Notice Information
Notice Title
DfC - Work and Health Group - Home Heating Oil Support Scheme
Notice Description
The Department (DfC) has an urgent requirement for a specialist delivery partner to implement a closed loop voucher/prepaid card solution to support delivery of the 2026 Home Heating Oil Support Scheme. The solution is required to securely provide grant funding voucher codes for our distribution to eligible households in Northern Ireland within a fixed and compressed delivery timeframe.
Procurement Information
This was in response to the Communities Minister secured Executive approval for a PS36.4m funding package to deliver support to eligible households through a voucher-based scheme.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06ccd1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071037-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
66171000 - Financial consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £569,500 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £569,500 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Jul 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Jul 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 28 Jul 2026 - 31 Dec 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES
- 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
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 7EG
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071037-2026
28th July 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067230-2026
16th July 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067213-2026
16th July 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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