Official UK procurement notice
Management Services for Energy Efficient Scotland Area Based Schemes in the Western Isles
Authority: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe delivery of the Home Energy Efficiency Programme: Area Based Schemes for 2026/27
This scheme delivers energy efficiency works to private houses to help reduce fuel costs and address Fuel Poverty issues.
CPV: Energy and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The delivery of the Home Energy Efficiency Programme: Area Based Schemes for the…
The delivery of the Home Energy Efficiency Programme: Area Based Schemes for the period 2025/26.
This scheme delivers energy efficiency works to private houses to help reduce fuel costs and address Fuel Poverty issues.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 16 Apr 2026, 12:04 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2026, 12:04 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034624- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068409Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Value of the contract is under the EU threshold
- Review procedure
This authority will allow a 10 day standstill period from the date of publication of this notice before entering into the contract. This period allows economic operators to challenge this award.
Publisher note: The Comhairle is looking to appoint Warmworks as the Managing Agent to deliver the Scottish Government’s Area Based Schemes, throughout the Outer Hebrides for the period 2026/27 for the following reasons; Warmworks has extensive experience of managing and delivering Scottish Government programmes of energy efficiency measures to private sector houses in a remote rural area successfully delivered the EES:ABS programme locally for two years extensive experience of operating in the Outer Hebrides and an understanding of the distinct geography and culture of the islands a proven track record of delivering energy information and advice experience of cross-referrals and partnership working with Home Energy Scotland and Warmer Homes Scotland the ability to prepare and deliver Special Projects to support the ABS the ability to attract Energy Company Obligation (ECO) funding to support the EES Area Based Scheme the ability to deliver Area Based Schemes the ability to prepare appropriate funding bids for relevant ‘Able to Pay’ and ‘Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies’. the ability to complete the programme of works by the end of May 2027 the ability to publicise the scheme throughout the Outer Hebrides NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=829579. (SC Ref:829579)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Stornoway Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- warmworksAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.