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Contract for the Supply of Electricity.

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

NEPO
NEPO, Keelman House, Fifth Avenue Business Park, Team Valley Trading Estate
For the attention of: Laura Kyle
NE11 0XA Gateshead
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1914335994
E-mail:

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.gateshead.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: www.nepoportal.org

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Contract for the Supply of Electricity.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: The following contracting authorities participating have already committed on a non-contractually binding basis to this procurement:
Darlington Council.
Durham County Council.
Gateshead Council.
Hartlepool Council.
Middlesbrough Council.
Newcastle Council.
North Tyneside Council.
Redcar & Cleveland Council.
Stockton Council.
Sunderland City Council.

The Contract will be made available to all NEPO Members. A list of member organisations is availableatwww.nepoportal.org

The Council intends to make this Framework Contract available for use by all UK contracting authorities including but not limited to Government Departments and their Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodes, NHSBodies, Local Authorities, Emergency Services, Educational Establishments, Registered Charities who have a need to purchase the above supplies.
See the following website for details:

https://www.qtegov.com/systems/nepocms.nsf/vLiveDocs/2C1344CE2E8211D380257A800051D935?OpenDocument

NUTS code UK

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in months: 45

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT: 225 000 000,00 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The contract will cover the Supply of Electricity to be purchased on a fully flexible basis.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

09310000, 65000000, 65500000, 31200000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: yes
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 225 000 000,00 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options: The framework contract has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated in section II.1.4 excludes the option period.
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 45 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: Supply of Electricity
1)Short description
Lot 1 will cover the Supply of Electricity
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

09310000, 65000000

3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Provision of Automatic Meter Reading
1)Short description
This lot will cover the provision of Automatic Meter reading for NHH sites.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

09310000, 65000000, 65500000, 31200000

3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
As per tender documents.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: Must hold an UK Electricity supply license as issued by OFGEM.
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
As per tender document
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
As per Tender document
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As per Tender document
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
As per Tender document
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As per Tender document
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
QTLE - 8AVKBQ
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 2.5.2013 - 12:00
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
2.5.2013 - 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 8.5.2013 - 12:00
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Representatives from the Legal Department of Gateshead Council.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 1/08/2015
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information

This tender can be accessed via the NEPO eTender system at http://www.nepoportal.org

Suppliers wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through the NEPO eTender system. If not already registered, candidates should register on theNEPO eTender system at http://www.nepoportal.org Any queries regarding the procurement process or tender documents must be raised no less than 7 days before the tender return date, through the Q&A; section on the NEPO eTender system.

Tenderers should note there will be ongoing engagement with other contracting bodies as identified in section II.1.2 to encourage uptake of this agreement. For any support in submitting your expression of interest or tender response please contact the NEPO Portal Helpdesk at +44 1914335949 or There are a number of get help guides available on the portal. Reading these will assist the supplier in completing and submitting their responses.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Gateshead Council
Legal Department Gateshead Civic Centre, Regent Street
NE8 1HH Gateshead Council
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 1914335994
Internet address: www.nepoportal.org
Fax: +44 1914335940

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
28.3.2013