Framework Agreement for Fixed Term Energy Contracts
The contracting authority wishes to establish a framework agreement for the supply of fixed term energy contracts (mains Gas, Half Hourly, Non Half Hourly, and UMS Electricity) for use by UK contracting authorities.
UK-Birmingham: Mains gas
2013/S 005-005612
Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
The Energy Consortium (Education and Public Sector)
The Innovation Centre 1 Devon Way Longbridge Business Park
For the attention of: A. Brookes
B31 2TS Birmingham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1214831967
E-mail: a.brookes@bham.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1214831961
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.energyconsortium.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
University of Liverpool
The Foundation Building, 765 Brownlow Hill
L69 7ZX Liverpool
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Bristol
1-9 Old Park Hill
Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Open University
Walton Hall
MK7 6AA Milton Keynes
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Buckingham
Yeomanry House, Hunter Street
MK18 1AL Buckingham
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Warwick
Gibbet Hill Road
CV4 7AL Coventry
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Bolton
Deane Road
BL3 5AB Bolton
UNITED KINGDOM
University for the Creative Arts
Falkner Road
GU9 7DS Farnham
UNITED KINGDOM
Staffordshire University
College Road
ST4 2DE Stoke-on-Trent
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Westminster
Luxborough Suite, 35 Marylebone Road
NW1 5LS London
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Cambridge
EMBS Maintenance Unit, Laundry Farm Estate, Barton Road
CB3 9LH Cambridge
UNITED KINGDOM
Southampton Solent University
West Park Terrace
SO14 0YN Southampton
UNITED KINGDOM
University of London, Royal Holloway
Egham
TW2 0EX Egham
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
HD1 3DH Huddersfield
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Worcester
Henwick Grove
WR2 6AJ Worcester
UNITED KINGDOM
Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University, City North Campus, Perry Barr
B42 2SU Birmingham
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Salford
The Crescent
M5 4WT Salford
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Plymouth
Drake Circus
PL4 8AA Plymouth
UNITED KINGDOM
Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS
UNITED KINGDOM
Manchester Metropolitan University
All Saints Building, All Saints
M15 6BH Manchester
UNITED KINGDOM
Teesside University
Borough Road, Tees Valley
TS1 3BA Middlesbrough
UNITED KINGDOM
Bath Spa University
Newton Park, Newton St Loe
BA2 9BN Bath
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Central Lancashire
PR1 2HE Preston
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Bath
Claverton Down
BA2 7AY Bath
UNITED KINGDOM
York St John University
Lord Mayor’s Walk
YO31 7EX York
UNITED KINGDOM
Durham University
The Palatine Centre, Durham University, Stockton Road,
DH1 3LE Durham
UNITED KINGDOM
Westminster Kingsway College
211 Grays Inn Road,
WC1X 8RA London
UNITED KINGDOM
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth University, Old College, King Street
SY23 2AX Aberystwyth
UNITED KINGDOM
University of York
c/o University of York, Innovation Centre, York Science Park, Heslington
YO10 5DG York
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Southampton
University Road, Highfield Campus, Highfield
SO17 1BJ Southampton
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
College Street
SA48 7ED Lampeter
UNITED KINGDOM
University College London
Gower Street
WC1E 6BT London
UNITED KINGDOM
Kings College London
Capital House, 42 Weston Street
SE1 3QD London
UNITED KINGDOM
Institute of Cancer Research
15 Cotswold Road, Belmont,
SM2 5NG Sutton
UNITED KINGDOM
University of the Arts London
5 Richbell Place
WC1N 3LA London
UNITED KINGDOM
Brunel University
Middlesex
UB8 3PH Uxbridge
UNITED KINGDOM
Harper Adams University College
