University of Sheffield Energy Procurement Services DPS
Estimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
11 March 2030
1247 days remaining
Published
29 January 2020
Type
goods
Overview
This Request to Participate has been issued to establish an Energy Procurement Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The contracting authority for this tender is the University of Sheffield.
The tender process and resulting DPS agreement including all contracts issued as part of further competitions under the DPS are managed by Inenco. The DPS is available for use by all contracting authorities within England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as defined by Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102, including, but not limited to the contracting authorities contained in the supporting information document titled Appendix 6 - List of defined groups of Contracting Authorities.
The primary objective is to establish a DPS agreement to provide energy contracts using fixed price and flexible procurement solutions. The DPS is divided into categories.
Additional details
Suppliers can apply for as many categories as they wish. A brief description of each of the available work streams is provided below; Flexible offering - single client solution, to enable risk-managed procurement via the wholesale market - Flexible offering, Strategic Risk Managed Gas - Flexible offering, Strategic Risk Managed HH Electricity - Flexible offering, Strategic Risk Managed NHH Electricity Fixed Price offering - a fixed price, for a fixed duration at time of supply contracting - Fixed Price offering, Gas - Fixed Price offering, HH Electricity - Fixed Price offering, NHH Electricity PLEASE NOTE: THE DPS COMMENCEMENT DATE WAS 12TH MARCH 2020.
THE ANTICIPATED DPS EXPIRY DATE IS 11TH MARCH 2030. THE DATES ENTERED FOR THE CONTRACT START DATE (12TH MARCH 2030) AND CONTRACT END DATE (13TH MARCH 2030) OUTLINED IN THE SECTIONS ABOVE ARE REQUIRED TO MEET TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACTS FINDER SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED.
UNLESS THE DPS IS CONCLUDED EARLIER, THE DEADLINE FOR BIDDERS TO SUBMIT A REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE ON THE DPS IS 12:00 NOON, 11TH MARCH 2030. Additional information: Please apply via the link provided.
Please see the tender documents available from this link for additional information on the services required and the tender evaluation criteria. Delivery Notes This Request to Participate has been issued to establish an Energy Procurement Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).
The contracting authority for this tender is the University of Sheffield. The tender process and resulting DPS agreement including all contracts issued as part of further competitions under the DPS are managed by Inenco.
The DPS is available for use by all contracting authorities within England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as defined by Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102, including, but not limited to the contracting authorities contained in the supporting information document titled Appendix 6 - List of defined groups of Contracting Authorities. The primary objective is to establish a DPS agreement to provide energy contracts using fixed price and flexible procurement solutions.
The DPS is divided into categories. Suppliers can apply for as many categories as they wish. A brief description of each of the available work streams is provided below; Flexible offering - single client solution, to enable risk-managed procurement via the wholesale market - Flexible offering, Strategic Risk Managed Gas - Flexible offering, Strategic Risk Managed HH Electricity - Flexible offering, Strategic Risk Managed NHH Electricity Fixed Price offering - a fixed price, for a fixed duration at time of supply contracting - Fixed Price offering, Gas - Fixed Price offering, HH Electricity - Fixed Price offering, NHH Electricity Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
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The University of Sheffield, via Inenco, is setting up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for energy procurement, allowing suppliers to offer fixed‑price or flexible gas and electricity contracts to any UK public body.
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Published
29 January 2020
Submission deadline
11 March 2030
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