Tender

Provision of Marketing Campaign Services for Vulnerability and Carbon Monoxide Allowance (VCMA)

CADENT GAS LIMITED

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Tender

07 Nov 2022 at 18:10

Summary of the contracting process

The buying organisation, Cadent Gas Limited, is leading a collaborative tender with SGN, NGN, and WWU to procure Marketing Campaign Services for the Vulnerability and Carbon Monoxide Allowance (VCMA). The tender aims to select a single marketing agency for six campaigns until the end of the current price control period, focusing on supporting customers in vulnerable situations. The procurement stage is currently active, with a deadline for submissions by December 7, 2022.

This tender presents lucrative opportunities for marketing agencies specialising in vulnerable customer support and carbon monoxide awareness campaigns. Businesses well-suited to compete should have experience in delivering targeted messaging, managing large-scale campaigns, and adhering to regulatory frameworks like the VCMA. Cadent Gas Limited, together with SGN, NGN, and WWU, are seeking a service provider capable of meeting the unique requirements of this collaborative initiative to enhance customer safety and awareness in the gas distribution sector.

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Notice Title

Provision of Marketing Campaign Services for Vulnerability and Carbon Monoxide Allowance (VCMA)

Notice Description

Cadent, SGN, NGN and WWU exist to keep the energy flowing: Cadent are the UK's largest GDN, operating four of the eight regional distribution networks and are responsible for transporting gas to 11 million homes and businesses connected through 82,000 miles of pipeline. Their footprint covers four regions: East of England, North London, North West, and West Midlands. SGN operate the gas distribution network for the South of England & Scotland and are responsible for transporting energy to 6 million homes and businesses across the region. NGN operate the gas distribution network for the North East of England, Northern Cumbria and much of Yorkshire and are responsible for transporting energy to 2.7 million homes and businesses across the region. WWU operate the gas distribution network for the Wales and South West of England and are responsible for transporting energy to 7.5 million customers. All GDNs are proud to be at the heart of heat and work closely with communities to keep them safe, warm, and connected. We also recognise that those customers who find themselves living in vulnerable situations can be more affected by GDN's action or inaction than other customers. For this reason, and as well as being mandated by Ofgem via a price control framework, GDNs strive to ensure that the services that they offer support both customers living in vulnerable situations and customers at risk of exposure to the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Industry regulator Ofgem's latest set of objectives between 2021 - 2026 encourages gas distribution networks (GDNs) to undertake collaborative work under Vulnerability and Carbon Monoxide Allowance (VCMA) to support customers living in vulnerable situations. As such, Cadent, SGN, Northern Gas Networks (NGN) and Wales & West utilities (WWU) are operating a collaborative tender to select a single marketing agency to run six marketing campaigns as part of VCMA until the end of the current price control period. The services that Cadent, SGN, NGN and WWU are looking to procure through this tender event will be funded via a portion of the networks' VCMA. Therefore, it is important that any successful service provider is able to deliver a service within the confines of the VCMA regulation. More information on Ofgem's VCMA governance can be found by visiting the publications and updates section of Ofgem's website. Summer and Winter campaigns will be needed as part of this initiative each with separate messaging. Additional information: Cadent Gas Limited is leading the administrative work of this procurement for all contracting entities therefore please email Vasilis.Mastorakis@cadentgas.com to formally express interest and get access to the PQQ documents.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-037fdc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031488-2022
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

79342000 - Marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Dec 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CADENT GAS LIMITED
Additional Buyers

NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

SCOTLAND GAS NETWORKS PLC

SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC

WALES & WEST UTILITIES LIMITED

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV7 9JU
Post Town
Coventry
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Almond
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh West

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