Care England is launching the largest ever gas and electricity tender for care providers to help to help minimise energy costs in 2023.

The representative body intends to offer care providers the opportunity to combine energy volumes to maximise significant economies of scale and is issuing an exclusive Care England bulk tender for 2023-24 gas and electricity 2023 renewals, tendered through not-for-profit consultancy Box Power, to all energy suppliers in January 2023.

The representative body is seeking expressions of interest in the scheme no later than 16 December, to participate in the energy tender in January 2023.

Using Box Power data, Care England has been feeding the DHSC, BEIS, the CQC, iESE (CareCubed) and local authorities with critical energy consumption data built on a model of 55,000 care home beds in England, to ensure they are aware of the real-time impact of energy costs for the sector.

Care England believes a sector-wide energy tender for all care providers will help to gather not only the best possible commercial arrangements for participants but ensure BEIS receives the most relevant market intelligence and data so that any ongoing support has the necessary impact on the sector.

If you would like to be included in this exclusive tender and benefit from the crucial advice and guidance, at this stage please just register your interest by clicking the EXPRESSION OF INTEREST LINK and provide; contact information, bed/capacity details, the percentage of your gas and electricity due, and renewal dates and you will be contacted with the next steps to confirm your participation.