AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Coastline Housing Limited published an award/contract notice for metered gas and electricity supplies covering corporate, office and communal landlord meters in Cornwall. The notice identifies EDF ENERGY CUSTOMERS LIMITED as the verified supplier and reports a GBP 863,186 active contract dated as signed on 17 September 2026, running until 30 September 2028. However, the sole related lot is marked cancelled, creating a material status contradiction.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract record are linked to EDF ENERGY CUSTOMERS LIMITED for lot 1. The published contract value is GBP 863,186.
Market significanceThis is a housing-sector energy supply call-off via the Procurement for Housing Energy Supply and Services DPS, covering 135 metered supply points: 115 electricity and 20 gas.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
EDF ENERGY CUSTOMERS LIMITED
96% confidenceAward 096549-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 863186 GBP · Active award and active contract record
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Supplier verification matched company number 02228297 to EDF ENERGY CUSTOMERS LIMITED. Award 096549-2026-1 names source supplier EDF; contract 096549-2026-1 linked to that award reports GBP 863,186.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Published_at: 2026-10-13T13:32:49+01:00; notice type: award, contract.
Award status
95% confidenceActive
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Award 096549-2026-1 has status active.
Contract status
95% confidenceActive
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Contract 096549-2026-1 has status active.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked cancelled, despite being related to the active award and contract.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidenceGBP 863,186
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Contract 096549-2026-1 value: amount 863186, currency GBP.
Allocation basis
88% confidenceContract-level value; one supplier is linked to the related award
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The value is supplied on contract 096549-2026-1, which is linked to award 096549-2026-1 and supplier EDF ENERGY CUSTOMERS LIMITED.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence17 September 2026
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Contract 096549-2026-1 dateSigned: 2026-09-17.
Stated contract end
90% confidence30 September 2028
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Process and lot descriptions state that the contract will run until 30 September 2028.
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Published_at: 2026-10-13T13:32:49+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMetered gas and electricity supply services
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Process description and lot 1 description.
Supply points
99% confidence115 electricity supply points and 20 gas supply points
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Process description.
Customer estate
99% confidenceCorporate, office and communal landlord supplies
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Process description.
Delivery area
96% confidenceCornwall (UKK3)
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Item deliveryLocation is Cornwall; delivery address region is UKK3.
Categories
99% confidenceNatural gas (CPV 09123000) and electricity (CPV 09310000)
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Published classifications.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
99% confidenceFurther competition under the Procurement for Housing Energy Supply and Services DPS
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Procurement method rationale states that Coastline Housing Limited invited admitted DPS suppliers to a further competition.
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure / award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Published procurement_method and procurementMethodDetails.
Prior competition explanation
99% confidenceNo separate Coastline call was required because the competition took place through the pre-established DPS
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Published procurement method rationale.
Award criterion
99% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists a price criterion.
Bidder and bid-count information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract record
99% confidenceActive; signed 17 September 2026
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Contract 096549-2026-1 status is active and dateSigned is 2026-09-17.
Stated end date
90% confidence30 September 2028
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Process and lot descriptions state that the contract will run until this date.
Options
99% confidenceNone indicated
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Lot 1 hasOptions: false.
Start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
Extension terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand profile
99% confidenceCombined gas and electricity requirement across 135 metered supply points
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Published scope specifies 115 electricity and 20 gas supply points.
Commercial route
99% confidenceDPS call-off rather than a standalone Coastline tender
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Published rationale states a further competition under the PfH Energy Supply and Services DPS.
Evaluation visibility
99% confidenceOnly price is published as an award criterion; scoring and pricing detail are unknown
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Lot award criteria list price, while no scores or pricing breakdown are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contradictory lot and award/contract statuses
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled, while the linked award and contract are both marked active
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Lot 1 status: cancelled; award and contract 096549-2026-1 status: active.
Supplier-name difference resolved
99% confidenceThe published supplier name is EDF, while company-number verification identifies EDF ENERGY CUSTOMERS LIMITED as the legal supplier
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Source supplier name: EDF; verified company name: EDF ENERGY CUSTOMERS LIMITED; matched by company number 02228297.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes contract start date, bid counts, scores, pricing breakdown, individual lot value and extension terms.
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Relevant published fields are absent or null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The sole lot is marked cancelled although the linked award and contract are marked active; the supplied data does not resolve this contradiction.
- The notice gives no contract start date, bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, individual lot value or extension terms.
- The stated end date appears in the description rather than a structured contract-end-date field.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Coastline Housing LimitedEDF Energy Customers Limitedmetered gas supplyelectricity supplyPfH Energy Supply and Services DPSCornwall energy contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the verified supplier?
EDF ENERGY CUSTOMERS LIMITED, verified against company number 02228297. The source notice names the supplier as EDF.
What is the reported contract value?
The linked contract record reports GBP 863,186.
When does the contract run until?
The notice description states that it will run until 30 September 2028. The contract start date is not published.
Was this a standalone open tender?
No. The notice says it followed a further competition under the Procurement for Housing Energy Supply and Services DPS.
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