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title: "Purchasing, Distribution and Administration of Solid Fuel Benefits"
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# Purchasing, Distribution and Administration of Solid Fuel Benefits

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchasing-distribution-and-administration-of-solid-fuel-benefits-ocds-h6vhtk-040d29). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial: "Purchasing, Distribution and Administration of Solid Fuel Benefits". Published status: complete. Published Value: £28,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/desnz-dsit-group-commercial-GB-FTS-114034)
- **Published Value:** £28,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Coal-based fuels, Energy and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £17,780,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040d29`

## 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/purchasing-distribution-and-administration-of-solid-fuel-benefits-ocds-h6vhtk-040d29#tl-md)

## Description
This contract is for the provision of solid fuel services.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 09111200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Following the privatisation of British Coal Corporation (BCC) in 1994, the Government assumed the liability for the provision of the concessionary fuel entitlements to former employees of BCC and their adult dependents. These former employees of BCC ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Purchasing, Distribution and Administration of Solid Fuel Benefits (active)
  - Award id: `030917-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Homefire Group Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-125319`
  - Value: £17,780,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Purchasing, Distribution and Administration of Solid Fuel Benefits (active)
  - Signed Value: £17,780,000
  - Signed Date: 18/09/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030917-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-09-27T09:26:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T18:43:29.921Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040d29