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The Fuel Bank Foundation - Fuel Crisis Support

Energy and related services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED: "The Fuel Bank Foundation - Fuel Crisis Support". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITEDScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
3.8Bids / Report
27.8% of reports have one bid
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 115 active published awards; 36 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published4 Mar 2022, 14:42 GMT
Last source update4 Mar 2022, 14:42 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationEnergy and related services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-030c7e
What is being bought
Contract for the partnership with the Fuel Bank Foundation will deliver direct financial support and practical help to maintain a safe and warm home to vulnerable households identified via a network of community support partners and where required by direct referral from the funding networks. Through the partnership and directly provided by the Fuel Bank Foundation existing and new organisations requiring support for financially vulnerable households will have a pathway to access immediate or next day emergency fuel funds and the provision of additional support services to address long term debt and poverty. The provision of support will be tailored to meet household need with the overall ambition to provide immediate help but not a long-term dependency on aid to maintain a safe and warm home. The partnership aims to; • Provide emergency fuel vouchers to households in fuel crisis so they can access immediate financial support and where needed ongoing assistance to increase financial resilience and avoid dependency on emergency funds • Broaden the network of organisations working to identify households in crisis based upon a growing need in the community in partnership with the regional gas network • Introduce a referral pathway for gas networks to refer into the Fuel Bank Foundation where they identify a household in crisis • Provide an audit on the allocation of funds allocated to ensure that household level usage is monitored to avoid creating a dependency on the scheme and to mitigate the fraudulent use of the scheme • Introduce the provision of CO safety information and a pathway to access CO alarms where required • Make a positive social impact as we work together to alleviate the pressures on community organisations and the NHS, reducing the need to use key care services
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    4 Mar 2022, 14:42 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    18 Jan 2022, 16:35 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    18 Jan 2022, 16:35 GMT
  4. Buyer information updated
    18 Jan 2022, 16:35 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The scope and objectives of the VCMA Project should be clearly defined including the benefits which would directly impact customers on the participating GDNs' network(s), and where the benefits of the VCMA Projects lie. The partnership with the Fuel Bank Foundation will deliver direct financial support and practical help to maintain a safe and warm home to vulnerable households identified via a network of community support partners and where required by direct referral from the funding networks. Through the partnership and directly provided by the Fuel Bank Foundation existing and new organisations requiring support for financially vulnerable households will have a pathway to access immediate or next day emergency fuel funds and the provision of additional support services to address long term debt and poverty. The provision of support will be tailored to meet household need with the overall ambition to provide immediate help but not a long-term dependency on aid to maintain a safe and warm home. The partnership aims to; • Provide emergency fuel vouchers to households in fuel crisis so they can access immediate financial support and where needed ongoing assistance to increase financial resilience and avoid dependency on emergency funds • Broaden the network of organisations working to identify households in crisis based upon a growing need in the community in partnership with the regional gas network • Introduce a referral pathway for gas networks to refer into the Fuel Bank Foundation where they identify a household in crisis • Provide an audit on the allocation of funds allocated to ensure that household level usage is monitored to avoid creating a dependency on the scheme and to mitigate the fraudulent use of the scheme • Introduce the provision of CO safety information and a pathway to access CO alarms where required • Make a positive social impact as we work together to alleviate the pressures on community organisations and the NHS, reducing the need to use key care services
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    4 Mar 2022, 14:42 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 1 Mar 2022, 00:00 GMT · £500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Fuel Bank Foundation
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£500,000 · signed 1 Mar 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1539
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  • NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
    buyer

    1100 Century Way Thorpe Park, LEEDS, UKE42, LS158TU
    rrowley@northerngas.co.uk
    +44 7935077342

  • Fuel Bank Foundation
    supplier

    Staffordshire, UK

  • Northern Gas Networks
    reviewBody

    Leeds
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
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Procedure rationaleCollaborative VCMA project with Southern Gas Networks plc, Scotland Gas Networks plc, Wales & West Utilities Limited, Northern Gas Networks Limited and Cadent Gas Limited and we intend to put a contract in place with Fuel Bank Foundation as nationally only this one supplier offers this service. The five utility Networks cannot risk this delivery of services and requires contract assurance, with no other companies able to provide/undertake the scope of requirements as this requirement has been developed specifically to meet all needs. The Services to be provided by the Supplier - A supporting network of crisis support organisations to deliver same or next day financial support via the provision of emergency fuel credit top ups and a follow up service to address fuel poverty and reduce dependency on financial aid. Increase the network of community organisations, including charities, working to identify households in fuel crisis who can access this funding. Provide follow on services to include but not limited to registration to the Priority Services Register (PSR), energy advice, CO safety advice and access to CO alarms. Providing services to reach a minimum of 8,000 households using the GDN Vulnerability and Carbon Monoxide Allowance allocated funding. Provide regional reporting, case studies, and contribute to the GDN national showcase event to demonstrate the impact of the partnership to householders accessing the emergency funds and support provided by the network of partners.