Contract

Administration and Delivery of Benefit Services for Former British Coal Corporation Employees

  • DESNZ Group Commercial

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-056553

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059a45

Published 15 September 2025, 12:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

DESNZ Group Commercial

Trinity Bridge House, 2 Dearmans Place,

Salford

M3 5BS

Contact

Waseem Rana

Email

waseem.rana@energysecurity.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Administration and Delivery of Benefit Services for Former British Coal Corporation Employees

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75100000 - Administration services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Administration and Delivery of Benefit Services for Former British Coal Corporation Employees

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £9,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The arrangement type is a contract. In March 1995, following privatisation of the coal industry, HM Government inherited a legal obligation to certain former employees of the coal industry to fulfil a contractual legacy entitlement to an amount of solid fuel or cash-in-lieu of that fuel. This contract covers matters such as fraud and error, irrecoverable losses, instructions on solid fuel entitlements and management of cash entitlements.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0fec0225-9243-4f2a-8a83-85687d50ace8

The department (DESNZ) approached the market with details outlined in the above link. This was to help establish the best route to market. Signaling that the opportunity would be going live.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

con_8743

Title

Administration and Delivery of Benefit Services for Former British Coal Corporation Employees

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 September 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD

First Floor, 2 Kingdom Street, Paddington,

London

W2 6BD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £9,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

8 Whitehall Place,

London

SW1A 2EG

Country

United Kingdom