Edgmond
TF10 8NB Newport
UNITED KINGDOM
International Students House
1 Park Crescent, Regents Park
W1B 1SH London
UNITED KINGDOM
Royal Veterinary College
Hawkshead lane, North Mimms
AL9 7TA Hatfield
UNITED KINGDOM
London School of Economics & Political Science
Queens House, 55-56 Lincoln Inns Filed
WC2A 3LJ London
UNITED KINGDOM
Liverpool John Moores University
Rodney House, 70 Mount Pleasant
L3 5UX Liverpool
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Swansea
Singleton Park
SA2 8PP Swansea
UNITED KINGDOM
The University of Sussex
Hastings Building, Falmer
BN1 9RJ Brighton
UNITED KINGDOM
Newcastle University
Tyne and Wear
NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5BG Keele
UNITED KINGDOM
Royal Agricultural College
Stroud Road
GL7 6JS Cirencester
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Kent
Kent
C2 7NN Canterbury
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
CO4 3SQ Colchester
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Nottingham
University Park
NG7 2RD Nottingham
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Greenwich
Avery Hill Campus, Southwood Site, Avery Hill Road
SE9 2UG Eltham
UNITED KINGDOM
Loughborough University
Epinal Way
LE11 3TU Loughborough
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Surrey
Surrey
GU2 7XH Guildford
UNITED KINGDOM
Roehampton University
Mount Clare, Minstead Gardens, Roehampton
SW15 4EE London
UNITED KINGDOM
London Business School
Regents Park
NW1 4SA London
UNITED KINGDOM
Bournemouth University
Royal London House, Christchurch Road
BH1 3LT Bournemouth
UNITED KINGDOM
The Perse School
Hills Road
CB2 8QF Cambridge
UNITED KINGDOM
Anglia Ruskin University
Bishop Hall Lane,
CM1 1SQ Chelmsford
UNITED KINGDOM
Cornwall Colleges
John Keay House, Tregonissey Road
PL25 4DJ St Austell
UNITED KINGDOM
Wisbech Grammar
North Brink
PE13 1JX Wisbech
UNITED KINGDOM
Kingston University
River House, 53-57 High Street
KT1 1LQ Kingston Upon Thames
UNITED KINGDOM
Newman University College
Genners Lane, Bartley Green
B32 3NT Birmingham
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Portsmouth
1 Guildhall Walk
PO1 2RY Portsmouth
UNITED KINGDOM
Bangor University
Bangor University, Gwynedd
LL57 2DG Bangor
UNITED KINGDOM
Richmond upon Thames College
Egerton Road
TW2 7SJ Twickenham
UNITED KINGDOM
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Western Avenue
CF5 2YG Llandaff Cardiff
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Exeter
Streatham Farm, Prince of Wales Road
EX4 4PX Exeter
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Sunderland
Edinburgh Building, City Campus, Chester Road
SR1 3SD Sunderland
UNITED KINGDOM
St Helens College
Water Street
Saint Helens, Merseyside
UNITED KINGDOM
East Surrey College
Gatton Point, London Road
RH1 2JT Redhill, Surrey
UNITED KINGDOM
London Metropolitan University
Stapleton House, 277-281 Holloway Road
N7 8HN London
UNITED KINGDOM
Canterbury Christ Church University
North Holmes Road
CT1 1QU Canterbury
UNITED KINGDOM
Coulsdon College
Placehouse Lane
CR5 1YA Old Coulsden, Surrey
UNITED KINGDOM
Newcastle College
Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road,
NE4 7SA Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
Rose Bruford College
Lamorby Park, Burnt Oak Lane
DA15 9DF Sidcup
UNITED KINGDOM
City College Plymouth
Kings Road, Devonport
PL1 5QG Plymouth
UNITED KINGDOM
Amersham & Wycombe College
Lycrome Road
CH5 3LA Chesham, Buckinghamshire
UNITED KINGDOM
Henley College
Deanfield Avenue
RG9 1UH Henley on Thames
UNITED KINGDOM
Coleg Powys
3 Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais
SA9 1HE Swansea, West Glamorgan
UNITED KINGDOM
Bridgend College
Cowbridge Rd
CF31 3DF Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan
UNITED KINGDOM
Norton Radstock College
South Hill Park, Well Road
BA3 3RW Bath, Somerset
UNITED KINGDOM
Neath Port Talbot College
Neath Campus, Dwr-y-Felin Road, Neath
SA10 7RF Neath Port Talbot
UNITED KINGDOM
Peter Symonds College
Owens Road
SO22 6RX Winchester, Hampshire
UNITED KINGDOM
Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education
Nuns Corner
DN34 5BQ Grimsby
UNITED KINGDOM
Chesterfield College
Infirmary Road
S41 7NG Chesterfield, Derbyshire
UNITED KINGDOM
Coleg Harlech
Saint David’s Hill
LL46 2PA Harlech, Gwynedd
UNITED KINGDOM
Queen Mary’s College
Cliddesden Road
RG21 3HF Basingstoke
UNITED KINGDOM
Coleg Ceredigion
Llanbadarn Fawr
SY23 3BP Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
UNITED KINGDOM
The Sixth Form College Farnborough
Prospect Avenue
GU14 8JX Farnborough, Hampshire
UNITED KINGDOM
Pembrokeshire College
Dyfed
SA61 1SZ Haverfordwest
UNITED KINGDOM
Nelson and Colne College
Scotland Road
BB9 7YT Nelson, Lancashire
UNITED KINGDOM
Itchen College
Middle Road, Bitterne
SO19 7TB Southampton
UNITED KINGDOM
Waltham Forest College
Forest Road, Waltham Forest
E17 4JB London
UNITED KINGDOM
Stanmore College
Elm Park
HA7 4BQ Stanmore, Middlesex
UNITED KINGDOM
West Thames College
London Road, Isleworth
TW7 4HS London
UNITED KINGDOM
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
SW7 5BD London
UNITED KINGDOM
Cambridge Colleges
Cambridge Colleges Energy Consortium, Office of the InterCollegiate Services, 12b Kings Parade
CB2 1SJ Cambridge
UNITED KINGDOM
Lincoln College
Monks Lane
LN2 5HQ Lincoln, Lincolnshire
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Winchester
Hampshire
SO22 4NR Winchester
UNITED KINGDOM
Loughborough College
Radmoor Rd
LE11 3BT Loughborugh, Leicestershire
UNITED KINGDOM
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College
The Creen, Ealing
W5 5EW London
UNITED KINGDOM
University of the West of England
Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane
BS16 1QY Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
WC1E 7HT London,
UNITED KINGDOM
Leeds Metropolitan University
Headingley Campus, Calverley street
LS6 3QS Leeds, West Yorkshire
UNITED KINGDOM
Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand
WC2R 0RN London
UNITED KINGDOM
St Mary’s University College
Waldegrave Road, Strawberry Hill, Twickenham
TW1 4SX London
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Wales – Registry
10 Columbus Walk, Brigantine Place
Cardiff
UNITED KINGDOM
Barton and Peveril College
Chestnut Avenue
SO50 5ZA Eastleigh, Hampshire
UNITED KINGDOM
Coleg Sir Gar
Graig Campus, Sandy Road
SA15 4DN Pwll
UNITED KINGDOM
Nottingham Trent University
Burton Street
NG1 4BU Nottingham
UNITED KINGDOM
Cardiff and Vale College
Colcot Road
CF62 8YJ Barry Vale Of Glamorgan
UNITED KINGDOM
Coleg Gwent
The Rhadyr
NP15 1XJ Usk
UNITED KINGDOM
Strode College
Church Road
BA16 0AB Street, Somerset
UNITED KINGDOM
Harrow College
Brookshill
HA3 6RR Harrow, Middlesex
UNITED KINGDOM
Bromley College of Further and Higher Education
Rookery Lane
BR2 8HE Bromley, Kent
UNITED KINGDOM
College of West Anglia
Tennyson Avenue
PE30 2QW Kings Lynn, Norfolk
UNITED KINGDOM
Parliamentary Estates Directorate
House of Commons
London
UNITED KINGDOM
The Arts University College at Bournemouth
Wallisdown
BH12 5HH Poole, Dorset
UNITED KINGDOM
York College
Sim Balk Lane
York
UNITED KINGDOM
Rotherham College of Arts & Technology
Eastwood Lane,
S65 1EG Rotherham, South Yorkshire
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Gloucestershire
The Park
GL50 2RH Cheltenham
UNITED KINGDOM
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Vane Terrace
DL3 7AU Darlington
UNITED KINGDOM
University of West London
Walpole House, 18 – 22 Bond Street
W5 5AA Ealing, London
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Cumbria
Procurement Office, Paternoster Row
CA3 8TB Carlisle
UNITED KINGDOM
Victoria & Albert Museum
South Kensington
SW7 2RL London
UNITED KINGDOM
National Museum of Science Industry
Exhibition Road, South Kensington
SW7 2DD London
UNITED KINGDOM
University of Northumbria
Ellison Place
NE1 8ST Newcastle upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
Ystrad Mynach College
Twyn Road, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed
CF82 7XR Caerphilly
UNITED KINGDOM
Exeter College
Hele Road
EX4 4JS Exeter, Devon
