The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Purchasing, Distribution and Administration of solid fuel benefits to qualifying former employees (or their widows) of the coal industry.

UK-London: Coal-based fuels.

Section I: Contracting authority/entity (as stated in the original notice)

I.1) Name and addresses
       Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 03000685389, Email: christopher.whelan@beis.gov.uk
       Contact: Chris Whelan
       Main Address: https://bipsolutions.com
       NUTS Code: UK

Section II: Object (as stated in the original notice)

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: Purchasing, Distribution and Administration of solid fuel benefits to qualifying former employees (or their widows) of the coal industry.      Reference number: 1714/11/2018      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      09111200 - Coal-based fuels.
      DA27-2 - Administrative
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES   
   II.1.4) Short Description: Former British Coal Corporation employees and certain others are entitled to receive solid fuel as part of historic contractual liabilities arising from coal industry privatisation. It is known as The National Concessionary Fuel Scheme. Under the terms of the scheme, eligible beneficiaries can receive a solid fuel entitlement or cash-in-lieu. This contract only applies to services to the solid fuel beneficiaries and is to ensure adequate purchasing, delivery and administration of the fuels, on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to qualifying individuals. The number of beneficiaries in receipt of solid fuel (December 2018) was c6600. When the contract begins, we estimate there will be c5400 with an overall declining profile year on year of about 7%. Deliveries to solid fuel beneficiaries are required in England, Wales, Scotland, and Isle of Man (2 households) with the highest concentration in England followed by Wales and Scotland.

Section VI: Complementary information

V1.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 08/01/2019

VI.6) Original notice reference:

   Notice Reference:    2019 - 229498   
   Notice number in OJ S: Not Provided
   Date of dispatch of the original notice: 08/01/2019

Section VII: Changes

VII.1) Information to be changed or added

      VII.1.1) Reason for change: Modification of original information submitted by the contracting authority    
      
      VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in original notice No: 1
                  
         Section Number: II.2.4          
         Lot No: Not provided          
         Place of text to be modified: Description of the procurement:          
         Instead of: The estimated costs for the initial three-year period of the contract are £22.2m. If the optional extension period of two years is enacted then the total costs are estimated to be £32.4m excluding VAT.          
         Read: The estimated costs for the initial three-year period of the contract are £22.2m. If the optional extension period of two years is enacted then the total costs are estimated to be £32.4m
                                    
   
VII.2) Other additional information: The department will be holding a pre-market engagement day for this requirement on Tuesday 5th February 2019 between 1-4pm. The location will be at BEIS offices, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET. Please register your interest in attending by emailing christopher.whelan@beis.gov.uk
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