Warm and Well Scheme

Tender description

The Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire Warm & Well Scheme is a uniquely successful locally managed and controlled non-profit delivery partnership for energy advice and support for home energy improvements. The partnership has the Local Authorities set out in the next paragraph at the core, and has been delivered since 2001 by local sustainable energy agency, Severn Wye Energy Agency. The Council is seeking for itself and on behalf of Cheltenham Borough Council, Cotswold District Council, Forest of Dean District Council, Gloucester City Council, Tewkesbury Borough Council and South Gloucestershire Council to commission the continued delivery of the Warm and Well Scheme in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire. The Contract is expected to commence 1st April 2017 and be for 3 years to end of March 2020 (with the possibility of a 2 year (1 year and a further 1 year) extension to be offered at the sole discretion of the Local Authorities). The Local Authorities have an expected budget of up to (but not guaranteed) £210,000 per year for the first 3 years making a total of £630,000, funding for the additional 2 years is not currently confirmed. Additional funding may become available during the life of the Contract for additional activity in any or all Local Authority administrative areas as and when their budgets allow. It is also intended that the Scheme will submit bids for additional funding in which the successful contractor will be the delivery agent and for which additional management funding through the successful bids may become available. Keywords: Energy Efficiency Advice