Supply of Energy 2

Central government and wider public sector organisations can access the supply of electricity and gas through a specialist risk managed energy procurement service.

Description

​​Our dedicated energy trading and risk management team will buy electricity and gas on your behalf. We will then supply and administer the energy to you.

Services you can access include:

  • supply of gas and electricity bought by CCS expert in-house energy trading team
  • access to a range of energy trading baskets to suit customers’ demand and risk
  • enhanced provisions for sleeving power purchase agreements (PPAs)
    • PPAs allow you to buy green energy directly from renewable generators, which can be secured with long term, fixed prices
  • access to clean ‘zero carbon’ energy
  • dedicated customer service support
  • carbon offsetting credits and allowances
  • data and portfolio management
  • siteworks and metering services
  • support with carbon reporting
  • a range of other services

This is a 4 year framework agreement.

Benefits

  • access to the UK’s biggest public sector energy procurement service which has a proven track record of providing outstanding value
  • enhanced protection from cyber security threats through Cyber Essentials Plus
  • incorporates all the latest government policy requirements, for example:
    • social value (Fighting Climate Change and Wellbeing)
    • carbon net zero
  • procurement process and contract drafting supported by specialist legal advice
  • commercial benefits such as competitive management fees achieved by CCS aggregated buying of approximately £51bn of public sector energy
  • CCS customers can opt for the energy trading strategy which suits their organisation, such as fixed or variable billing options
  • access to a named account manager and a dedicated customer service team
  • receive regular reports on energy prices and how they impact your budgets
  • access educational webinars, bulletins and events to let you know the latest insight on key energy market development
  • provides a digital portfolio management service with online access to information such as site lists, invoices and consumption data

Carbon Reduction

All suppliers for this agreement have committed to comply with the Procurement Policy Note 06/21: 'Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts' as required. If a supplier is required to publish a carbon reduction plan, you can find it on their individual supplier details page.

Products and suppliers

There are 2 suppliers on this agreement

Lot 1: Supply of Energy - Electricity and Additional Services
Supply and administration of approximately £43 billion of electricity to central government and wider public sector customers.

Expires:

1 suppliers

Lot 2: Supply of Energy - Natural Gas and Additional Services
Supply and administration of approximately £8 billion of gas to central government and wider public sector customers.

Expires:

1 suppliers

How to buy

To buy from this agreement you will need to sign up to the Customer Access Agreement. This authorises CCS to trade and buy gas and electricity on your behalf.

If you are a new customer to our gas or electricity agreement, contact us by email (info@crowncommercial.gov.uk) and ask for the Customer Access Agreement to get started.

You will need to complete the following documents:

  • Customer access agreement
  • Site addition template
  • Customer contract

Need help finding an energy buying solution?

We offer multiple trading strategy options to help you buy energy. These strategy solutions are all approved by HM treasury and range from short to long term to suit your appetite for risk and buying needs. Use our buying strategy tool to find the buying strategy that best meets your needs.

To access the tool, go to the energy buying solution option on the right hand side of this webpage and select the ‘start now’ button.

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