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# COM25091 Household Support Fund 7 25-26 Energy & Water Costs Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/com25091-household-support-fund-7-25-26-energy-water-costs-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0507d8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Worcestershire County Council: "COM25091 Household Support Fund 7 25-26 Energy & Water Costs Support". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Worcestershire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/worcestershire-county-council-ons-e10000034)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKG12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £602,563 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/com25091-household-support-fund-7-25-26-energy-water-costs-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0507d8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0507d8`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/com25091-household-support-fund-7-25-26-energy-water-costs-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0507d8#tl-md)

## Description
This contract will deliver an energy and water support scheme to vulnerable households as part of the delivery of the crisis support grant requirements of the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Household Support Fund (HSF) Round 7. The contract will deliver the following key elements:
o Current usage energy vouchers/credit to the value of £500 for families & £300 for single occupancy/couples.
o Current usage energy support to the value of £75 for households with high-energy-consuming medical equipment such as but limited to, ventilators, dialysis machines, oxygen concentrators or feeding pumps etc.
o Debt relief on energy bills up to £2500 - 50% contribution payment towards energy debts of up to £1000, 75% contribution payment of energy debt £1001 or higher. Higher considered in serious cases upon receipt of an exemption request.
o Replacement of boilers (all fuel types) beyond economic repair & associated works, only if not eligible through retrofit schemes delivered by the supplier.
o Replacement or repair of other types of heating systems e.g., storage heaters.
The cost of delivery of the service itself will total £106,500, with £958,500 as the budget for the direct support to residents in the form of the support outlined above.
This service has been in place since October 2021 for the first six rounds of HSF with a total funding of £602,563.17 exclusive of VAT (this figure includes current Round 7 funding of £106,500), and £723,075.804 which puts it over the threshold for Light Touch services.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** COM25091 Household Support Fund 25-26 Round 7 Energy & Water Costs Support (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **ACT ON ENERGY**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-80281`
  - Value: £602,563 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 31/03/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** COM25091 Household Support Fund 25-26 Round 7 Energy & Water Costs Support (active)
  - Signed Value: £602,563
  - Signed Date: 30/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036842-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-02T13:45:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T20:49:55.924Z
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