Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor The Capital Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/ccs
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: Public Procurement
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Utilities Switching Services
Reference number: RM3809
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS), as the Contracting Authority has awarded a concession contract for the supply and management of a utilities procurement engine and the management of a Dynamic Purchasing System. This will allow public sector customers to compare and switch energy tariffs and suppliers.
Initially, the service will offer switching of gas and/or electricity products. This could be extended to other utilities in the future.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 500 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72420000
72410000
72230000
72000000
72260000
48200000
72500000
48600000
72300000
72220000
72330000
72316000
72320000
72250000
72310000
72700000
72800000
72600000
48400000
72590000
48100000
72400000
72210000
48000000
72200000
48700000
48900000
72240000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Crown Commercial Service (CCS), as the Contracting Authority has awarded a concession contract for the supply and management of a utilities procurement engine and the management of a Dynamic Purchasing System. This will allow public sector customers to compare and switch energy tariffs and suppliers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The Value in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate, the Authority cannot guarantee any business through this concession contract.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 230-479585
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Utilities Switching Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/03/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gemserv Limited
4419878
8 Fenchurch Place
London
EC3M 4AJ
UK
Telephone: +44 2070901000
E-mail: bd@gemserv.com
Fax: +44 2070901001
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.gemserv.com
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 500 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 70 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Service and delivery.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The following information has been captured in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 50 of thePublicContracts Regulations 2015:
Number of tenders received from SMEs = 3.
Number of tenders received from other EU Member States = 0.
Number of tenders received from non-EU States = 0.
Number of tenders received by electronic means = 4.
This Concession Contract commenced on 27.3.2018 for an Initial Period of 4 years and will conclude on 26.3.2022 with an option to extend 1 further period to a total duration of 12 consecutive months at the Authority's discretion.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: gov-switch@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Fax: +44 000000000
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.gov.uk/ccs
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Not Applicable
As Above
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Not Applicable
As Above
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/04/2018