COVID RESPONSE FUND – SHORT DEADLINE

1. Title: COVID RESPONSE FUND – SHORT DEADLINE2. Awarding Authority: British Gas Energy Trust, GB. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: As a response to Covid-19, the Board of British Gas Energy Trust are launching an £800,000 Covid Response Fund which will be open to grant applications from Money Advice and Support Charities, that deliver projects aligned to the following aims:To help people avoid the burden of energy debt, make informed energy choices and improve their control over household finances. It is envisaged that this will lead to healthier homes and enhanced well-being.To enhance the capacity of the organisations being funded, enabling the development and provision of holistic support, money, energy & advice services; for the benefit of people in financial hardship.The Board of Trustees has decided to ring fence allocated funding for nine grants aimed at the Decile 10 Advice Need Index Areas:South London boroughs of Croydon, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark.Inner and East London borough of Barking & Dagenham, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Tower Hamlets, Newham.South East – Hastings.North West – Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Hyndburn.North East -Middlesbrough, Hartlepool & Sunderland.East Midlands – Leicester and Corby.West Midlands – Sandwell, Stoke-on-Trent, and Walsall.Yorkshire and Humber – Hull.Scotland – Humber.There is a total funding pot of £800,000.5. CPV Code(s): 85311000, 85310000, 85320000, 980000006. NUTS code(s): UKI, UKI6, UKI62, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKJ, UKG, UKM7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South London boroughs of Croydon, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark.Inner and East London borough of Barking & Dagenham, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Tower Hamlets, Newham.South East – Hastings.North West – Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Hyndburn.North East -Middlesbrough, Hartlepool & Sunderland.East Midlands – Leicester and Corby.West Midlands – Sandwell, Stoke-on-Trent, and Walsall.Yorkshire and Humber – Hull.Scotland – Humber.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Nine grants of between £40,000 – £180,000 are available. The Trust is looking to award one grant per Funding Area (Advice Need Index Areas)There is a total funding pot of £800,000.10. Closing date: 19.8.2020.11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit: 12. Other information: Grants will commence 1 October 2020 and run until 30 June 2021.For more information visit the website: # funding opportunity# COVID-19