Government Procurement Service has awarded the UK's largest ever electricity supply contract by annual volume to EDF Energy following a successful tender process.

The framework agreement will see EDF Energy supply electricity and energy related additional goods, works and services to the NHS, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice, Metropolitan Police, London Underground, the Highways Agency and other bodies across central and local government.

As part of the deal, EDF Energy will initially supply in the region of 30TWh of electricity over a four-year period from April 2012, although this volume could rise significantly during the lifetime of the agreement, dependent on uptake of additional public sector bodies to the framework. The volume supplied each year will be higher than under any previous electricity supply contract in the UK.


This initial volume is the equivalent of powering 2.3 million typical households over the same period.

The framework agreement is the outcome of a tender process run by Government Procurement Service, an executive agency of the Cabinet Office which delivers centralised procurement services for Central Government Departments and the wider UK public sector.

The agreement provides for supply to thousands of public buildings across England and Wales including hospitals, police stations, defence sites, courts and major cultural assets including the British Museum and National Gallery.

As well as electricity supply, EDF Energy will provide strategic and practical sustainability advice to help Government departments use energy more efficiently and reduce emissions.

EDF Energy will be powering a vast range of public buildings across England and Wales, from inner city academies to some of the UK's most treasured museums, from central Government departments to major hospitals.

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