Administration and Delivery of Benefit Services for Former British Coal Corporation Employees

Official notice

Authority: DESNZ Group Commercial

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£9,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Capita Business Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Administration and Delivery of Benefit Services for Former British Coal Corporation Employees

CPV: Administration services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The arrangement type is a contractAwarded

The arrangement type is a contract. In March 1995, following privatisation of the coal industry, HM Government inherited a legal obligation to certain former employees of the coal industry to fulfil a contractual legacy entitlement to an amount of solid fuel or cash-in-lieu of that fuel. This contract covers matters such as fraud and error, irrecoverable losses, instructions on solid fuel entitlements and management of cash entitlements.

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Sept 2025, 12:55 BST
Last source update: 15 Sept 2025, 12:55 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-056553
Classification (CPV): Administration services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059a45 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0fec0225-9243… ↗
The department (DESNZ) approached the market with details outlined in the above link. This was to help establish the best route to market. Signaling that the opportunity would be going live.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £9,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Capita Business Services Ltd	£9,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Administration and Delivery of Benefit Services for Former British Coal Corporation Employees · Capita Business Services Ltd
Signed
8 Sept 2025
Value
£9,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DESNZ Group Commercial

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Trinity Bridge House, 2 Dearmans Place,, Salford, UK, M3 5BSContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)Review body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier First Floor, 2 Kingdom Street, Paddington,, London, UK, W2 6BD

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.