UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

This framework agreement will act as the vehicle through which central government and wider public sector customers will be supplied gas and electricity. The portfolio varies on an annual basis but our current best estimates are that the framework agreement will supply approximately 25 TWh per year of gas and electricity to approximately 1,150 public sector customers across approximately 86,000 meters. In supplying gas and electricity the supplier will provide customers with various supply administration services covering invoicing, query resolution and account management, as well as a range of services which will support customers in their net zero ambitions such as access to energy from renewable sources and to Power Purchase Agreements. The supplier will also support the delivery and execution of Crown Commercial Service’s energy trading requirements. The portfolio will include a range of customers from different sectors, and a range of different metering classes and profiles e.g. half hourly, non-half hourly, unmetered and BMU’s. A detailed list of meters will be published in a Portfolio Summary. This new framework agreement has replaced the existing Supply of Energy framework agreement (RM6011). Baskets of customers meters will transfer to the new framework agreement at different times over a twenty four month period between April 2024 and April 2026. It is CCS intention (although cannot be guaranteed) that each basket will be supplied through this framework agreement for a four year period. CCS will engage with the incoming and outgoing suppliers to coordinate the transfer. In addition to the transfer of baskets it is possible that a small number of meters might require supply through this new agreement prior to April 2024.

Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority has put in place an agreement for the provision of printed matter, digital communications and related products for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies. This agreement includes multiple routes to market (Direct Award and Further Competition) However, Lot 1 route to market is Direct Award only.for purchasing print products, digital communications and all associated services to provide an end to end print management service. This scope includes all types of print such as operational, transactional, and secure print, and the associated services such as direct mail, storage, fulfilment and distribution, digital asset management, digital solutions, omni channel communications, content creation, pre-production services, media duplication and official papers. The lotting structure is as follows: Lot 1 Print and Digital Communications (Direct Award, including Command & House Papers) Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.