Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c44-e925-70b1-9ea7-9a617ba6bc50/purchasing-distribution-and-administration-of-solid-fuel-benefits-to-qualifying closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Purchasing, Distribution and Administration of Solid Fuel Benefits to qualifying former employees (or their widows) of the coal industry [Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy) Often single bidder Estimated value Not stated Published 20 Apr 2019 Deadline Closed 6 Jun 2019 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: IV.2.2) Instead of: 06 June 2019 ### Time: 14:00 Read New: 20 June 2019 ### Time: 14:00 Other additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Former British Coal Corporation Employees and certain others are entitled to receive solid fuel as part of historic contractual liabilities under the National Concessionary Fuel Scheme. The terms of the scheme allow beneficiaries to receive a solid fuel entitlement or cash-in-lieu. This tender will require appropriate facilitation of purchasing, delivery and administration of solid fuels to qualifying individuals and to fulfill the Governments obligation to these individuals. The number of beneficiaries in receipt of solid fuel in December 2018 was c6,600. The number of qualifying solid fuel concessionaires is declining year on year in line with mortality and as individuals switch to the cash alternatives. Delivery of solid fuel will be required in England, Wales and Scotland and the Isle of Man (2 households) with the highest concentration in England followed by Wales and Scotland. ## CPV classification Coal and coal-based fuels Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b623ba3a-b709-4976-bb12-976caf1c8403) 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 Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy) [Sector More Fuels, energy & petroleum products tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/fuels-energy) ## More tenders like this [Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy – Dostawa energii elektrycznej na potrzeby Agencji Mienia Wojskowego Oddziału Regionalnego w Olsztynie wraz z odkupem energii wyprodukowanej w OZE i oddanej do sieci · Agencja Mienia Wojskowego · 4 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-774d-7004-8b7e-f1b2a0a010dc/poland-electricity-heating-solar-and-nuclear-energy-dostawa-energii-elektr) [Diesel oil – Zakup i dostawa paliw płynnych · Komenda Wojewódzka Policji z siedzibą w Radomiu · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cc4a-7236-a274-650a5202889f/poland-diesel-oil-zakup-i-dostawa-paliw-plynnych) [Natural gas – Gasausschreibung Amt Seenlandschaft Waren für die Lieferjahre 2027 bis einschließlich 2029 · Amt Seenlandschaft Waren · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0afd-7206-8b91-ee7090daec9e/germany-natural-gas-gasausschreibung-amt-seenlandschaft-waren-fur-die-liefer) [Unleaded petrol – RDW w Hrubieszowie Dostawa paliw w 2027r. · Zarząd Dróg Wojewódzkich w Lublinie Rejon Dróg Wojewódzkich w Hrubieszowie · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3f34-701b-977c-c9478f43da99/poland-unleaded-petrol-rdw-w-hrubieszowie-dostawa-paliw-w-2027r) [Electricity – Lieferung von elektrischer Energie für eine Produktionsstätte in Dudelange · Ministère de l’Économie · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-097b-72f4-b634-25caa511f01a/luxembourg-electricity-lieferung-von-elektrischer-energie-fur-eine-produktio) [Natural gas – Erdgasliefervertrag · Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes · 4 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-6a6c-706d-b07b-935d246d1d1f/germany-natural-gas-erdgasliefervertrag)