Contract award · 19 Sep 2025

Utilities - Gas and Electric

Greater Manchester Combined Authority awarded “Utilities - Gas and Electric” to E D F Energy, Totals Energy Gas & Power Limited for £24m.

No competitionFuel & energyNorth West

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
Value
£24,000,000 across 2 lots
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Fuel & energy · Natural gas (CPV 09123000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date19 Sep 2025
  2. Published27 Jan 2026Published 130 days after the contract date

Description

Provision of Gas and Electric across GMP's estate. Using CCS RM6251 Supply of Energy and Additional Services framework. GMP have agreed to the V30 plan therefore consumption will extend beyond the 3 year contract period at which point a review will be taken regarding further contracts. Contracted by Greater Manchester Combined Authority for Greater Manchester Police. Value of contract estimated by historic consumption.

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Utilities - Gas and ElectricE D F Energy£19.2m
Utilities - Gas and ElectricTotals Energy Gas & Power Limited£4.8m

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