Published date: 17 February 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 17 January 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Housing services - 70333000

  • Energy and related services - 71314000

  • Administrative housing services - 75123000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

WORCESTER001-DN451642-91084662

Published date

17 February 2020

Closing date

17 January 2020

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Worcester City Council (WCC) is offering a contract for one service provider to deliver the following components, Parts A, B and C. We will be offering an initial two-year contract term with an option to extend every 12 months up to a maximum total contract term of ten years.

Part A Energy Advice Service
1) Promote and operate a Freephone advice line available to all residents in the district
2) Provide training and briefing sessions to advise and assist WCC (officers and councillors) as well as its partner agencies (front-line workers) in relation to fuel poverty, energy efficiency, and climate change
3) Advise and assist Worcester City residents in relation to fuel poverty, energy efficiency, renewable energy generation and climate change
4) Provide quality, pre-assessed referral routes for energy-related installations and services and associated funding.
5) Support partnership working in relation to these agendas, with specific provision in relation to:
o Warmer Worcestershire Partnership
o Health and Wellbeing Board
Part B Worcester City Council heating grant
1) Administer energy efficiency grant funding (currently £10,000 per annum) to match fund existing externally funded schemes with the flexibility to adjust to changes in the level of funding.

Part C Home Energy Conservation Act Return

1) To complete the Home Energy Conservation Act Return in accordance with required timescales.
2) To collect relevant data for the completion of the return.
3) Formulate submissions and produce HECA reports for display on the Council's website, conforming to the HECA reporting requirements, or its successor (currently biennial reports). Supplying a draft to the Authorised Person one month before the reporting deadline and finalising before the reporting deadline based on feedback from the Authorised person.

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Award information

Awarded date

22 January 2020

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Total value of contract

£93,450

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Act on Energy

Address

Unit 1.4 Lauriston Park, Pitchill, Salford Priors, Warwickshire, WR11 8SN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

The Guildhall
High Street
Worcester
WR1 2EY
England

Email

procurement@worcester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.worcester.gov.uk/