Notice Information
Notice Title
Keeping Dialysis Patients Warm & Well
Notice Description
WWU and the named gas networks, are direct awarding a contract for the provision of a nationwide service for a lifeline to dialysis patients. This is aligned to our Customer Vulnerability Strategy which focusses on supporting priority customer groups. This will be funded through our Vulnerability and Carbon Monoxide Allowance (VCMA), which allows the gas networks to provide additional support to vulnerable customers and to promote carbon monoxide awareness. This contract will deliver specialist, non clinical support embedded within NHS renal units across the UK, alongside a dedicated, national telephone support line. Working with the GDNs, KCUK will directly address the significant medical, financial and social pressures faced by people living with chronic kidney disease by delivering a coordinated set of high impact support activities designed to improve safety, stability and quality of life for vulnerable households across the GDN regions. Building on Kidney Care UK's established national infrastructure and existing partnership with the GDNs, the service will provide immediate and long-term assistance through an integrated model of financial, emotional, practical and energy safeguarding support. Services include: * Direct financial support through KCUK hardship grants programme * Income maximisation, including specialist advice on welfare entitlement and PIP * Mitigating cost of living challenges with advice and support to access utility tariffs, energy consumption, and transport costs * Tailored money and energy support * KCUK holiday grants * Free renal counselling * Free, high quality patient information * Peer support through our Young Adult Kidney Group (16-30) * PSR referrals * Carbon monoxide awareness * CKD training for GDN teams and visits to renal units
Procurement Information
Kidney Care UK is the only nationally established organisation delivering specialist, non clinical support embedded within NHS renal units across the UK, alongside a dedicated, national telephone support line. Kidney Care UK is uniquely positioned as the sole provider able to deliver this integrated support model at national scale across all four GDN network areas, ensuring consistent access and equity of provision for kidney patients regardless of geography. Its delivery model is embedded within renal care pathways through longstanding partnerships with NHS renal teams and is staffed by trained advisors with specialist expertise in kidney disease and associated financial, emotional, and social vulnerabilities. There are no other organisations that can provide the scope across the required geographical network.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069489
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058356-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
80330000 - Safety education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,100,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jun 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 May 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Jul 2026 - 30 Mar 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WALES & WEST UTILITIES LIMITED
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWPORT
- Postcode
- NP10 8FZ
- Post Town
- Newport
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058356-2026
22nd June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042452-2026
8th May 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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