The Association of North East Councils Trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) is seekng tenders for gas supply services. At the time of submitting an SQ, and throughout the life of the Framework Agreement, tenderers must hold a Non-Domestic Supply Licence as issued by OFGEM.
The Framework Agreement supply services will include NEPO trading gas on a fully flexible basis (amongst other products) and the subsequent supply of gas to the NEPO portfolio. Also included within the scope of the Framework Agreement is the provision of Automatic Meter Reading and associated services and systems.
The Framework Agreement will also include provisions for assisting in the reduction of consumption and supporting users energy efficiency schemes.
NEPO are using a 2-stage competitive procedure with negotiation for this Framework Agreement. The first stage is a Selection Questionnaire which will be used to shortlist organisations. It should be noted that 1 of the key mandatory criteria at Selection Questionnaire stage is for organisations to hold a non-domestic gas supply licence. Shortlisted organisations will then be invited to tender in January 2019. The selection questionnaire document also contains an ITT overview that sets out the high-level requirements of the Framework Agreement. This document will allow organisations to determine if they are interested in this opportunity and consider whether they have the required capability and capacity to deliver the Framework Agreement prior to submitting a selection questionnaire.
The Framework Contract will be a sole supplier Framework Contract with 1 lot. Those organisations shortlisted from selection questionnaire and invited to tender will be evaluated in accordance with the Award Critera contained within the Invitation to Tender documents. NEPO may then negotiate with an organisation(s) in line with the requirements of the Competition with Negotiation procedure. NEPO also reserve the right not to enter into negotiation and accept an initial tender.
The opportunity can be accessed via the NEPO eTender system. 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 the NEPO eTender system at https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
Tenders must be submitted using the link above. Tenders submitted via postal or email methods will not be accepted. If you require time-critical assistance on submitting your Tender please contact the System Support Team on 0330 0050352
For not time-critical issues, such as passwords, general account queries and location of information etc, please contact Proactics Supplier Support Helpdesk Ticketing System (http://proactis.kayako.com/) and select ProContract V3 support. You will then need to log in or submit a ticket to register your issue. Alternatively, you can email ProContractSuppliers@proactics.com
This will automatically log a support ticket on the Proactics Supplier Support Helpdesk.
NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of the goods (if any) which will be placed with the successful supplier by any Contracting Authority using the Framework Contract persuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof.