United Kingdom-Belfast: FMM-22-011 Fuel Oils Call-Off Contract from CCS ( Crown Commercial Services) Framework RM6177 National Fuels

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-022013/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: EDUCATION AUTHORITY
Town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom
Email: facilities.procure@eani.org.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: FMM-22-011 Fuel Oils Call-Off Contract from CCS ( Crown Commercial Services) Framework RM6177 National Fuels

Reference number: FMM-22-011
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 09130000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: This contract is for the Provision of National Fuel Oils under Crown Commercial Service (CCS) National Framework Agreement RM6177
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:40200000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 09134200
Main CPV code: 09135000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:Locations throughout Northern Ireland

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A call off from CCS National Fuels Framework RM6177 for the provision of 3 types of Fuel Oil (Red Diesel, Kerosene and White/Clear Diesel ).
Gas Oil (Red Diesel) and Kerosene are used to power heating systems in schools across the EA estate and DERV Oil (White / Clear Diesel) is exclusively used for vehicles.
The total value of the procurement detailed in II.1.7 is the highest value estimated in the following range £18,600,000 – £40,200,000. The value has been calculated based on historic spend and a contingency uplift to allow for increases in the cost of fuel, and for the potential for new school sites that do not currently use the EA contract to be added on

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below

1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article
32 of Directive 2014/24/EU
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to
open procedure

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
This contract is not an award without prior notice.
This is a compliant award of a Call-Off Contract from the CCS National Fuels RM6177 framework with LCC Group Ltd. The original Framework was awarded in 2020, as per notice 2020/S 180-435822 following an Open procurement process in compliance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
Section V: Award of contract
Title: FMM-22-011 Fuel Oils Call-Off Contract from CCS ( Crown Commercial Services) Framework RM6177 National Fuels

A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2023-07-06
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: LCC Group Ltd
National registration number: NI031142
Postal address: 16 Churchtown Road
Town: Cookstown
Postal code: BT80 9XD
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:40200000.00
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
The Call-off agreement will be available for use by EA, including Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and, Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), and Controlled Youth Centres.
Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI

Independent School in NI

Libraries NI

VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015
Town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2023-07-28