for contract monitoring. This rating will be monitored for variance against the line at least every month. In the case of any negative variances against the line, this will be investigated by ESPO accordingly.

The successful Supplier must agree and adhere to a number of Mandatory Requirements, Service Levels and Key Performance Indicators which are provided in the tender documentation.

ESPO will impose on economic operators requirements aimed at protecting the confidential nature of information made available throughout the procurement procedure (as permitted by Regulation 21(3)) and, before receiving that information, economic operators will be required to complete and return a Confidentiality Agreement, which will be available once economic operators have expressed an interest in the tender opportunity (completed via this page).



As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the work Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal.

ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate work agreement (the Second work) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself.

Any Second work agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second work agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only.


Region(s) of supply
UNITED KINGDOM
Estimated value
£960,000,000.00
Keywords
ElectricityMain contract details
Opportunity Id
DN573980

191_24 Electricity (Half Hourly Metered, Non-Half Hourly and Unmetered Supply)
Categories
09310000-5 - Electricity
Deion
This replaces the previous Prior Information Notice where tender documentation is now available (please however note the confidential requirements below).

ESPO wish to create a four-year single supplier work Agreement for the provision of wholesale electricity supplies, with ESPO acting as an intermediary to buy electricity in the wholesale market on behalf of central government, local authorities, public and third sector organisations within England, Wales and Scotland.

Supplier must hold and maintain an Electricity Supply Licence granted by OFGEM throughout the duration of the work Agreement.

Upon award of contract, the successful Suppliers rating, as determined by use of a recognised credit rating agency, will be sampled and used as a line for contract monitoring. This rating will be monitored for variance against the line at least every month. In the case of any negative variances against the line, this will be investigated by ESPO accordingly.

The successful Supplier must agree and adhere to a number of Mandatory Requirements, Service Levels and Key Performance Indicators which are provided in the tender documentation.

ESPO will impose on economic operators requirements aimed at protecting the confidential nature of information made available throughout the procurement procedure (as permitted by Regulation 21(3)) and, before receiving that information, economic operators will be required to complete and return a Confidentiality Agreement, which will be available once economic operators have expressed an interest in the tender opportunity (completed via this page).



As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the work Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal.

ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate work agreement (the Second work) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself.

Any Second work agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second work agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only.


Region(s) of supply
UNITED KINGDOM
Estimated value
£960,000,000.00
Keywords
Electricity