Sandwell College Gas Supply Award to SEFE ENERGY LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 18:17.

Opportunity overview

The physical supply of gas to all Authority sites along with associated invoicing and query management services

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.

SEFE Energy Limited

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £460k
Awarded: 14 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PBVD-1549-BYRH
Location: London, UKI31, NW1 3BF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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-077f4d
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Sandwell College
Id: GB-PPON-PTGT-9479-CMWL

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PTGT-9479-CMWL

Address

Street Address: 1 Spon Lane
Locality: West Bromwich
Postal Code: B70 6AW
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG37

Contact

Name: Alex Payne
Email: publicprocurement@zenergi.co.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: Zenergi Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PZZD-3348-RHWV
Role Details: Utility Procurement Advisor

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PZZD-3348-RHWV

Address

Street Address: 5 Benham Road, Benham Campus, Southampton Science Park, Chilworth
Locality: Southampton
Postal Code: SO16 7QJ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ36

Contact

Name: Alex Payne
Email: publicprocurement@zenergi.co.uk

Roles

procuringEntity

Organisation 3

Name: SEFE Energy Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PBVD-1549-BYRH

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PBVD-1549-BYRH

Address

Street Address: 20 Triton Street
Locality: London
Postal Code: NW1 3BF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI31

Contact

Name: Charley England
Email: charley.england@sefe.eu

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Supply of Gas
Status: active
Date: 15 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: goods
Above Threshold: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 15 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 09121200
Description: Mains gas

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 09123000
Description: Natural gas

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 460,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PBVD-1549-BYRH
Name: SEFE Energy Limited

Contract period

Starts: 1 Apr 2028, 00:00
Ends: 1 Apr 2030, 00:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097644-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097644-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 16:32
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 15 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Related procurements

Entry 1

Id: framework
Scheme: ocid
Identifier: ocds-h6vhtk-077a43
Uri: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-077a43 ↗

Relationship

framework

Recorded locations

Buyer location · West Bromwich · UKG37 · B70 6AW · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

093152-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 2 Oct 2026, 10:00
097644-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 15 Oct 2026, 16:32

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Sandwell College has announced an award for gas supply, invoicing and query management services to SEFE ENERGY LIMITED. The published award is valued at £460,000 gross and covers 1 April 2028 to 31 March 2030. A future signature milestone was scheduled for 15 October 2026, so the notice does not itself confirm that a contract has been signed.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeContract award notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Award document 097644-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 has status "active".
Signature positionFuture signature milestone scheduled for 15 October 2026; signing not confirmedEvidence: Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-15T23:59:59+01:00.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097644-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077f4d
First published: 2 Oct 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 18:17
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award announced to SEFE ENERGY LIMITED for the single gas-supply lot.

Market significance

This is a £460,000 gross, above-threshold gas supply award for a two-year delivery period.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

SEFE ENERGY LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 460000 GBP · Award announced; signature not confirmed

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Award 1 names SEFE Energy Limited as supplier and gives an award value of £460,000 gross. Supplier verification identifies the legal company name as SEFE ENERGY LIMITED (company number 03904624).

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Contract award notice on Find a Tender

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Award document 097644-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.

Award status

97% confidence

Active

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Award 1 has status "active".

Signature position

98% confidence

Future signature milestone scheduled for 15 October 2026; signing not confirmed

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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-15T23:59:59+01:00.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£460,000 gross

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 460000 GBP.

Earlier process value maximum

90% confidence

£410,000

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Process-level value_max is 410000 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice published

99% confidence

2 October 2026

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Release history records tender notice 093152-2026 at 2026-10-02T10:00:53+01:00.

Submission deadline

99% confidence

12 October 2026, 12:00 BST

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Process submission_deadline is 2026-10-12T12:00:00+01:00.

Award date

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.

Award notice published

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Award document 097644-2026 was published at 2026-10-15T16:32:56+01:00.

Planned contract start

99% confidence

1 April 2028

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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2028-04-01.

Planned contract end

99% confidence

31 March 2030

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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2030-03-31T23:59:59+00:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Physical supply of gas to all Authority sites, with invoicing and query-management services

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Process description states this requirement.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Goods

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Process and award main procurement category are "goods".

Lot structure

99% confidence

One lot (Lot 1)

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Tender lists Lot 1 and award 1 is related to Lot 1.

Commodity classification

99% confidence

Mains gas; natural gas

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Award items include CPV 09121200 (Mains gas) and 09123000 (Natural gas).

Delivery geography

95% confidence

United Kingdom

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Award delivery address region is UK.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Open

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Tender procurementMethod is "open".

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Competitive flexible procedure

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Competitive flexible procedure".

Threshold status

99% confidence

Above threshold

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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.

Competition data

98% confidence

Number of bids and evaluation results not supplied

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No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation rationale is present in the supplied notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Planned term

99% confidence

1 April 2028 to 31 March 2030

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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these dates.

Planned duration

99% confidence

Two years

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The stated period runs from 1 April 2028 to 31 March 2030.

Extension or renewal terms

98% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice data

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No extension or renewal terms are included in the supplied fields.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award-to-process value comparison

97% confidence

The £460,000 gross award value is £50,000 higher than the process-level £410,000 maximum value.

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Award 1 amountGross is £460,000; process value_max is £410,000.

Award allocation

98% confidence

The full published award value is associated with the sole award, sole supplier and sole lot.

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Only award 1 is supplied; it names one supplier and relates only to Lot 1.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-077f4d
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Sandwell College

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Process buyer_name and buyer party name identify Sandwell College.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority – sub-central government

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Buyer party classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

West Bromwich, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists West Bromwich, B70 6AW, United Kingdom.

Procurement support

99% confidence

Zenergi Limited, identified as Utility Procurement Advisor

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Zenergi Limited is listed as procuringEntity with roleDetails "Utility Procurement Advisor".

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

SEFE ENERGY LIMITED (company number 03904624)

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Supplier verification resolved an exact-name match to verified company SEFE ENERGY LIMITED, number 03904624, with active status.

Supplier scale

99% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details classify the supplier scale as "large".

Supplier location

99% confidence

London, United Kingdom

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Supplier address lists London, NW1 3BF, United Kingdom.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated recompetition point

90% confidence

Around the planned end date of 31 March 2030

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The explicit planned contract end date is 31 March 2030; this is an estimate based solely on the stated end date, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Contract execution status

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: a future signature milestone is scheduled, but no executed-contract confirmation is provided.

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The award has a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone and no explicit signature confirmation.

Value inconsistency

98% confidence

The award value (£460,000 gross) exceeds the process-level maximum (£410,000); the notice data does not explain the difference.

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Supplied process value_max is 410000 GBP, while award amountGross is 460000 GBP.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.

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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The notice does not confirm that the contract was signed or commenced; it only shows a scheduled future signature date.
The £460,000 gross award value conflicts with the £410,000 process-level maximum, and no explanation is supplied.
Information on bids received, evaluation scoring, award rationale, pricing and savings is not supplied in the published notice.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
Extension and renewal options are not supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won Sandwell College's gas supply award?

SEFE ENERGY LIMITED, verified in the supplied supplier data as company number 03904624.

What is the published award value?

£460,000 gross for the single award.

When is the planned delivery period?

From 1 April 2028 to 31 March 2030.

Has the contract been signed?

The supplied notice does not confirm signing. It records a future signature milestone scheduled for 15 October 2026.

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.

Supply of Gas

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

SEFE Energy Limited

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Related procurements

Relationship

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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