Official UK procurement notice
Energy Safeguarding and CO Safety Partnership
Authority: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDelivered in partnership with Citizens Advice, and co-funded by 3 of the four UK Gas Distribution Networks, this project aims to support vulnerable households with a single point of contact for independent and bespoke support to keep a safe and warm home for less.
CPV: Energy and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
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
- 5 Apr 2023, 14:36 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Apr 2023, 14:36 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009982- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bcd8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Collaborative VCMA project with Wales and West Utilities, SGN and NGN intend to put a contract in place with Citizens Advice as nationally only this one supplier offers this service. The three UK Gas Distribution Networks cannot risk this delivery of services and requires contract assurance, no other companies are able to provide/undertake the scope of requirements as this requirement has been developed specifically to meet all GDN's needs -
This project is working with Citizens Advice Central and 79 local Citizens Advice Hubs across England and Wales in all four GDN footprints, the project aims to support vulnerable households with a single point of contact for independent and bespoke support to keep a safe and warm home for less. Through this partnership the Citizens Advice local Energy Advice Programme teams will work to directly support 17,500 vulnerable people with access to practical advice on the dangers of CO and how to mitigate these, as well as energy advice that improves their financial independence, their health and wellbeing, and increases their confidence to manage their household utility costs.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Advice NationalSME | £2,505,388 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009982-2023-1 · Citizens Advice NationalSME
- Signed
- 5 Apr 2023
- Value
- £2,505,388
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Northern Gas NetworksReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Citizens Advice NationalAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.