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DoF - Collaborative Arrangement - Provision of Natural Gas 2026 -2029 (ID 5828888)

Awarded to FIRMUS ENERGY (SUPPLY) LIMITED

Department of Finance(buyer)

Published
Published 8 April 2025
Deadline
Closed 17 December 2025

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Overview

The Department of Finance has awarded a contract to FIRMUS ENERGY (SUPPLY) LIMITED for the supply of blended natural gas comprising 90 percent brown gas and 10 percent renewable gas over a three-year period from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029. The contract value is £202 million and will serve multiple client departments as specified in the requirements documentation.

Contracting authority

  • 1 live opportunity · 14 awarded contracts

    Belfast, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PVTL-7513-YWVJ

  • CPD - Supplies and Services Division

    Procuring entity

    Belfast, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£250,000,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
8 April 2025
Questions by
8 December 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Coal gas, mains gas or similar gasesMains gasNatural gas

Award outcome

Awarded value
£202,000,000
Award date
16 January 2026
Contract period
31 March 2026 → 31 March 2029
Contract length
3 years
Against estimate
19% below
Bids received
2
Winner
  • FIRMUS ENERGY (SUPPLY) LIMITED

This contract ends on 31 March 2029.

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About the winner

FIRMUS ENERGY (SUPPLY) LIMITED

Based in
Belfast
Public contracts won
3
Across UK and EU notices

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

2

2 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy drew a median of 5 bids over the last 24 months; 11% received only one.

Who bid

  • FIRMUS ENERGY (SUPPLY) LIMITEDWinner
  • DCC Energy Ltd

How bids were scored

Price 100% · Quality 0%

  • Total Contract Price100%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

£651,015

Median of 1,060 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 310.3× the median.

Department of Finance in the last 12 months

12

contracts awarded, worth £2,008,886,916 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    2 February 2026

  2. Contract

    19 January 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    6 November 2025

  4. Prior Information Notice

    8 April 2025

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