WME intends to create a new 4-year single supplier framework for the provision of gas supplies, with WME acting as intermediary to buy the gas on the wholesale market. WME provides a fully managed service including validation and payment of bills on behalf of customers. In addition, WME also provides a procurement only service.

WME will impose on economic operators requirements aimed at protecting the confidential nature of information made available throughout the procurement procedure (as permitted by Regulation 21(3)), and before receiving that information economic operators will be required to complete and return a confidentiality agreement, which will be available once economic operators have expressed an interest in the tender opportunity, along with a copy of their current gas supply licence.

The organisation is operated under the authority of a Joint Committee formed under the Local Government Act 1972, the Member Authorities being Shropshire Council, Herefordshire Council, Worcestershire County Council and Telford and Wrekin Council. A Joint Agreement between those Member Authorities determines the governance arrangements. The Joint Committee is the elected Member body responsible for the discharge of the functions of the Member Authorities.

The objectives of the West Mercia Energy Joint Committee (WME) is to maintain effective, efficient and economic arrangements for the purchase and supply of energy at the request of and to the satisfaction of the Member Authorities and to other public bodies, non-profit making and charitable organisations, education providers, including Academies, and private sector organisations delivering public services on behalf of public bodies and such other organisations which may be approved by the Joint Committee (including approval via the Annual Business Plan) where it is permitted by law and is to benefit of Member Authorities to do so.

In accordance with the above stated aims and objectives, WME are seeking to award a contract framework arrangement for the supply and delivery of gas and ancillary services to the customers of West Mercia Energy in its constituent authorities' areas of Shropshire, Herefordshire, Telford and Wrekin, and Worcestershire, together with other customers of West Mercia Energy (current and potential), in general as further identified at the following websites but also to include any organisation within the description in the paragraph above not so identified:

https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-council

https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/?SelectedTab=Establishments&SearchType=Location

https://www.police.uk/pu/contact-the-police/

http://www.scotland.police.uk/your-community/

http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs.

https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-Services

http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/

http://www.scottishambulance.com/Theservice/Default.aspx

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure

http://www.oscr.org.uk/

http://www.urbantransportgroup.org/about-us

https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/NHSTrustListing.aspx

https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx

https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx

https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency

www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search?q=&p=2

http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations

https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/?SelectedTab=Establishments