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
- Rossendale Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Npower Commercial Gas Limited
- Value
- £447,440
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Fuel & energy · Electricity (CPV 09310000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 063125-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Oct 2025
- Published8 Oct 2025Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of electricity to Rossendale Borough Council under the YPO Access Flex Streamline Electricity Supply Framework (Ref: 001100). The contract includes REGO-backed electricity, account management, data aggregation, and metering services. The supply is flexible and subject to market pricing, with volumes and rates managed by the appointed agent on behalf of the Council. The contract covers multiple council sites and includes support for half-hourly and non-half-hourly metering. Additional information: The contract is awarded via direct call-off under the YPO Access Flex Streamline Electricity Supply Framework. Pricing is flexible and managed by the framework agent. The Council reserves the right to extend the contract subject to performance and budget availability.
About the supplier
Npower Commercial Gas Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03768856).