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Department of Energy Security and Net Zero

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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17 Sep 2026 at 12:11

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Planning

04 Sep 2024 at 17:36

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero procured grant administration services for the Warm Homes: Local Grant and Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund. The work supports the administration and distribution of energy-efficiency funding to families, businesses and industry across the UK. Requirements cover project performance and management, managing changes to grant recipients, supporting payments to grant recipients, fraud, error and compliance management, and data reporting and visualisation through a customer relationship management system. The procurement is classified as general public services, with related energy and administration services. The selected delivery partner is expected to administer grant programmes at national scale and work with grant recipients and public-sector stakeholders. The buyer is the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, based in London.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Price and quality were used in the evaluation. It followed a restricted procedure through a selective route, with two compliant electronic bids received. PwC LLP was awarded the contract for Delivery Partner 2 for Warm Homes Grants, and the contract was signed on 24 August 2026. Its value is £60,910,567.22. The contract includes extension options in a 3+1+1 structure. The supplier must subcontract 30% of the work, described as grant performance management. The tender lot is recorded as cancelled, but the related award and contract are active, so the published outcome is a live arrangement with the selected supplier. The contract covers the single requirement for grant administration and disbursement services.

This outcome indicates demand for a large-scale public grant administration partner able to run energy-efficiency funding programmes across the UK. A credible future competitor would need strong programme and project management, robust grant-recipient change control, payment support and operational controls for fraud, error and compliance. Experience handling public funds, maintaining auditable processes and reporting performance to a government department would be important. The requirement also favours suppliers with data capability, including customer relationship management systems, reporting and visualisation. Organisations should be able to manage substantial delivery volumes and coordinate multiple stakeholder groups. The existing arrangement requires 30% subcontracting for grant performance management, indicating a potential role for specialist partners with relevant grant oversight, assurance or performance-management expertise alongside a prime contractor.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

https://www.gov.uk/

Notice Description

Grant Administration Services

Lot Information

Lot 1

In December 2023, the previous UK Government announced how PS6 billion of funding would be spent to provide energy efficiency support to families, business and industry. This included allocating capital funding for two energy efficiency schemes (Warm Homes: Local Grant and Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund) amounting to a previously published value of PS500m and PS1.29bn. These funding schemes are administered by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (hereafter referred to known as "The Authority"). Following a competitive tendering process utilising the Fund Administration and Disbursements Services DPS, the Authority has awarded a contract to PwC. Two compliant bids were received. The contract, inclusive of extension options, has a total value of PS60,910,567 and has a 3+1+1 structure. Requirements consisted of: - Project performance & management, - Grant recipient change control, - Grant recipient payment support, - Fraud, error & compliance management, - Data reporting and visualisation through a CRM.

Options: 3+1+1.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04982a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088154-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

71314000 - Energy and related services

75100000 - Administration services

75110000 - General public services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£60,910,567 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Dec 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department of Energy Security and Net Zero
Additional Buyers

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
Not specified
Postcode Area
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Further Information

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