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title: "Customer Support Fund - Off Gas Warmth"
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# Customer Support Fund - Off Gas Warmth

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/customer-support-fund-off-gas-warmth-ocds-h6vhtk-050796). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED: "Customer Support Fund - Off Gas Warmth". 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:** [NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-gas-networks-limited-coh-05167070)
- **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:** UKC, UKD1, UKE
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £262,500 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/customer-support-fund-off-gas-warmth-ocds-h6vhtk-050796#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-050796`

## 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/customer-support-fund-off-gas-warmth-ocds-h6vhtk-050796#tl-md)

## Description
The Customer Support Fund aims to support customers who are faced with financial hardship. It is recognised that many customers are facing considerable challenges in terms
of hardship however, still fail to meet minimum standards required, for the funding of a new gas connection and heating measures via national / Government support mechanisms.
The support provided via this fund, helps fuel poor customers who fall short of requirements due to nuances of the support mechanisms mentioned above.
NGN are looking to extend this contract to provide additional funding to support customers from 1st July 2025 until 31st March 2026.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Customer Support Fund - Off Gas Warmth (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **COMMUNITAS ENERGY CIC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-100176`
  - Value: £262,500 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 24/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021402-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-14T14:43:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T16:56:31.809Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-050796