DfE Energy for Schools

Schools that join Energy for Schools are added to DfE’s V30 energy contract with Government Commercial Agency (GCA), formerly Crown Commercial Service. GCA buys energy for this particular contract over a long period of time, reducing the risk to customers of substantial fluctuations in price.

Benefits

Schools can make significant savings on their gas and electricity costs. Over 1,000 schools have already joined the scheme. The service also:

• helps protect schools from market volatility and high prices
• saves time spent on procurement process
• removes risk associated with unregulated energy brokers
• complies with procurement regulations

Eligibility

All state-funded schools and trusts in England can join Energy for Schools.

Individual schools, like local authority-maintained schools and single academy trusts, can join using the online service.

Multi-academy trusts (MATs) can join by filling in Register your interest form and completing the process offline. A member of the DfE team will then contact you and help you complete the process offline.

Apply by 12pm Tuesday 15 September 2026 to join the next available V30 basket on 1 April 2027.

You may be placed on an interim rate to start with, depending on your current contract’s end date.

Provider: DfE