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Fuel Poverty and Energy Affordability

Wales & West Utilities Limited · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 14:11.

Opportunity overview

This project will build on the long-standing approach to delivering trusted, high quality in-person energy support for communities across Devon and Torbay. Through this programme, ECOE Advice will ensure that vulnerable customers continue to receive timely, practical assistance, including carbon monoxide safety guidance and early conversations that support the transition to a net zero future. Support will be delivered through the following ways: - Home visits. - Hub drop-ins - Energy Advice Centres. - Community events and specialist clinics. Maintaining leased premises in Exeter and Paignton ensures that accessible, face-to-face support remains available in areas of greatest need. These sites enable customers who do not wish to receive home visits to seek help locally, improve response times and increase the number of households we can support efficiently. Alongside face-to-face delivery, the project will provide tailored household support including carbon monoxide safety, Priority Services Register engagement, personalised energy efficiency advice and energy triage. Advisors will also support access to emergency provision, keep-warm resources and onward referrals, including Fire and Rescue Service visits and gas safety interventions where required. To maximise the impact of this project, ECOE Advice will recruit four 0.4 FTE roles - a Data Lead a Well in the Home Health Energy Advisor, a People and Culture Lead, and an Income Generation Lead - alongside a 0.2 FTE Fuel Poverty Client Coordinator. Benefits include: - Access to trusted, in-person and community-based energy advice. - Improved energy efficiency, reduced fuel poverty and safer, warmer homes. - Strengthened referral pathways and faster response times. - Better data integration enabling earlier identification of vulnerability. - Enhanced financial resilience and improved household wellbeing. - Improved physical and mental wellbeing.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

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
WWU1582
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
ECOE Advice (Sustainable Community Solutiosn) is a well-established, place-based organisation with specialist expertise in delivering fuel poverty, energy advice and vulnerability support across Devon and Torbay. Through its locally embedded model, ECOE provides trusted, person-centred support that addresses the interconnected challenges of energy affordability, poor housing, health vulnerability and carbon monoxide risk. ECOE is uniquely positioned within the region, operating through a strong network of community partners and accessible delivery channels including home visits, Energy Advice Centres, hubs and community outreach. It's model is built on face-to-face, relational engagement, ensuring those most at risk, including digitally excluded and socially isolated households, can access tailored support that is not achievable through remote or standardised approaches. This combination of local infrastructure, trusted relationships and integrated delivery cannot be readily replicated without disrupting established pathways, reducing accessibility and weakening engagement with vulnerable households. ECOE plays a critical role in providing consistent, community-based access to support, particularly in rural and off-gas areas where need is high and services are often fragmented. The proposed investment represents a continuation and strengthening of this proven model, enabling ECOE to maintain core services while building capacity following its transition to an independent charity. This ensures continuity of support for vulnerable households, protects established delivery capability and avoids fragmentation across the wider Devon support landscape.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Wales & West Utilities Limited
Id
GB-COH-05046791

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
05046791

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMVL-3238-DQDX

Address

Street Address
Wales & West House
Locality
Newport
Postal Code
NP10 8FZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL21

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility
Organisation 2
Name
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-16236088

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
16236088

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTYP-6161-MTVJ

Address

Street Address
Tozers Llp (Ref Jje) Broadwalk House
Locality
Exeter
Postal Code
EX1 1UA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK43

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Fuel Poverty and Energy Affordability
Status
active
Date
22 Jun 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80330000
Description
Safety education services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
752,360.56
Amount
626,967.13
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-16236088
Name
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Contract period

Starts
7 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 May 2028, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
071529-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Jul 2026, 09:43
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
29 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newport · UKL21 · NP10 8FZ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 052862-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 071529-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·