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Energy Efficiency Advisor and Fuel Voucher Service

East Staffordshire Borough Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

29 Jul 2026 at 08:54

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

03 Jun 2026 at 09:52

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

20 May 2026 at 15:16

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

East Staffordshire Borough Council procured two related services to support residents experiencing the effects of the cost of living within the borough. Lot 1 covers an Energy Efficiency Advisor Service, involving face-to-face work with residents in their homes to improve energy efficiency. Lot 2 covers a Fuel Voucher Service, providing same-day vouchers to residents in immediate need so they can add funds to their utility meter. The procurement is for services in the energy advice, energy-efficiency consultancy and emergency fuel-support field. It is relevant to organisations able to deliver resident-facing energy-efficiency support, administer urgent fuel assistance, or provide both services locally across East Staffordshire.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 29 July 2026 through an open procedure. Hope 4 U Limited was selected for both lots. Lot 1 was awarded at £100,000 net (£120,000 gross), and Lot 2 at £98,000 net (£117,600 gross); figures are stated separately. The awarded contract period for both lots is 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028, with signature scheduled for 11 August 2026. The tender closing deadline was 13 July 2026 at 12:00, following an enquiry deadline of 23 June 2026 at 17:00. Each lot was evaluated 50% on price and 50% on quality. Four final-stage bids were recorded for Lot 1 and four for Lot 2.

This award demonstrates demand from East Staffordshire Borough Council for practical, resident-facing support addressing household energy costs. A credible future competitor would need to provide face-to-face advice that can translate energy-efficiency measures into help for residents in their homes, together with a dependable process for issuing fuel vouchers on the same day to people needing immediate meter credit. Providers able to combine advice, safeguarding, customer support and rapid case handling would be well placed. The opportunity was marked as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, and the competition included three SME final-stage bidders for each lot. Organisations with local delivery capacity and experience supporting people affected by financial hardship would therefore be relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Energy Efficiency Advisor and Fuel Voucher Service

Notice Description

East Staffordshire Borough Council is seeking to engage suitably experienced organisations for people experiencing negative effects of the cost of living within the Borough. This includes; Lot 1 - Energy Efficiency Advisor service Lot 2 - Fuel Voucher service To support existing Cost of Living services, East Staffordshire Borough Council are procuring services as follows: * An Energy Efficiency Advisor Service to work with residents' face to face on improving energy efficiency in their homes. * A Fuel Voucher Service, so that residents in immediate need can receive a voucher the same day to add funds to their utility meter.

Lot Information

Energy Efficiency Advisor Service

An Energy Efficiency Advisor Service to work with residents' face to face on improving energy efficiency in their homes.

Fuel Vouchers Service

A Fuel Voucher Service, so that residents in immediate need can receive a voucher the same day to add funds to their utility meter.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069dbf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071499-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71314000 - Energy and related services

71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£198,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£198,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£198,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
13 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 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
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
BURTON UPON TRENT
Postcode
DE14 2EB
Postcode Area
Derby
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Local Authority
East Staffordshire
Electoral Ward
Shobnall
Westminster Constituency
Burton and Uttoxeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HOPE 4 U LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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