AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council awarded a direct call-off for mains gas supply to TOTALENERGIES GAS & POWER LIMITED under ESPO Framework 192_27. The published award value is £26.2 million, with delivery scheduled from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031.
Published outcomeAward announced to TOTALENERGIES GAS & POWER LIMITED. The award record is marked active; the source does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
Market significanceThis is a £26.2 million public-sector energy supply award using an established framework and direct-award route.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TOTALENERGIES GAS & POWER LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-06b818ac-60a3-471c-aa83-5be1e3e5f050-1 · 26200000 GBP · Awarded
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Verified company name: TOTALENERGIES GAS & POWER LIMITED (company number 02172239); named as supplier on the £26,200,000 award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published document title: "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-06b818ac-60a3-471c-aa83-5be1e3e5f050-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature status
95% confidenceUnknown
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The published award data identifies an active award but contains no explicit signature or contract-conclusion field.
Scheduled contract period
99% confidence1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
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Published contract period start and end dates: 2027-04-01 and 2031-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£26,200,000
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Award value amount: 26200000 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceSingle supplier award
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The sole published supplier is TOTALENERGIES GAS & POWER LIMITED.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
97% confidence30 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-09-30T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award notice published at 2026-10-19T08:43:04+01:00.
Scheduled service start
99% confidence1 April 2027
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Contract period start date: 2027-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Scheduled service end
99% confidence31 March 2031
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Contract period end date: 2031-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of mains gas to Leicester City Council
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Notice description: "Supply of mains gas to Leicester City Council."
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 09121200 — Mains gas
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Primary CPV classification is 09121200, described as "Mains gas".
Delivery region
96% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies East Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceDirect award call-off
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The notice states "Call off direct award against ESPO Framework 192_27 Mains Gas Supply" and records procurement method as direct award.
Framework
99% confidenceESPO Framework 192_27 Mains Gas Supply
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Published notice description names ESPO Framework 192_27.
Competition information
98% confidenceNot published
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The supplied notice contains no bidder count, evaluation scores or comparative award information.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base and extension terms
99% confidenceTwo-year contract with options extending by up to a further two years in total
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Notice description states: "The contract is for two years with options to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than a further two years."
Published overall period
99% confidenceFour years
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The published contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031.
Pricing and payment terms
98% confidenceNot published
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No pricing schedule, unit-rate information or payment terms are included in the supplied notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Procurement structure
99% confidenceFramework call-off rather than an open competition
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The notice identifies a direct award against ESPO Framework 192_27.
Value and term context
98% confidence£26.2 million over a published four-year period
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The award value is £26,200,000 and the stated period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
96% confidenceNot explicitly published
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The record is an awarded contract notice with an active award status, but no signed-contract or contract-conclusion evidence is supplied.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tenderer numbers, bid prices, scores, award rationale or evaluation breakdown are provided.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots published
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The supplied lots dataset is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No pricing breakdown, consumption volumes, service levels or payment terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed or otherwise concluded.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and comparative pricing.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot titles, lot-level values and allocation details.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: pricing schedule, anticipated gas volumes, service levels, payment terms and detailed extension mechanism.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilTOTALENERGIES GAS & POWER LIMITEDmains gas supplyESPO Framework 192_27direct awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Leicester City Council's mains gas supply award?
TOTALENERGIES GAS & POWER LIMITED was named as the supplier on the published award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £26,200,000.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a direct award call-off under ESPO Framework 192_27 Mains Gas Supply.
When is the service scheduled to run?
The published period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.