AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Hertfordshire District Council awarded a framework call-off for a managing agent for the Warm Homes Local Grant to THE NATIONAL ENERGY FOUNDATION.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, valued at £1,420,350, with a stated period from 15 May 2025 to 31 March 2028.
Market significanceThe award covers energy-related services in the East of England and is designated as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
THE NATIONAL ENERGY FOUNDATION
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-04614d78-8743-4f7d-acb4-57c660430a4c-1 · 1420350 GBP · active
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The award names National Energy Foundation as supplier. Supplier verification identifies company number 02218531 and verified legal name THE NATIONAL ENERGY FOUNDATION.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record status complete
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Process display status is "awarded"; source status is "complete"; notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-04614d78-8743-4f7d-acb4-57c660430a4c-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence15 May 2025
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The award date is 2025-05-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice gives award and contract-period dates but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£1,420,350
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The award value is 1420350 GBP.
Value coverage
95% confidenceAward-level value; no lot allocation published
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One award is recorded and no lots are supplied. The notice description states that the amount is inclusive of capital and ancillary costs contractually administered through National Energy Foundation.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence30 April 2025, 17:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2025-04-30T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence15 May 2025
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Award date is 2025-05-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence15 May 2025
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Contract period start date is 2025-05-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence3 June 2025
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The award notice document datePublished is 2025-06-03T16:20:59+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence31 March 2028
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Contract period end date is 2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceManaging agent for the Warm Homes Local Grant
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The title is "Call-Off Framework Agreement: Managing Agent for Warm Homes Local Grant" and the description says it procures a managing agent to deliver the grant.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence71314000 — Energy and related services
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The primary classification is CPV 71314000, described as "Energy and related services".
Delivery area
98% confidenceEast of England, United Kingdom
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The tender item lists East of England, United Kingdom as the delivery address.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The process and tender record procurement method as "selective".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Procurement method details state "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bidders, bid counts, evaluation scores and ranking is not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence15 May 2025 to 31 March 2028
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The published contract period starts 2025-05-15 and ends 2028-03-31.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.
SME and VCSE suitability
99% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs
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Tender suitability flags are sme: true and vcse: true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceFramework call-off rather than an open standalone procedure
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The procurement method detail explicitly states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Published cost composition
96% confidenceThe stated award amount is described as inclusive of capital and ancillary costs contractually administered through National Energy Foundation.
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This wording appears in the published procurement description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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THE NATIONAL ENERGY FOUNDATION is matched by company number 02218531 with supplier identity status "verified".
Award and term data quality
98% confidenceAward-level value and explicit start/end dates are published; no lot records are supplied.
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The record contains one award valued at £1,420,350 and a contract period, while the lots dataset is empty.
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe award notice was published after the recorded award date and stated contract start date.
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Award and contract start are 15 May 2025; award notice publication is 3 June 2025.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature; it supports an active award and a stated contract period only.
- No bidder list, bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- No lot titles, lot allocations or individual lot values are supplied.
- No extension or renewal options are supplied.
- The award value is stated as inclusive of capital and ancillary costs, but the published data does not provide a further breakdown.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Hertfordshire District CouncilTHE NATIONAL ENERGY FOUNDATIONWarm Homes Local Grantmanaging agentenergy servicesframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Warm Homes Local Grant managing-agent award?
THE NATIONAL ENERGY FOUNDATION, verified against company number 02218531.
What is the published value of the award?
£1,420,350 at award level.
When does the stated contract period end?
31 March 2028. Extension or renewal terms were not published.
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