Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

Tender description

Liverpool City Council is seeking to establish a uniquely branded Licenced Energy Supply Partner to reduce electricity and gas fuel bills for the city's residents and to enable us to deliver innovative energy services in the future, with the intention of benefitting citizens financially together with pursuing broader environmentalobjectives. The council is seeking to partner with a fully Licenced Energy Supply Partner to sell gas and electricity to both residential and business customers. Through this arrangement the Council wants to address 3 main aims: — Tacking Fuel Poverty, — Supporting Independent Living, — Supporting Businesses. The Council also has the following objectives: — To offer a lower cost than other suppliers. It is envisaged that this will be achieved through a not for profitarrangement and by minimising overheads; — To gain the innovation benefits from an early roll out of smart meters; — To provide high quality customer care. Liverpool City Council will be conducting a competitive procedure with negotiation. The Authority is inviting suitably qualified Bidders’ to submit Tender responses” for a Licenced Energy Supply Partner through meeting the scope and specification set out within the published Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. The Contracting Authority reserve the right to award contracts on the basis of the initial tenders without Negotiation.