AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
CORE Education Trust has announced pending awards for fixed electricity and gas supply products. Drax is named for electricity and SEFE ENERGY LIMITED for gas. The notice schedules signature for 26 October 2026, so it does not evidence signed or active contracts.
Published outcomeTwo pending awards: electricity to Drax and gas to SEFE ENERGY LIMITED.
Market significanceThe published net award values total £2,989,896.24 across electricity and gas supply for a multi-site education trust portfolio.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
Drax
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 – Electricity · £2,057,090.80 net (£2,157,727.12 gross) GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names Drax as supplier, relates to lot 1, and reports amounts of £2,057,090.80 net and £2,157,727.12 gross.
SEFE ENERGY LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 2 – Natural gas · £932,805.44 net (£955,556.76 gross) GBP · Pending award
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Award 2 names SEFE Energy Limited as supplier, relates to lot 2, and reports amounts of £932,805.44 net and £955,556.76 gross. The supplied verification record gives the legal name as SEFE ENERGY LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceContract award notice published; tender status complete, with both awards pending.
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The process is a UK6 Contract award notice, tender status is "complete", and awards 1 and 2 each have status "pending".
Signature status
99% confidenceFuture signature scheduled for 26 October 2026; not evidenced as signed.
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Each award has a futureSignatureDate milestone due 2026-10-26.
Initial contract period
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 30 September 2029.
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Both awards state contractPeriod startDate 2026-10-26 and endDate 2029-09-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Total published net award value
99% confidence£2,989,896.24
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Award 1 net value is £2,057,090.80 and award 2 net value is £932,805.44.
Total published gross award value
99% confidence£3,113,283.88
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Award 1 gross value is £2,157,727.12 and award 2 gross value is £955,556.76.
Electricity award value
99% confidence£2,057,090.80 net; £2,157,727.12 gross
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Award 1 value fields.
Gas award value
99% confidence£932,805.44 net; £955,556.76 gross
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Award 2 value fields.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice first published
98% confidence4 August 2026
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Release history records tender notice 073844-2026 on 2026-08-04.
Submission deadline
99% confidence1 September 2026, 16:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-01T16:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Both pending awards are dated 2026-10-13.
Award notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice 096699-2026 was published at 2026-10-13T16:05:57+01:00.
Standstill end
99% confidence22 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Both awards specify a standstill end date of 2026-10-22T23:59:59+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Each award has a future signature milestone due 2026-10-26.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceFixed electricity and gas supply products for a multi-site portfolio with varied consumption profiles.
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Process description and individual award titles.
Lot 1
99% confidenceElectricity (CPV 09310000).
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Award 1 item classification and related lot 1.
Lot 2
99% confidenceNatural gas (CPV 09123000).
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Award 2 item classification and related lot 2.
Delivery geography
97% confidenceUnited Kingdom.
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Each award item lists delivery address region UK, country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure.
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Process procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBoth awards are marked above threshold.
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Each award states aboveThreshold: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceBidder numbers, evaluation scores and award rationale were not supplied.
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No bid counts, scoring, or evaluation results are included in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Fixed initial term
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 30 September 2029.
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Both award contract periods state these dates.
Extension provision
98% confidenceThe buyer reserves discretion to extend; total duration cannot exceed four years from initial commencement.
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Both award renewal descriptions state the extension provision and four-year cap.
Maximum stated end date
99% confidence30 September 2030.
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Both awards specify maxExtentDate of 2026-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Options
96% confidenceSite additions may be included under the Procurement Act 2023.
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Both awards include an options description: "To include Site additions in line with procurement act 2023".
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceThe procurement separates electricity and gas into distinct pending awards, each with its own stated value.
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Award 1 is electricity and award 2 is gas, with separate values and suppliers.
Stated supplier expectations
97% confidenceThe tender sought competitive pricing, account management, accurate billing, risk management and sustainability capability.
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These requirements appear in the process description.
Value interpretation
99% confidencePublished values are award-level net and gross amounts; the notice does not provide unit rates, consumption volumes or a pricing breakdown.
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Award value fields provide totals only; no pricing schedule or consumption data is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award status
99% confidenceThe awards remain pending and signature is scheduled in the future; the notice does not establish concluded or active contracts.
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Both awards are pending and show future signature milestones for 26 October 2026.
Lot metadata
99% confidenceLot titles, descriptions and standalone lot values were not supplied in the lot records.
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Lots 1 and 2 have null title, description and value fields.
Drax identity
96% confidenceDrax is recorded from the source notice, but no verified legal company name or company number was supplied.
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The Drax supplier record has no verified company name or number and its identity status is not_applicable.
Publication safety
98% confidenceSafe to publish as an analysis of pending awards, provided it is not described as signed or active contracting.
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The award status and scheduled signature date have been retained without inferring contract conclusion.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice records pending awards and a future signature date; it does not confirm signed, concluded or active contracts.
- Bidder numbers, evaluation methodology, scoring, award rationale and tender pricing detail were not supplied.
- Lot records do not publish titles, descriptions or standalone lot values.
- Drax is named in the source notice, but a verified legal company name and company number were not supplied.
- No consumption volumes, unit prices, indexation or other pricing breakdown were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CORE Education TrustDraxSEFE ENERGY LIMITEDelectricity supplygas supplyenergy procurementFind a Tenderpending award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who has been named for CORE Education Trust's electricity supply award?
Drax is named for pending award 1 covering electricity supply products.
Who has been named for the gas supply award?
SEFE ENERGY LIMITED is named for pending award 2 covering natural gas supply products.
Are the CORE Education Trust energy contracts signed?
No. The published awards are pending and list a future signature date of 26 October 2026.
What is the published value of the awards?
The net values total £2,989,896.24: £2,057,090.80 for electricity and £932,805.44 for gas.
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