Concession award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority/entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Southampton City Council
One Guildhall Square
Southampton
SO14 7FP
UK
E-mail: procurement@southampton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://supplysouthampton.esourcingportal.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://supplysouthampton.esourcingportal.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Southampton Branded Energy Company
Reference number: EC09/01/2550
II.1.2) Main CPV code
09300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Southampton City Council (‘the Council’) wants to establish a local energy tariff scheme to deliver a set of low-cost, high-value energy tariffs to residents and businesses, in particular microbusinesses, across the Southampton area. The key priorities will be to reduce unnecessary energy spend, tackle fuel poverty and support local energy generation. This will be known as the Southampton Tariff.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
120 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ32
Main site or place of performance:
Southampton.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
1.1) Southampton City Council (‘the Council’) wants to establish a local energy tariff scheme to deliver a set of low-cost, high-value energy tariffs to residents and businesses, in particular microbusinesses, across the Southampton area. The key priorities will be to reduce unnecessary energy spend, tackle fuel poverty and support local energy generation. This will be known as the Southampton Tariff;
1.2) The Southampton White Label will be designed to complement the work Southampton City Council and its local and regional Endorsees already deliver via the social housing and private sector housing programmes and help deliver the key outcomes set out in the Southampton City Council Strategy (2016-2020) for improved start of life and later life outcomes for vulnerable residents and families, whilst giving residents more potential spending power to support the local economy. It will also help meet develop the Council's ambitions set out in the Southampton Low Carbon City Strategy 2011-2020. The Southampton Tariff will enable the Council to achieve these objectives on a cost neutral basis with income from the scheme covering all project management and marketing costs;
1.3) The Southampton Tariff will enable the Council to achieve these objectives on a cost neutral basis with income from the scheme covering all project management and marketing costs;
1.4) The Council, through the delivery of a Southampton Tariff, aims to offer Southampton householders and businesses the opportunity to purchase their energy from a locally trusted organisation that will:
1.4.1) Offer residents and businesses access to lower cost energy;
1.4.2) Provide excellent customer service;
1.4.3) Ensure customers have easy to understand, more transparent energy bills;
1.4.4) Develop smarter metering and billing technology;
1.4.5) Provide a platform for the integration of Smart grid and low energy technologies;
1.4.6) Stimulate and support local energy generation; and
1.4.7) Improve competitiveness amongst small businesses.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months: 60
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Form of procedure
Award procedure with prior publication of a concession notice
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 228-476016
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/03/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Robin Hood Energy Ltd
8053212
Loxley House Station Street
Nottingham
NG2 3NG
UK
NUTS: UKF1
Internet address(es)
URL: https://robinhoodenergy.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
120 000 000.00
GBP
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:215992)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Southampton City Council
One Guildhall Square
Southampton
SO14 7FP
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/05/2019