The Supply of Non Half Hourly Electricity and Ancillary Services

Crown Commercial Service as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a Pan Government Collaborative Framework Agreement for use by UK public sector bodies (and any future successors to these organisations) identified at VI.3 of the Contract Notice provided as an attachment to this Notice , which include Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies and Local Authorities. The above Public Sector Bodies have a need for a framework agreement for the supply of approximately 0.7 TWh of electricity to meet requirements of 697 customers across 50,326 meters managed via an aggregated, flexible, risk managed approach. The requirement covers predominantly Non Half Hourly electricity however there may be a requirement for the supply of Half Hourly electricity following on from the recent P272 legislation.

Detailed information about the requirement and this procurement is available in the Contract Notice that has been provided as an attachment to this Notice.

Additional information: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite.

If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https:// gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'.

Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers

Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing [email protected] Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the supplier to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.

As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to the Emptoris messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.

For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Procurement Service Support Desk email: [email protected]

Responses must be published by the date in IV.3.4. of the Contract Notice attached.

PLEASE READ THESE IMPORTANT NOTES:

a) Detailed information regarding the selection criteria can be found in the Contract Notice that has been provided as an attachment to this Notice. b) Contract values stated in the Notice are estimates, as the Contracting Authority does not guarantee a specific minimum level of business under this framework agreement. c) While this framework agreement has a term of 3 years, the Contracting Authority has the option to extend for a maximum of a further year at the end of the third year. d) Please note this framework agreement covers supply to England and Wales ONLY.