Framework for the supply of electricity &/or gas

The purpose of this tender is for Catalyst Housing Limited (‘Catalyst’) to establish a 'Framework' agreement with suitable electricity and gas suppliers for the supply of electricity and/or gas to, what in the beginning will be :

• i)approximately 980+ Non Half Hourly supply points (the majority of these supplies have a contract renewal point of 1st Oct 2015).
• ii)5 or more Half Hourly supply points (the majority of these supplies have a contract renewal point of 1st Oct 2015).
• iii)and approximately 130+ gas supply points (the majority of these supplies have a contract renewal point of 1st Oct 2017).
• that are mainly situated in the area of London, Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire.

Over the 4 years of the framework agreement this number of supplies is estimated to increase by circa 5% each year in line with the projected growth of the Housing Group.

ESTIMATED RANGE OF TOTAL VALUE OF PURCHASES realised through potential call-offs over the entire duration of the framework agreement is between £3230000 to £9000000.

The contracting authority makes no guarantee that any contracts will be entered into at any subsequent 'call-off' stage. Contracts may be awarded following further competition (mini-tenders) between suppliers at subsequent call-off stages.

There are 3 LOTS all or any of which can be tendered for:

LOT 1: Half Hourly electricity supplies

LOT 2: Non Half Hourly electricity supplies

LOT 3: Mains gas supplies

Those suppliers who are selected to be part of the framework, as a consequence of this tender, at a later date will be requested to make bids through a mini-tender on the lot(s) they have indicated.

The award criteria for entry to the framework will be based on the most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria immediately below:

Criteria (and weighting):

1. Account management / billing management (weighting 80)
2. Registration (weighting 30)
3. Invoicing (weighting 140)
4. Social Value (weighting 100)
5. AMR/Smart Metering (possible option in future call-offs) (weighting 100)
6. Provision of electricity from renewable sources. (possible option in future call-offs) (weighting 100)

Please note we are not asking for any prices from suppliers at this time as we appreciate that come the time of any call-offs for any subsequent specific contracts market prices are very likely to have changed. But during any subsequent call-offs/mini-tenders for specific contracts members of the framework who are participating must submit prices and detail any other pertinent costs for the supply of electricity and/or gas and the related services/provisions.

In the case of specific call-off contracts these will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria above and price & cost.

COMPLETE TENDER REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING ALL 'OPTIONS' CAN BE FOUND IN THE INVITATION TO TENDER DOCUMENT

Additional information: Please note that your ITT returns MUST be made using the ‘eSourcing’ web portal. Please go there now using the link below and register, so that you can access the service in readiness to compile your return.

Please go to: http://esourcing.waxdigital.co.uk/CatalystHousing and follow the ‘ Register Here ’ link.

The attached PDF of the ITT document is simply for your ease of reference. Returns must be made using the eSourcing webportal described above.

The contract Start Date and End Date for the framework given above is the best estimate at this time. The End Date will be 4 yrs from the Start Date (which will be the contract award date).

The corresponding OJEU Contract Notice can be found at: http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:273062-2015:TEXT:EN:HTML (United Kingdom-London: Electricity 2015/S 148-273062)