CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Other (Please specify): “The Energy Consortium (Education & Public Sector)(TEC) is a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contract Regulations 2006.

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

University of Liverpool

University of Bristol

Open University

University of Buckingham

University of Warwick

University of Bolton

University for the Creative Arts

Staffordshire University

University of Westminster

University of Cambridge

Southampton Solent University

University of London, Royal Holloway

University of Huddersfield

University of Worcester

Birmingham City University

University of Salford

University of Plymouth

Royal College of Music

Manchester Metropolitan University

Teesside University

Bath Spa University

University of Central Lancashire

University of Bath

York St John University

Durham University

Westminster Kingsway College

Aberystwyth University

University of York

University of Southampton

University of Wales Trinity Saint David

University College London

Kings College London

Institute of Cancer Research

University of the Arts London

Brunel University

Harper Adams University College

International Students House

Royal Veterinary College

London School of Economics & Political Science

Liverpool John Moores University

University of Swansea

The University of Sussex

Newcastle University

Keele University

Royal Agricultural College

University of Kent

University of Essex

University of Nottingham

University of Greenwich

Loughborough University

University of Surrey

Roehampton University

London Business School

Bournemouth University

The Perse School

Anglia Ruskin University

Cornwall Colleges

Wisbech Grammar

Kingston University

Newman University College

University of Portsmouth

Bangor University

Richmond upon Thames College

Cardiff Metropolitan University

University of Exeter

University of Sunderland

St Helens College

East Surrey College

London Metropolitan University

Canterbury Christ Church University

Coulsdon College

Newcastle College

Rose Bruford College

City College Plymouth

Amersham & Wycombe College

Henley College

Coleg Powys

Bridgend College

Norton Radstock College

Neath Port Talbot College

Peter Symonds College

Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education

Chesterfield College

Coleg Harlech

Queen Mary's College

Coleg Ceredigion

The Sixth Form College Farnborough

Pembrokeshire College

Nelson and Colne College

Itchen College

Waltham Forest College

Stanmore College

West Thames College

Natural History Museum

Cambridge Colleges

Lincoln College

University of Winchester

Loughborough College

Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College

University of the West of England

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Leeds Metropolitan University

Courtauld Institute of Art

St Mary's University College

University of Wales - Registry

Barton and Peveril College

Coleg Sir Gar

Nottingham Trent University

Cardiff and Vale College

Coleg Gwent

Strode College

Harrow College

Bromley College of Further and Higher Education

College of West Anglia

Parliamentary Estates Directorate

The Arts University College at Bournemouth

York College

Rotherham College of Arts & Technology

University of Gloucestershire

Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

University of West London

University of Cumbria

Victoria & Albert Museum

National Museum of Science Industry

University of Northumbria

Ystrad Mynach College

Exeter College

Darlington College

Lancaster & Morecambe College

Gloucestershire College

Leeds City College

Merchants Academy

Sheffield Hallam University

West of England School and College for young people with little or no sight

City of Bath College

Central Sussex College

Liverpool City Council

Alton College

Blackburn College

North Hertfordshire College

Oldham College

Plymouth College of Art

Petroc

National Library of Wales

City of Bristol College

City College Norwich

Hull College

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Provision of Energy Tender (Gas & Electricity) Analysis Software for use in the United Kingdom.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The contracting Authority wishes to establish a contract with a single provider for the provision of software for the development, publishing, and analysis of energy (gas and electricity) tenders in the UK markets on behalf of its members in Annex A. The Authority recognises that there is a significant amount of complexity in this procurement and in establishing the full specification; therefore it has decided to use the Competitive Dialogue Procedure as it is anticipated that such software may have far greater potential for data usage than just the optionality identified above.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

TECPROC023

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

Disclaimers.

Tenderers should note that the Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel this procurement at any stage and for any reason and not award a Contract.

In accordance with law and the terms set out in the tender documents, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change without notice any part of the proposed contract and the procedure for awarding the proposed contract and/or stop the process or cancel the procurement at any time. The Contracting Authority also reserves the right not to award a contract at any time without liability on its part.

Please also note that the Contracting Authority will be able to terminate the procurement process for any reason , including but not limited to: if there are not sufficient eligiable tenders; [if the funding application(s) relevant to the proposed contract is/are rejected, or is/are approved but with insufficient funding to allow completion of the proposed contract] [If necessary, the Contracting Authority reserves a discretionary right to find alternative sources of funding]

Nothing in this Contract Notice, tender documents, contract documents, any other written communication to the potential Tenderer/Tenderers from the Contracting Authority or its representatives and any oral communication to the potential Tenderer/Tenderers from the Contracting Authority or its representatives , shall generate any contractual obligations or intention to create a contract prior to any signature of a final written contract.

If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Framework Agreement with the succesful tenderer(s) this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of the tenderers.

Any order placed under this Framework Agreement will form a seperate contract under the scope of this framework between the service provider and the specific requesting other contracting body.

Miscellaneous.

The Contracting Authority is a public authority under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 9"the Act") and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 ('EIR'). As part of its duty under the Act and the EIR, the Contracting Authority may disclose information to a person making a request unless the information is covered by an exemption under the Act or the EIR. The Contracting Authority is required to determine whether the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing this information. Tenderers should state in their Tender responses whether or not they consider the information supplied should be exempted from disclosure to third parties under the Act or the EIR and should provide reasons for such views. These views will be taken into consideration by the Contracting Authority when deciding whether to disclose information. (Please see tender documents for further information)

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

In accordance with Regulations 32 and 32A (Information about contract award procedures and the application of the standstill period prior to contract award) and Part 9 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended)

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice