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COM25091 Household Support Fund 7 25-26 Energy & Water Costs Support

Worcestershire County Council · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:38.

Opportunity overview

This contract will deliver an energy and water support scheme to vulnerable households as part of the delivery of the crisis support grant requirements of the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Household Support Fund (HSF) Round 7. The contract will deliver the following key elements: o Current usage energy vouchers/credit to the value of £500 for families & £300 for single occupancy/couples. o Current usage energy support to the value of £75 for households with high-energy-consuming medical equipment such as but limited to, ventilators, dialysis machines, oxygen concentrators or feeding pumps etc. o Debt relief on energy bills up to £2500 - 50% contribution payment towards energy debts of up to £1000, 75% contribution payment of energy debt £1001 or higher. Higher considered in serious cases upon receipt of an exemption request. o Replacement of boilers (all fuel types) beyond economic repair & associated works, only if not eligible through retrofit schemes delivered by the supplier. o Replacement or repair of other types of heating systems e.g., storage heaters. The cost of delivery of the service itself will total £106,500, with £958,500 as the budget for the direct support to residents in the form of the support outlined above. This service has been in place since October 2021 for the first six rounds of HSF with a total funding of £602,563.17 exclusive of VAT (this figure includes current Round 7 funding of £106,500), and £723,075.804 which puts it over the threshold for Light Touch services.

Awarded to

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ACT ON ENERGY

Matched by number
Published award value
£602.6k
Awarded
31 Mar 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03621022
Location
Evesham, UKG13, WR11 8SN, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
COM25091
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The Department of Work and Pensions circulated lead authorities the budget and grant criteria for the Household Support Fund Round 7 on 4 March 2025. This information was strictly embargoed until 19 March. Therefore no conversations, planning with partners or decisions could be taken until after this date and with sufficient time to discuss and agree the delivery plan for Worcestershire. The plan was developed and agreed as quickly as possible and the decision was published on the website in early April: https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-04/07_roed_household_support_fund_signed.pdf There are clear instructions in grant information regarding the programme commencement as demonstrated by the extract from the launch letter below: "The scheme runs from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 and Authorities should aim to have arrangements in place as quickly as possible to support vulnerable households throughout the grant period." This programme has been delivered successfully by the VCSE provider (exceeding targets) so there are no concerns in relation to the delivery of the programme. Considering all of the above and the extremely short timescales which are not determined by the Council, a direct award with the justification of Extreme and unavoidable urgency is undertaken.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
urgency

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PRPQ-4584-WLPQ
Name
Worcestershire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG12
Country
GB
Locality
Worcester
Postal Code
WR5 2NP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Spetchley Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PRPQ-4584-WLPQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Andreea Miron
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-03621022
Name
ACT ON ENERGY

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG13
Country
GB
Locality
Evesham
Postal Code
WR11 8SN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 2 Lauriston Business Park

Details

Vcse
Yes
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
03621022
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PTXH-2259-BXBR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
1 Apr 2025, 00:00
Title
COM25091 Household Support Fund 25-26 Round 7 Energy & Water Costs Support
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKG12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKG12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
75200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Provision of services to the community

Value

Amount
602,563.17
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
723,075.8

Documents

Entry 1
Id
017113-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
25 Apr 2025, 15:50
Entry 2
Id
017115-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
25 Apr 2025, 15:54

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03621022
Name
ACT ON ENERGY

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
1 May 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 May 2025, 00:00

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
COM25091 Household Support Fund 25-26 Round 7 Energy & Water Costs Support
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
1 May 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
602,563.17
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
723,075.8

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 May 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
036842-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
2 Jul 2025, 14:45

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Worcester · UKG12 · WR5 2NP · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0507d8-2025-07-02T14:45:32+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·