Published date: 21 August 2015

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 21 September 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

  • Social work services without accommodation - 85312000

  • Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions - 85312400

Location of contract

BN7 1UE

Value of contract

£200,000 to £925,000

Procurement reference

ESCC - 002181

Published date

21 August 2015

Closing date

21 September 2015

Contract start date

6 November 2015

Contract end date

5 November 2016

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

ESCC SS Winter Home Check Service

Title : ESCC SS Winter Home Check Service
Reference : ESCC 002181

Description : Tender for the Provision of a Winter Home Check Service in East Sussex


East Sussex County Council is tendering for the provision of a Winter Home Check Service for the eligible population of East Sussex as part of the East Sussex Fuel Poverty Reduction Programme.

The Winter Home Check Service is one strand of the East Sussex Fuel Poverty Reduction Programme. This Programme is coordinated by the East Sussex Energy Partnership and aims to protect individuals and communities from the effects of living in a cold home. Its ambition is to ensure that practical advice and support is provided to vulnerable people about how to stay warm and well during the winter, and where to get further specialist help, in order to reduce the number of households that are fuel poor.
The East Sussex Fuel Poverty Reduction Programme has the following five work streams:
• Provide a Winter Home Check service for eligible vulnerable people which includes a home assessment, advice and preventative works;
• Train health, housing and social care professionals and voluntary and community sector (VCS) workers to help people whose homes maybe too cold for their health and wellbeing;
• Raise awareness among professionals and the public about how to keep warm at home;
• Identify vulnerable people who live in a cold home and refer for help, and
• Provide vulnerable people with information and advice in order to maximise income.

The Winter Home Check service will provide eligible vulnerable households with a holistic home energy and fuel poverty focused home assessment, advice on how best to keep their home warm and advice on financial support available to help with heating costs.

Following identification of measures required to improve energy efficiency within the home, the service will deliver small preventative works such as improving insulation, draught-proofing, repairing boilers and providing emergency temporary heating. The service will also coordinate and source funding for the installation of 'major measures' available through schemes such as the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), for example boiler replacement.

The activities delivered will result in high quality evidenced outcomes which maximise the income of vulnerable households, deliver effective energy efficiency measures and provide advice and support that helps people to overcome personal and structural barriers to keeping warm in their home, to a high level of customer satisfaction.

East Sussex County Council is applying for additional funds from the National Energy Action (NEA) Redressing the Balance Warm and Healthy Homes Fund Partnerships programme. This programme provides a charitable grant of up to £325,000 for capital heating and insulation measures only. Should ESCC be successful in obtaining these fu...

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This tender is to be completed electronically using the SE Shared Services Procurement eSourcing portal.

http://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing

The SE Shared Services eSourcing portal provides a web-based tool that provides a simple, secure and efficient means for managing tendering and quotation activities reducing the time and effort required for both buyers and Potential Bidders. The portal clarifications and submit your bid electronically.

In order to bid for this opportunity you will need to register your company on the SE Shared Services portal.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Stephanie Saunders (ESCC)

Address

St Anne's Crescent
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1UE
United Kingdom

Telephone

01273 481224

Email

Stephanie.Saunders@eastsussex.gov.uk

Website

www.eastsussex.gov.uk