Energy Consultancy Services
Circle is seeking to appoint an Energy Procurement Consultant to work with Circle to achieve efficiencies in Circle’s procurement of energy and to potentially alleviate the fuel poverty burden of Circle’s customers.
UK-Norwich: Electricity
2013/S 004-004429
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
Circle Anglia Limited
Anglia House, 6 Central Avenue, St Andrews Business Park
For the attention of: Lisa Galbraith
NR7 0HR Norwich
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: lisa.galbraith@circle.org.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.circle.org.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Old Ford Housing Association
Solar House (4th Floor), 1-9 Romford Road
E15 4LJ LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM
Roddons Housing Association
Beacon House, 23 Hostmoor Avenue
PE15 0AX March
UNITED KINGDOM
South Anglia Housing Association
Number One Building, The Causeway
CM23 2ER Bishops Stortford
UNITED KINGDOM
Wherry Housing Association
6 Central Avenue, St Andrew’s Business Park
NR7 0HR Norwich
UNITED KINGDOM
Circle 33 Housing Trust
1-7 Corsica Street
N5 1JG LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM
Mercian Housing Trust
Gee Business Centre, Holborn Hill, Aston
B7 5JR Birmingham
UNITED KINGDOM
Merton Priory Homes
The Grange, 1 Central Avenue
SM4 5PQ Morden
UNITED KINGDOM
Mole Valley Housing Association (MVHA) Ltd
Regent House, Station Approach
RH4 1TF Dorking
UNITED KINGDOM
Russet Homes
Basted House, Harrison Road, Borough Green
TN15 8PB Sevenoaks
UNITED KINGDOM
Section II: Object of the contract
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: UK.
NUTS code UK
Circle was named in 2011 having changed its name from Circle Anglia which was formed in 2005 as a result of a merger between Circle 33 Housing Group and Anglia Housing Group. We now have 12 Group partners including 9 registered providers (RPs) of affordable housing, a support and care partner (Circle Support) as well as a commercial business that provides telecare services (Invicta Telecare), shared ownership properties for sale and leasehold property management and repairs services (Circle Living). Circle also operates a mutual exchange service, House Exchange.
Circle has the following values:
(i) People
We value the individual contribution our staff make to the success of the business
(ii) Partnership
We work in collaboration with our partners and recognise the strength and benefits of a collective approach to enhancing Life Chances.
(iii) Brand
We are passionate about delivering solutions that enhance the Life Chances of our customers
(iv) Belief
We are uncompromising in putting our customers at the heart of everything we do
Circle is seeking to appoint an Energy Procurement Consultant to work with Circle to achieve efficiencies in Circle’s procurement of energy and to potentially alleviate the fuel poverty burden of Circle’s customers.
To that end, Circle is seeking to enter into a term contract with a suitable Energy Procurement Consultant for:
— the procurement of energy (gas and electricity) as per Circle’s agreed energy risk policy and purchasing strategy;
— the provision of market information and daily pricing information;
— the provision of professional trading, energy and associated services advice;
— tariff validation services;
— a trading service and flexible trading support;
— consultancy services to assist Circle’s customers, e.g: training on energy efficiency in the home; advice on and possibly facilitation of switching between providers; advice on the best or most appropriate tariffs available to customers.
As a contracting authority Circle needs to ensure that any contract it enters into satisfies the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended). A key consideration in this regard is the extent to which price certainty can be achieved throughout the term. Circle reserves the right to amend the tender and contract documents as necessary and may opt to procure an Energy Consultant for a reduced term or pursuant to a framework agreement rather than a contract.
09310000, 71314200, 71314000, 71314300
Please note that all values stated above are relating to estimated energy costs, so when trying to determine estimated contract value leaves a large range, depending on tender prices submitted, whether the contract is used by other authorities and whether domestic rates are procured as a part of the resulting contract.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 500 000 and 10 000 000 GBP
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Description of particular conditions: Circle wishes to support people who are in long term unemployment and small and medium sized enterprises, as well as supporting environmental sustainability. Accordingly the contract may contain community benefit clauses as permitted by Regulation 39 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the PQQ.
The information and formalities set out in Articles 45 to 50 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulations 23 to 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended), and as set out in the PQQ.The completed request to participate must be completed and returned in accordance with its instructions, by the deadline listed in Section IV.3.4 of this Contract Notice.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As dscribed in the PQQ.
Section IV: Procedure
Section VI: Complementary information
discretion. Circle shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or participant as a result of its exercise of that discretion.
For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applicant and/or participant before signature of any contract with Circle shall be incurred entirely at that applicant/participant’s risk.
Participants should note that supply to domestic customers will only be included if licensing permits and Circle will have no liability to any participant in the event that this workstream remains dormant.
The expected value of energy supply is £50 million over the life of the contract. In the event supply to domestic customers on preferential tariffs is permitted and Circle opts to include the opportunity in this procurement or any resulting contract, the value of this element is expected to be in the region of £1 billion (we have included an additional £ 200 m for both energy supply and ECO works).
Any contract awarded pursuant to this contract notice shall be available for use by members of Circle’s group from time to time. A list of members of the Circle group is maintained and available at www.circle.org.uk and details of the current members are set out at Annex A. It is also anticipated that other contracting authorities may wish to use the contract however, the anticipated additional value of use by such organisations is not currently known. Details of the organisations which may use the contract can be found at:
– circle.org.uk <http://www.circle.org.uk/corporate/about/procurement,3017,LA.html>
– G15 <http://g15.org.uk/>
– Gatewaytohomechoice <http://www.gatewaytohomechoice.org.uk/Data/ASPPages/1/277.aspx>
– openly local <http://openlylocal.com/councils/all>
– housingnet <http://www.housingnet.co.uk/rslAdvList.php>
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VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:3.1.2013