UNITED KINGDOM
Darlington College
Central Park, Haughton Road
DL1 1DR Darlington
UNITED KINGDOM
Lancaster & Morecambe College
Morecambe Road
LA1 2TY Lancaster
UNITED KINGDOM
Gloucestershire College
Cheltenham Campus, Princess Elizabeth Way
GL51 7SJ Cheltenham
UNITED KINGDOM
Leeds City College
Park Lane, Little Woodhouse
LS3 1AA Leeds
UNITED KINGDOM
Merchants Academy
Gatehouse Avenue, Withywood
BS13 9AJ Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Sheffield Hallam University
City Campus, Howard Street
S1 1WB Sheffield, South Yorkshire
UNITED KINGDOM
West of England School and College for young people with little or no sight
Countess Wear
EX2 6HA Exeter, Devon
UNITED KINGDOM
City of Bath College
Avon Street
BA1 1UP Bath
UNITED KINGDOM
Central Sussex College
College Road,
RH10 1NR Crawley, West Sussex
UNITED KINGDOM
Liverpool City Council
Municipal Buildings, Dale Street
L2 2DH Liverpool
UNITED KINGDOM
Alton College
Old Odiham Road
GU34 2LX Alton, Hampshire
UNITED KINGDOM
Blackburn College
Blackburn College, Feilden Street
BB2 1LH Blackburn
UNITED KINGDOM
North Hertfordshire College
Monkswood Way
SG1 1LA Stevenage, Hertfordshire
UNITED KINGDOM
Oldham College
Rochdale Road
OL9 6AA Oldham
UNITED KINGDOM
Plymouth College of Art
Tavistock Place
PL4 8AT Plymouth, Devon
UNITED KINGDOM
Petroc
Old Sticklepath Hill, Sticklepath
EX31 2BG Barnstaple, Devon
UNITED KINGDOM
National Library of Wales
SY23 3BU Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
UNITED KINGDOM
City of Bristol College
St Georges Road
BS1 5UA Bristol,
UNITED KINGDOM
City College Norwich
Ipswich Road
NR2 2LJ Norwich
UNITED KINGDOM
Hull College
Wilberforce Drive
HU1 3DG Kingston upon Hull
UNITED KINGDOM
Section II: Object of the contract
Purchase
NUTS code UK
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 16
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in months: 48
The contracting authority wishes to establish a framework agreement for the supply of fixed term energy contracts (mains Gas, Half Hourly, Non Half Hourly, and UMS Electricity) for use by UK contracting authorities (as defined in Article 1(9) of Directive 2004/18/EC and implemented by Regulation 3 of The Public contracts Regulations 2006) or its agent(s). These include (but are not limited to): Central Government Departments & their Agencies (a list of Executive Agencies can be found at: http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ministerial_responsibilities_agencies.aspx); Non Departmental Public Bodies (NDPB’s)(a list of NDPB’s can be found at Annex A to the public Bodies Directory c2007 published by the Cabinet Office which can be found at http://civilservice.gov.uk/documents/pdf/public _bodies_2007.pdf); NHS Bodies (i.e. Acute Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Primary Care Trusts, Care Trusts, NHS Hospital Trusts, Strategic Health Authorities, Mental Health Trusts, Special Health Authorities, Mental Health Trusts, Special Health Authorities (a list of such Authorities and Trusts can be found at: http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/Pages/PrimaryCareTrustListing.aspx)); Local Authorities (i.e. a local authority as defined in Regulation 3(2) to (5) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (“the Regulations”); Police & Emergency Services Authorities (i.e. fire authorities, fire and rescue authorities (a list of fire authorities can be found at: http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/offcontacts.php)); Police authorities and the Metropolitan Police Authority as defined by Regulation 3 (1)(j) to (p) of the Regulations; Educational Establishments (i.e. schools maintained by local authorities; Academies; City Technology Colleges; the Skills Funding Council, Young People’s Learning Agency)); Further education establishments and Universities; Registered Social Landlords (RSLs)(a list of RSLs can be found at http://www.housingcorp.gov.uk/server/show/nav.489); and The Scottish Government and the Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies.
