VCMA Projects - Fuel Poverty Awareness Training, Green Doctors Energy Matters and GEMS - Groundworks Energy Management Services

Concepts

• research and development
• leeds
• existing fuel debt
• ongoing fuel debt issues
• green doctors energy matters
• energy matters
• energy suppliers
• energy use
• green doctors
• - energy matters yorkshire

Location

LEEDS

Description

An extension has been put in place for 3 VCMA projects, Fuel Poverty Awareness Training, Green Doctors Energy Matters and GEMS - Groundworks Energy Management Services. All 3 projects have gone really well in the first year and have genereated a positive SROI. The projects that have been submitted by Groundwork are unique in that nothing currently exists in the region in terms of these 3 specific project objectives. Green Doctors have no provision in the NE currently and this extensaion will enable Groundwork to extend their scope and reach of their projects. There is no other service provider who currently delivers a 1 day Fuel Poverty Awareness course and the Groundwork Energy Management Service project, is not offered by anyone else in Yorkshire. The Green Doctor Project is a partnership project with Northern Powergrid however, this is the first time it has been extended into the NE. Groundwork have extensive reach into those customers living in fuel poverty and struggling with heat or eat decisions. This opens up opportunities to engage with those households in terms of energy switching, energy efficiency (small measures installation) and other associated services, such as PSR registrations and CO awareness. This is key and will reach both urban and rural communities. The FP Awareness course is delivered to front line workers who NGN can not reach. As a trusted intermediary this is something Groundwork delivers on our behalf. Stakeholder engagement throughout 2020 & 2021 told us that access to many of these services is becoming increasingly difficult (energy advice/small measures) and has been compounded by the pandemic. Green Doctors are well established in Yorkshire however, there is currently a gap in this service provision in the NE of our network which these projects will address.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Indicators

• Contract modified due to additional needs.

Legal Justification

Northern Gas Networks proposes to put in place an extension of VCMA Project with Groundwork Yorkshire to deliver the Green Doctors Energy Matters project. The project has been submitted by Groundwork is unique in that nothing else exists in the region in terms of the specific project objectives. Green Doctors have no provision in the NE currently and this extension will enable Groundwork to extend their scope and reach of their projects. Groundwork support local communities and businesses to build resilience and to help tackle hardship within their local areas. Thousands of projects every year make a real and lasting difference in the communities most in need of support. There are currently no other service providers who can deliver the Groundwork Energy Matters project, and it is not offered by anyone else in Yorkshire.