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DoF - Collaborative Arrangement Provision of Energy Market Advisory Services (ID 5320877)

Department of Finance · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:43.

Opportunity overview

Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) is a Centre of Procurement Expertise (CoPE). It is responsible for disseminating advice and guidance on the direction and policies on public procurement to the Northern Ireland public sector and monitoring their implementation. It is also responsible for managing procurements on behalf of central government departments, their agencies and arm’s length bodies. In order to establish tender competitions in respect of electricity and gas and to manage the resultant contracts CPD requires energy market intelligence and expertise to provide specialist electricity and gas advisory services to the following bodies; • Construction and Procurement Division (CPD) • Education Authority (EA) • Translink • Business Services Organisation (BSO) • NI Water (NIW) The Contract will commence on the Commencement Date for four years with two extension options of 12 months each.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£250k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 Jan 2025
Award ID
000530-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
CORK, IE, T12 N84F, Ireland

Classification

  • CPV71314000 — Energy and related services
  • CPV71314200 — Energy-management services
  • CPV71314300 — Energy-efficiency consultancy services

Lots

  • Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) is a Centre of Procurement Expertise (CoPE). It is responsible for disseminating advice and guidance on the direction and policies on public procurement to the Northern Ireland public sector and monitoring their implementation. It is also responsible for managing procurements on behalf of central government departments, their agencies and arm’s length bodies. In order to establish tender competitions in respect of electricity and gas and to manage the resultant contracts CPD requires energy market intelligence and expertise to provide specialist electricity and gas advisory services to the following bodies; • Construction and Procurement Division (CPD) • Education Authority (EA) • Translink • Business Services Organisation (BSO) • NI Water (NIW) The Contract will commence on the Commencement Date for four years with two extension options of 12 months each. Additional information: This is a demand driven contract therefore the contract award value is different from the contract notice.£190k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-049956
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
CPD comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and have applied a 10 day standstill period. This notification provides full information on the award decision. The standstill period has provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2
Description
This tender has 2 x 1 year extension options.

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
II.2.11)

New Value

Text
This tender has 2 x 1 year extension options.

Old Value

Bid Opening

Date
26 Nov 2024, 15:30

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Recurrence

Description
Upon expiry of the contract.

Expected award period

Starts
26 Nov 2024, 15:30

Tender Period

Ends
26 Nov 2024, 15:00

Classification

Id
71314000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Energy and related services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Ends
24 Feb 2025, 23:59

Submission Method

written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) is a Centre of Procurement Expertise (CoPE). It is responsible for disseminating advice and guidance on the direction and policies on public procurement to the Northern Ireland public sector and monitoring their implementation. It is also responsible for managing procurements on behalf of central government departments, their agencies and arm’s length bodies. In order to establish tender competitions in respect of electricity and gas and to manage the resultant contracts CPD requires energy market intelligence and expertise to provide specialist electricity and gas advisory services to the following bodies; • Construction and Procurement Division (CPD) • Education Authority (EA) • Translink • Business Services Organisation (BSO) • NI Water (NIW) The Contract will commence on the Commencement Date for four years with two extension options of 12 months each. Additional information: This is a demand driven contract therefore the contract award value is different from the contract notice.

Value

Amount
190,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
This tender has 2 x 1 year extension options.

Renewal

Description
Due for renewal upon contract expiry.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Qualitative Criteria
Type
quality
Description
50
Criterion 2
Name
Quantitative crieria
Type
cost
Description
50

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Entry 2
Region
UKN

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71314200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Energy-management services
Entry 2
Id
71314300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Energy-efficiency consultancy services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-3552
Name
Department of Finance

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
BELFAST
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
303 Airport Road West

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Department of Finance

Contact

Name
Collaboration.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-18606
Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for review/appeal or mediation procedures

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for review/appeal or mediation procedures
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-23396
Name
HORIZON ENERGY GROUP LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
IE
Locality
CORK
Postal Code
T12 N84F
Country Name
Ireland
Street Address
4400 Airport Business Park

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
HORIZON ENERGY GROUP LIMITED

Contact

Telephone
+353 212355777
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-1202
Name
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015.

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015.

Award information

Award 1
Id
000530-2025-1-1
Title
Contract
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-23396
Name
HORIZON ENERGY GROUP LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
000530-2025-1-1
Title
Contract
Status
active
Award ID
000530-2025-1-1
Date Signed
7 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
250,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · BELFAST · UK · BT3 9ED · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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