Published date: 18 October 2023

Last edited date: 19 October 2023

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 6 March 2024

Contract summary

Industry

  • Fuels - 09100000

  • Coal - 09111100

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£28,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_392926/1271802

Published date

18 October 2023

Approach to market date

6 March 2024

Contract start date

29 March 2025

Contract end date

28 March 2031

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to alert potential suppliers to an opportunity in relation to a potential requirement to support the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ("DESNZ") deliver its legal obligations in relation to historic concessionary fuel liabilities.



DESNZ wishes to commission a contract to manage the purchasing, distribution, and administration of solid fuel benefits to qualifying individuals under the National Concessionary Fuel Scheme (NCFS).

We are looking to contract a supplier for up to 6 years (likely to be split into an initial 3 year term with an option to extend for an additional 3 years subject to requirements) to manage all aspects of the solid fuel supply element of the NCFS to around 3400 concessionaires who receive their concessionary fuel entitlement through a delivery of solid fuel. This number is declining in line with mortality rates. We expect the contract to commence on 29th March 2025 when a predicted 2680 concessionaires will remain.

It is a demand led contract based on decreasing numbers with a number of variables and uncertainties. We therefore require a flexible service which allows for a decrease of the business and unpredicted changes in requirements.

Responses need to be submitted by Monday 20th November 2023 13:00, following this the notice will end.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

Please provide answers to the questions as an uploaded PDF attachment. Deadline for responses and closure of PIN will be the Monday 20th November 2023 13:00

About the buyer

Contact name

Waseem Rana

Address

Trinity Bridge House
Salford
M3 5BS
England

Email

waseem.rana@energysecurity.gov.uk