Award

Free School Meal Voucher Scheme (Christmas / Spring Half Term)

SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Award

22 Dec 2020 at 16:54

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has recently completed a public procurement process for the Free School Meal Voucher Scheme covering the Christmas and Spring Half Term periods. The procurement, initiated as a tender, focuses on supplying luncheon vouchers to eligible children attending publicly funded schools in Solihull, located in the West Midlands, England. The contract was awarded on 27th November 2020, with the award notice published on 22nd December 2020. The contract spans from 7th December 2020 to 18th March 2021 and is valued at £400,000, conducted through a limited procurement method.

This contract presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for suppliers operating in the food voucher or e-voucher sectors. Companies that specialise in providing digital services to educational establishments or those with experience in delivering urgent public sector solutions related to welfare support would be particularly well-suited to engage with similar future tenders. The need for urgent responses during the Covid-19 pandemic highlights ongoing requirements for flexible and innovative services in the public procurement landscape.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Free School Meal Voucher Scheme (Christmas / Spring Half Term)

Notice Description

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) have appointed a provider in response to the emergency situation caused by the Covid 19 pandemic to supply Free School Meal Vouchers to eligible children who attend Solihull public funded schools in the Borough this winter over the Christmas holidays covering the period Monday 21st December 2020 to Friday 1st January 2021 and the the half term break between 15th February 2021 and 19th February 2021 To supply Free School Meal Vouchers, eVouchers to every eligible family with a Free School Meal Entitlement child attending a Solihull publicly funded school before schools break up for Christmas on Friday 18th December 2020. A second phase would be available for the half-term break from 15th February 2021 to 19th February 2021 supplying the same vouchers under the same conditions. Vouchers for this phase would be supplied before schools broke up on Friday 12th February 2021. This facility would allow vouchers for use by parents/guardians of pupils who are eligible for FSM when they are not at school. These are vouchers that can be used in named supermarkets and their use is limited to products agreed by the authority/provider/ supermarket and will exclude age restricted products . The scope includes All pupils, aged 3 to 19, that are currently eligible for free school meals that attend Solihull publicly funded schools. This includes any pupils that live out of borough. 3-year old children that attend a setting all day and are eligible to receive a free school meal. The contract award is based on Regulation 32(2)(c) Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to provide extremely urgent deliverables. Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, the SMBC believes that the condition set out in Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 has been fulfilled in respect of the direct award of this contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-283b42a5-cc4f-4ee7-92cb-68c1d7e612c3
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aff1a9ca-bd5f-4747-871c-2986a31d0552
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

CPV Codes

30199770 - Luncheon vouchers

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Dec 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Nov 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Nov 20205 years ago
Contract Period
7 Dec 2020 - 18 Mar 2021 1-6 months
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
SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOLIHULL
Postcode
B91 3QB
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG32 Solihull
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Solihull
Electoral Ward
St Alphege
Westminster Constituency
Solihull West and Shirley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EDENRED (UK GROUP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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