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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-034568/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence- Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Town: Glasgow
Postal code: G2 8EX
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: DIO Commercial Germany
Email: DIOComrcl-TRG-GermanyandEurope@mod.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

I.6) Main activity
Electricity

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: £6,393,000.
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 09123000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
£6,393,000.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:6393000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 09123000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: Main site or place of performance:Germany

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Gas and Electricity to British Army Germany.

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
Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice(in accordance with Article 28 of Directive 2009/81/EU)
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/concession
Contract No: 709897452
Title: E.ON Gas and Electricity 2024

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2023-11-07
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: E.ON Energie Deutschland GmbH
Town: Kassel
Postal code: 34117
Country: Germany
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Section VI: Complementary informationVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: DIO Commercial Overseas Project
Postal address: DIO Commercial Overseas Project MOD, DIO Commercial Kentigern House Room 1202-122, 65 Brown Street
Town: Glasgow
Postal code: G2 8EX
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2023-11-22

Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for
competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without publication of a call for competition in accordance with
Article 28 of Directive 2009/81/EU

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to:
negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice

The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment,study or development under the conditions
stated in the directive(for services and supplies only)
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
absence of competition for technical reasons

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:
Both Gas and Electricity are vital for ensuring heating, hot water and power is available to the British Army in Germany. Due to the volatile nature of the market and prior contractual agreements prior publication is not applicable.