Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdc-3486-718b-a40f-49961d28b169/carents-hub awarded GB direct award procedure # Carents Hub [Northern Gas Networks Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/northern-gas-networks-limited) Estimated value Not stated Published 23 Apr 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## About this tender his VCMA project aims to address the challenges faced by unpaid carers of older adults, including social isolation, vulnerability within the home, and increased risk of fuel poverty and unsafe energy use. These challenges can have a direct impact on the safety and wellbeing of customers connected to participating GDNs' networks. ​Working with participating GDNs, this project will deliver a nationwide, digitally enabled support offer designed specifically for carents. It will focus on preventative, early-intervention activity, ensuring that carers are better informed, supported and connected at key points of need. ​The scope of the project includes delivery of the following core activities: ​• A trusted digital hub providing accessible information on energy safety, fuel poverty, carbon monoxide (CO) risk and wider vulnerability support ​• 'Always on' support, accessible 24/7/365 ​• Targeted content and resources co-created with carers, focused on real-world risks within the home ​• Integration of energy safeguarding messages into a platform already used by carents, enabling information to be accessed at relevant and timely moments ​• Signposting and onward referral to appropriate local and national support services where additional support is required ​ ​The project scope will ensure that carents across participating GDN network areas can access consistent, accurate and trusted energy safety and vulnerability information, regardless of location and time constraints. By embedding gas safety, CO awareness and fuel poverty support within an established bespoke digital community, the project reduces barriers to engagement and supports earlier identification of risk and immediate access to support. ​The objectives of the project are to: ​• Reduce the risks of fuel poverty and cold homes and promote access to safe, reliable green energy for care-affected households ​• Promote carent resilience ​• Reduce inequalities faced by elderly care-affected households ​• Maintain and develop a solution to promote resilience in elderly-care affected households throughout the UK ​Collectively, these objectives support VCMA priorities by delivering preventative, consumer-focused interventions that reduce harm, promote inclusion, and strengthen resilience across the energy system Read full description Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-068965-2026-04-23T11:59:20+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-068965-2026-04-23T11:59:20+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Northern Gas Networks Limited: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/northern-gas-networks-limited) ## More tenders like this [Invitation to Tender Window Cleaning Services - Wirral · Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust · 33 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-cf1d-702b-9ffd-93cfa91d3c7c/invitation-to-tender-window-cleaning-services-wirral) [Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) · East Sussex County Council · 2 days left · 21 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13f8a-8adb-72e8-9a8b-db32496ddfe4/taxi-and-mpv-1-8-seats-taxi-and-mpv-1-8-seats) [Boiler chemical and Softener Services · Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-d092-736b-88d2-6bdc251cddb6/boiler-chemical-and-softener-services) [Supply of Timberwolf fixed track woodchipper TW 280 FTR and for Williams trailer TT3017 · Natural England · 19 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-d25f-7042-8204-c91978cd4253/supply-of-timberwolf-fixed-track-woodchipper-tw-280-ftr-and-for-williams-trailer) [Home Transition Bed Service - Winter Pressures · North Tyneside Borough Council · 4 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15107-78f4-739e-9d89-50d65f165d99/home-transition-bed-service-winter-pressures) [RRE-01284 - For the provision of a Digitally Enabled Children & Young People's Mental Health Service (South Staffordshire) · Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a150b5-126d-71a0-9217-fa9167c1e352/rre-01284-for-the-provision-of-a-digitally-enabled-children-young-peoples-m)