AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Choice Housing Ireland Limited awarded and signed a 24-month landlord natural-gas supply contract with Firmus Energy Supply Limited. The published gross contract value is £2,000,000.
Published outcomeFirmus Energy Supply Limited is the sole named supplier for award 1 / lot 1. The contract is recorded as active, signed on 30 September 2026, and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold, openly procured gas-supply contract valued at £2,000,000 gross.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Firmus Energy Supply Limited
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £2,000,000 gross GBP · Active contract
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Award 1 names Firmus Energy Supply Limited as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, is active with a gross value of GBP 2,000,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Market engagement published
98% confidence25 February 2026
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Release history records a Preliminary market engagement notice dated 2026-02-25.
Tender notice published
98% confidence11 August 2026
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Release history records a Tender notice dated 2026-08-11.
Award announced
98% confidence15 September 2026
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Release history records a Contract award notice dated 2026-09-15; award record also gives award_date 2026-09-15.
Contract signed
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly states dateSigned: 2026-09-30.
Contract active
99% confidenceActive from 1 October 2026
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Contract 1 status is active and its startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract details published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract document 095027-2026 is a Contract details notice published 2026-10-08.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£2,000,000 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 2,000,000, currency GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: true.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-09-30.
Term
99% confidence24 months
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The tender description states that the new contract will be for 24 months; the explicit contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLandlord natural gas supply
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Process and contract title: PRN26101 Landlord Natural Gas Supply; description refers to engaging a natural gas supplier.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Relevant classifications
98% confidenceNatural gas; gas distribution and related services
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Award item classifications include CPV 09123000 Natural gas, 65200000 Gas distribution and related services, and 65210000 Gas distribution.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender data states procurementMethod open and procurementMethodDetails Open procedure.
Lots
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains one lot with id 1; award 1 and contract 1 relate to lot 1.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Performance metrics
96% confidenceNo agreed metrics reported
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Contract 1 states noAgreedMetricsRationale: Contract is below £5,000,000.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Prior arrangement
96% confidenceThe buyer stated that the previous agreement was due to expire on 30 September 2026.
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Tender description states: The current agreement will expire as of 30th September 2026.
Award structure
98% confidenceOne supplier is named for the single published lot, with the £2,000,000 gross value recorded at contract level.
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1; contract 1 is linked to award 1 and carries the value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceStrong: the published contract record explicitly provides an active status, signing date, start date, end date and gross value.
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Contract 1 contains status active, dateSigned 2026-09-30, period dates, and GBP 2,000,000 gross value.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 is supplied without title, description, or value fields.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Supplied data contains no bidder count, tender prices, evaluation scores, award rationale or ranking.
Extensions and renewal options
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or renewal-option terms are present in the supplied contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tender prices, evaluation methodology, scores, ranking and award rationale.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension and renewal-option terms.
- The published £2,000,000 gross value is stated at contract level rather than as a separately published lot value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Choice Housing Ireland LimitedFirmus Energy Supply Limitedlandlord natural gas supplynatural gas contractPRN26101UK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Choice Housing landlord natural gas supply contract?
Firmus Energy Supply Limited is the named supplier for award 1 and lot 1.
What is the published value and term?
The active contract has a published gross value of £2,000,000 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly states a signing date of 30 September 2026.
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