Notice Information
Notice Title
Procurement of the delivery of cash entitlements and administration of the National Concessionary Fuel Scheme
Notice Description
In March 1995, following privatisation of the coal industry, HM Government inherited a legal obligation to certain former employees of the coal industry to fulfil a contractual legacy entitlement to an amount of solid fuel or cash-in-lieu of that fuel. The rules governing the entitlements are contained in fuel agreements originally put in place in the 1980s between British Coal Corporation and the Mining Unions and amended from time to time until privatisation. The vast majority of qualifying individuals now choose the cash-in-lieu option (c22,000) with around 2,700 (October 2024) still receiving solid fuel. This number is declining in line with mortality rates. The supplier shall manage all aspects of the National Concessionary Fuel Scheme. It is a demand led contract based on decreasing numbers with a number of variables and uncertainties. A flexible service which allows for a decrease of the business and unpredicted changes in requirements is required. The full requirements will be set out in the specification but will include: * Payment of cash benefits - quarterly totalling cPS28,000,000 (declining year on year) * Management of entitlements through annual certificates * General administration of services to Beneficiaries including correspondence relevant to the services * Effective liaison with the solid fuel contractor - providing instructions to increase, reduce or stop solid fuel deliveries. * Participation in the National Fraud Initiative; management and pursuit of fraud and error and overpayments/irrecoverable losses * Management of data protection; cyber security and equalities compliance Concessionaires are based in coalfield communities in the UK with high concentrations of individuals in South Wales and Northern England.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Expected timelines for this procurement via an open procurement: * Invitation to Tender - April 2025 * Tender Closes - May 2025 * Contract Award - August 2025 * Contract Transition/Mobilisation - September 2025 - March 2026 Please note these timelines are indicative and may be subject to change. Price is not the only award criterion, and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents. This will be confirmed in the procurement documents during tender competition. Total Value (excluding VAT) including optional extension period estimated at PS8 million. This contract will be a 5 year contract, with an optional 3 year extension built into the contract. Duration in months: 60 months, plus an optional extension of 36 months. Additional information: Supplier questionnaire available through the Jaggaer link provided. Please complete all the below questions and submit via the Jagger Procurement Portal by 17/02/25. 13:00 hrs. https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/20494903019464E61D9D
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d02c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001329-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
75112000 - Administrative services for business operations
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £8,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 3 Aug 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DESNZ COMMERCIAL
- Contact Name
- Waseem Rana
- Contact Email
- waseem.rana@energysecurity.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2EG
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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