The Energy Consortium (TEC) is seeking to create a framework agreement with an envisaged maximum of 16 providers who shall be invited to mini-competitions to supply the specific individual requirements of TEC members.
09121200, 09310000
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 388 000 000 and 581 000 000 GBP
Description of these options: The Authority reserves the right to close or extend this framework after a period of 24 months. Such closure is only anticipated to be due to fundamental changes in the market; extensions will be in two 12 month periods up to a total maximum term of 48 months .
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 18 (from the award of the contract)
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Framework Agreement for Fixed Term Energy Contracts
09121200
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 188 000 000 and 250 000 000 GBP
09310000
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 160 000 000 and 250 000 000 GBP
09310000
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 460 000 and 920 000 GBP
09310000
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 6 000 000 and 12 000 000 GBP
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Description of particular conditions: The selected contractor will be required to have all appropiate permissions and licences etc to undertake the services under the framework agreement in the UK and under UK legislation (and/or under all equivalent legislation in the place of their establishment) and will be required to evidence these according to the requirements set out in the tender documents and contract documents.
The Contracting Authority will evaluate all responses in accordance with Articles 45 to 50 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulations 23 to 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and to the extent as set out in the tender documents.
Section IV: Procedure
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Limitations of the Authority’s resource to run mini-competitions.
Section VI: Complementary information
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 36 Months.
Tenderers should note that the Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel this procurement at any stage and for any reason and not award a Framework Agreement.
In accordance with law and the terms set out in the tender documents, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change without notice any part of the proposed contract and the procedure for awarding the proposed contract and/or stop the process or cancel the procurement at any time. The Contracting Authority also reserves the right not to award a contract at any time without liability on its part.
Please also note that the Contracting Authority will be able to terminate the procurement process for any reason , including but not limited to: if there are not sufficient eligiable tenders; [if the funding application(s) relevant to the proposed contract is/are rejected, or is/are approved but with insufficient funding to allow completion of the proposed contract] [If necessary, the Contracting Authority reserves a discretionary right to find alternative sources of funding].
Nothing in this Contract Notice, tender documents, contract documents, any other written communication to the potential Tenderer/Tenderers from the Contracting Authority or its representatives and any oral communication to the potential Tenderer/Tenderers from the Contracting Authority or its representatives, shall generate any contractual obligations or intention to create a contract prior to any signature of a final written contract.
If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Framework Agreement with the succesful tenderer(s) this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of the tenderers.
Any order placed under this Framework Agreement will form a seperate contract under the scope of this framework between the service provider and the specific requesting other contracting body.
Miscellaneous.
The Contracting Authority is a public authority under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 9″the Act”) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (“EIR”). As part of its duty under the Act and the EIR, the Contracting Authority may disclose information to a person making a request unless the information is covered by an exemption under the Act or the EIR. The Contracting Authority is required to determine whether the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing this information. Tenderers should state in their Tender responses whether or not they consider the information supplied should be exempted from disclosure to third parties under the Act or the EIR and should provide reasons for such views. These views will be taken into consideration by the Contracting Authority when deciding whether to disclose information. (Please see tender documents for further information).
The UK does not have any such body for appeal procedures. Please see section VI.4.2
Body responsible for mediation procedures
The UK does not have any such body for appeal procedures. Please see section VI.4.2
In accordance with Regulations 32 and 32A (Information about contract award procedures and the application of the standstill period prior to contract award) and Part 9 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended)