Official UK procurement notice
VCMA - Scope Disability Energy Support with water advice service
Authority: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBuilding on the learnings of the partnership with Scope and the insights gathered from DES, the cost-of-living research and the SGN winter pilot scheme, NGN have reviewed and adapted the programme to increase the support provision for disabled people.
The partnership aims to;
Extend the DES partnership from May 2024 to March 2026
Increase the size of the DES team to enable more disabled people to access dedicated, skilled energy and benefits advisers
Provide crisis support including energy credit for those on credit meters and heated blankets for those who would benefit from targeted warmth
Provide carbon monoxide alarms and information packs in inclusive formats
Provide a targeted marketing campaigns that promotes the Priority Services Register and the DES service twice a year with a focus on winter resilience support and planning for disabled people
Provide training to the Scope general advice team so that they can support more disabled people with energy safeguarding support and triage to either self-service or into DES should the customer lack the skills or confidence to self-serve.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NGN along with other GDNs - Cadent, SGN & WWU are awarding a contract to ScopeAwarded
NGN along with other GDNs - Cadent, SGN & WWU are awarding a contract to Scope. The project of building on the learnings of the partnership with Scope and the insights gathered from DES, the cost-of-living research and the SGN winter pilot scheme, NGN have reviewed and adapted the programme to increase the support provision for disabled people.
The partnership aims to;
Extend the DES partnership from May 2024 to March 2026
Increase the size of the DES team to enable more disabled people to access dedicated, skilled energy and benefits advisers
Provide crisis support including energy credit for those on credit meters and heated blankets for those who would benefit from targeted warmth
Provide carbon monoxide alarms and information packs in inclusive formats
Provide a targeted marketing campaigns that promotes the Priority Services Register and the DES service twice a year with a focus on winter resilience support and planning for disabled people
Provide training to the Scope general advice team so that they can support more disabled people with energy safeguarding support and triage to either self-service or into DES should the customer lack the skills or confidence to self-serve.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Apr 2024, 11:59 BST
- Last source update
- 15 May 2024, 15:54 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015476- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045512Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
Scope is the only National disability charity that provides this type of service. Scope is the UK's leading pan disability equality charity, providing practical information and emotional support to disabled people and their families when it is most needed.
This partnership service with Scope goes above and beyond our core responsibilities as a Gas Distribution Network and
is eligible under the VCMA funding criteria as it will provide energy crisis support, access to energy efficiency and CO advice, empowering vulnerable households to use energy safely, efficiently, and affordably.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated15 May 2024, 15:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ScopeSME | £3,218,750 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| ScopeSMEVCSE | £3,218,750 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Northern Gas NetworksReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.