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Warm Homes Healthy Futures

NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

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23 Apr 2026 at 11:20

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23 Apr 2026 at 10:29

Summary of the contracting process

On 23 April 2026, Northern Gas Networks Limited, along with Wales and West Utilities Limited, Cadent Gas Limited, and Scotia Gas Networks Limited, announced the completion of the "Warm Homes Healthy Futures" procurement process. This initiative falls under the health and social work services category, with National Energy Action as the primary supplier. The programme focuses on delivering a healthcare-led energy safeguarding network across gas distribution network areas in England, Wales, and Scotland, aimed at supporting households at risk of energy crises. The procurement was awarded directly due to its technical reasons and additional repeat extensions. The contract, covering the services domain, is valued at £7.44 million gross, commencing on 11 May 2026 and concluding on 31 March 2028. It is designed to operate nationally, adapting locally in over 100 places across Great Britain.

The Warm Homes Healthy Futures programme represents a significant business opportunity, especially for entities with expertise in public health, energy efficiency, and social work services. Collaborating within this framework provides access to a network of health and social care referral partners and enhances local health systems with integrated energy safeguarding measures. Companies involved in health systems, community services, and consultancy for energy-related projects will find themselves well-suited to contribute and grow their influence in addressing fuel poverty and energy vulnerability. With the programme embedded within Primary Care Networks and extensive outreach capabilities, participating businesses can extend their reach to thousands of households and frontline professionals, positioning themselves as leaders in delivering social value and support to vulnerable communities.

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Notice Title

Warm Homes Healthy Futures

Notice Description

The project will build a healthcare led energy safeguarding network across the GDN areas, delivered in partnership with National Energy Action in England and Wales and Energy Action Scotland in Scotland. It will focus on identifying, training and supporting health care organisations so they can confidently and sustainably help local households in, or at risk of, an energy crisis. Delivery will continue through a nationally coordinated model, with NEA leading delivery while continuing to work with local partners to collectively provide frontline support, underpinned by strengthened quality assurance, evaluation and learning. The activities involved in delivering this project collectively represent thousands of additional touchpoints that extend the project's impact beyond individual casework, into whole communities and professional systems. This package of support will ultimately improve safety, address affordability and wellbeing for vulnerable households, while strengthening local systems and reducing duplication across VCMA portfolios. WHHF addresses gaps in service provisions by embedding fuel poverty and energy vulnerability within health and social care pathways, enabling trusted professionals to identify risk and connect households to practical support before harm occurs. Evidence from NEA's Impact Report shows that in 2024 to 2025 professional extended reach to an estimated 3.85 million people, based on 6,783 individual professionals trained. This demonstrates the significant multiplier effect of professional training and its contribution to population-level prevention. The programme objectives are to: * Support customers in vulnerable situations to remain warm, safe and healthy at home * Reduce the risk of carbon monoxide harm * Improve household financial resilience through income maximisation * Strengthen professional capability across health and community services * Embed energy safeguarding within local health systems * Deliver measurable social value and positive SROI Working with all GDNs, NEA, EAS and their contract partners will support those living in or at risk of fuel poverty, by delivering the following services: * Energy casework * Benefits advice * Benefit claim support * Referrals into GDN for the servicing, repair and replacement of essential gas appliances * CO alarms * Community energy efficiency training * Community CO awareness training * Frontline worker training Delivery is tailored within each participating GDN network area, reflecting existing VCMA portfolios, NHS and voluntary sector partnerships, and local deprivation and health inequality data

Procurement Information

Warm Homes Healthy Futures continues to be the UK's largest health-connected fuel poverty programme, led by NEA and EAS and delivered collaboratively with the GDNs across England, Wales, and Scotland. The programme commenced in GD2 and connects households experiencing fuel poverty and cold-related health conditions to coordinated energy advice and support, carbon monoxide awareness, income maximisation and wider support through trusted health and community pathways. It embeds energy vulnerability within health and social care systems to enable early identification, prevention and improved health and wellbeing outcomes. Since September 2024, WHHF has established a nationally coordinated, locally delivered network operating in more than 100 places across Great Britain, led and delivered by NEA, supported by 26 contracted delivery partners and over 450 health and social care referral partners. In terms of health connectedness, the programme is now well-embedded within Primary Care Networks. To date, through working with social prescribers, the programme is linked to 265 GP surgeries, creating potential reach to thousands of patients experiencing fuel poverty and cold-related health conditions. In addition, the programme has delivered over 15,000 in-depth advice and casework interventions, reached more than 34,000 vulnerable individuals through advice and community engagement and secured PS5.3 million in additional income for households. Over 2,000 frontline professionals have been trained, with an estimated onward reach of 1.3 million clients annually. Alongside funded delivery, the project generates extensive indirect impact through triage calls/texts, informational resources, community engagement, briefings, targeted mailouts and digital communications.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068968
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037032-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£6,200,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Apr 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Mar 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
10 May 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
Additional Buyers

CADENT GAS LIMITED

SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LIMITED

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COLTON LEEDS
Postcode
LS15 8TU
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ26 East Surrey
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Reigate and Banstead
Electoral Ward
Horley Central & South
Westminster Constituency
Dorking and Horley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NATIONAL ENERGY ACTION

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