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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Stockton on Tees Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Corona Energy Limited
- Value
- £17,065,800.12
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Public utilities · Gas distribution and related services (CPV 65200000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 026786-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Mar 2026
- Published24 Mar 2026Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award from NEPO302 - Gas Supply Framework Agreement for a period of 6 years from 1 April 2026. The Framework Agreement includes for NEPO trading gas on a fully flexible basis from the wholesale market and the subsequent supply of gas to the NEPO portfolio. The Framework Agreement also includes a Meter Asset Manager service and subsequent Automatic Meter Reading services. The Framework Agreement includes provisions for assisting Contracting Authorities to reduce gas consumption and supports their energy efficiency aims.
About the supplier
Corona Energy Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03241012).