Notice Information
Notice Title
RE23074 Purchase of supermarket vouchers for household support fund
Notice Description
The London Borough of Ealing ("the Authority"), has conducting a direct award procurement process, via the CCS Framework RM6248 Payment Solutions Lot 3 Framework under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract has been awarded to BlackHawk Network EMEA Limited. It is intended that the contract shall be for an initial term of 1 year, with the option to extend for a further 3 months. (if applicable) The approximate annual value of the contract is PS3,500,000 and the total value is 3,800,000 including any extension options. The services required by this contract include: Ealing requires a fully managed voucher service for high volume closed loop vouchers to be exchanged for groceries, to support the distribution of household support funds to low-income families within the borough. The service must provide an online platform for the Benefits Service, FSM department, and Care Leavers team to place orders for supermarket vouchers. These vouchers will be issued to eligible residents as identified by the respective services. There should be options for families to receive vouchers either via a code sent electronically, allowing them to redeem the vouchers themselves. The vouchers will have a validity period limited to a maximum of 3 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-25369438-8500-47a6-b08b-6a7361567b7f
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/69d48b13-5b95-47a0-bb0d-4e96984d9e43
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
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- CPV Codes
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,800,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £3,800,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 6 Jul 2025 - 7 Jul 2026 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- W5 2HL
- Post Town
- West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI73 Ealing
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
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- Local Authority
- Ealing
- Electoral Ward
- Ealing Broadway
- Westminster Constituency
- Ealing Central and Acton
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/69d48b13-5b95-47a0-bb0d-4e96984d9e43
26th June 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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