Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Cosy Homes in Lancashire (CHiL) Delivery Partner for Domestic Energy Initiatives 2026
Authority: Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 15 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe overall objectives of the Cosy Homes in Lancashire Scheme are to:
Improve the energy efficiency, thermal comfort and over-heating of Lancashire homes.
Address health inequalities exacerbated by living in cold damp homes and help tackle excess winter deaths.
Reduce energy bills and maximise household income
Engage with Private Rented Sector Landlords to improve the energy efficiency of homes for tenants.
Reduce carbon emissions from the domestic sector.
To support the take up of low carbon and renewable energy technologies in the domestic sector.
To attract as much funding as possible to Lancashire.
Build a network of trusted local installers, suppliers and manufacturers.
Provide a fully comprehensive energy efficiency advice service to Lancashire residents and sign-post to external agencies where applicable.
Promote retrofit advice, surveys and co-ordination for relevant schemes including the 'Willing to Pay' sector and where necessary provide quotes to that sector.
The cost of providing this Service will be met by any fees generated from funding agreements and any management fees included within funding secured. It is however important there is cost transparency, Open Book Management is detail within the Terms and Conditions.
Bidders are advised that funding is currently secured only until 31 March 2028. No commitment or guarantee is given regarding the availability of funding from 1 April 2028 onwards. Further information regarding the funding position, together with the aims and objectives of the Service and the anticipated levels of delivery expected of the successful Service Provider, is set out in the tender documentation - specifically Appendix D (Delivery Partner Specification).
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Sept 2031, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2027
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- 8% of call-off value · Fee charges will be assessed as part of the Tender
Published description of the framework
This is a single supplier framework
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£778,000
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders must confirm whether they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:
- Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10m
- Public Liability Insurance = £2m
- Professional Indemnity Insurance = £5m
- Cyber Security Insurance = £250,000
- Product Liability Insurance = £2,000,000
- Goods in Transit Insurance = £100,000
*It is a legal requirement that certain companies hold Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance of £5 million as a minimum. See the Health and Safety Executive website for more information: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse39.pdf ↗.
Authorities will only sign Flexible Declarations upon receipt of all the relevant eligibility documentation and only for approved measures. Prior to the awarding of the Contract the Operational Group will consult Ofgem to ensure that any potential Supplier has not previously abused this system.
Bidders must include a draft Schedule of Rates for all measures inclusive of the schemes requirements within their tender submisison.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Quality (including Social Value)
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders must confirm whether they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:
- Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10m
- Public Liability Insurance = £2m
- Professional Indemnity Insurance = £5m
- Cyber Security Insurance = £250,000
- Product Liability Insurance = £2,000,000
- Goods in Transit Insurance = £100,000
*It is a legal requirement that certain companies hold Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance of £5 million as a minimum. See the Health and Safety Executive website for more information: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse39.pdf ↗.
Authorities will only sign Flexible Declarations upon receipt of all the relevant eligibility documentation and only for approved measures. Prior to the awarding of the Contract the Operational Group will consult Ofgem to ensure that any potential Supplier has not previously abused this system.
Bidders must include a draft Schedule of Rates for all measures inclusive of the schemes requirements within their tender submisison.
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Provision of a Cosy Homes in Lancashire (CHiL) Delivery Partner for…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 30 Sept 2031
- First published
- 14 Sept 2026, 16:20 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 11:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
DN823230- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087024- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f97dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 22 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · 8% of call-off value · Fee charges will be assessed as part of the Tender
Timeline
14 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 6 dates- Tender notice published44 days ago14 Sept 2026, 16:20 BST
- Latest notice published21 days ago8 Oct 2026, 11:06 BST
- Clarification questions by15 days ago14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends7 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown22 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 35 days3 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 153 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Sept 2026- Tender notice published14 Sept 2026, 16:20 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published16 Sept 2026, 12:02 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published30 Sept 2026, 13:49 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £960,00030 Sept 2026, 13:49 BSTwas £720,000
- Tender notice published8 Oct 2026, 11:06 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £778,0008 Oct 2026, 11:06 BSTwas £960,000
- Deadline moved to 22 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST8 Oct 2026, 11:06 BST+7 days · was 15 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (3)
Added details for the tender portal where the process is being managed - see Submission section
Contract value updated. Funding clarification added to the scope.
Insurance Requirements Amended - Public Liability reduced from £10m to £2m. Information about Goods in Transit and Product Liablity insurance requirements added. Contract value amended - previous values were incorrect Clarification and submission deadlines extended. Expected award date updated.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-09: 1 release · 14 Sept 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
15 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Blackpool Borough CouncilContracting authorityProcess contact pointPublic authority - sub-central government
- Burnley Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Chorley CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Fylde Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Hyndburn Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Lancashire County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Lancaster City CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Pendle Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Preston City CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Ribble Valley Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Rossendale Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- South Ribble Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- West Lancashire Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Wyre Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender