Provision of Power Purchasing Agreement

Concepts

• liverpool
• electricity and heating
• crown commercial service
• pan public sector collaborative agreement
• provision of power purchasing agreement
• power plant
• wood fired power station
• wind power
• commercial service
• central government departments

Location

Description

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Pan Public Sector Collaborative Agreement for the Provision of Power Purchasing Agreement to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. The lotting structure of this framework will be determined as a result of the market engagement. Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.

Total Quantity or Scope

YEAR: 2026/2027; BUDGET: 7,000,000.00 YEAR: 2027/2028; BUDGET: 14,000,000.00

CPV Codes

• 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
• 31120000 - Generators
• 31158000 - Chargers
• 31160000 - Parts of electric motors, generators and transformers
• 31170000 - Transformers
• 31200000 - Electricity distribution and control apparatus
• 31422000 - Battery packs
• 31710000 - Electronic equipment
• 34514800 - Offshore platforms
• 45251100 - Construction work for power plant
• 45251120 - Hydro-electric plant construction work
• 45251142 - Wood-fired power station construction work
• 45251143 - Compressed-air generating plant construction work
• 45251160 - Wind-power installation works
• 45251220 - Cogeneration plant construction work
• 45259000 - Repair and maintenance of plant
• 45310000 - Electrical installation work
• 45350000 - Mechanical installations
• 50324100 - System maintenance services
• 50514300 - Sleeving repair services
• 50530000 - Repair and maintenance services of machinery
• 50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
• 51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
• 63121100 - Storage services
• 65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services
• 65400000 - Other sources of energy supplies and distribution

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the energy market. Crown Commercial Service intends to hold market engagement sessions during February 2023 and March 2023 with suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting framework contract[s]. If you are interested in attending a market engagement session please express your interest by emailing energynetzero@crowncommmercial.gov.uk. Further details will be provided to you. Your email must clearly state: the name of your organisation, and contact details for the individual(s) who will participate in the market engagement. Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk. 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. The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years. The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/upcoming Crown for updates and monitor Find A Tender Service for the publication of the contract notice. The Cyber Essentials scheme is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to further reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders will be required to demonstrate that they are Cyber Essentials certified for the services under and in connection with the procurement. The service that arise from this framework will involve the supplier holding material that has been assigned a protective marking under the Government Security Classifications Scheme (April 2014) of OFFICIAL/SENSITIVE. Bidders will be required to implement their solution in accordance with the RM6289 Provision of Power Purchasing Agreement Schedule, "Security Requirement and Plan", to meet RM6289 Provision of Power Purchasing requirements. This will be released at the ITT stage.