Tender

Emergency Welfare Scheme: Oxfordshire Crisis Fund

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Tender

06 Feb 2023 at 17:17

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Oxfordshire County Council is seeking to establish a new Oxfordshire Crisis Fund to provide emergency support to eligible residents across the County. The procurement method is a Restricted procedure, with a value of £1,500,000. The tender deadline is set for February 20, 2023, with contract period start and end dates from April 3, 2023, to March 31, 2025.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the services sector to bid for the delivery and provision of the new Oxfordshire Crisis Fund. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with experience in welfare services delivery and administration are well-suited to compete. The Council aims to engage suppliers who can efficiently process applications, determine eligibility, provide support, and implement a complaints procedure in line with the Council's criteria and guidelines.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Emergency Welfare Scheme: Oxfordshire Crisis Fund

Notice Description

It is well understood that the availability of emergency welfare funds, designed to support low-income households with urgent and unforeseen needs, can help prevent immediate crisis turning into long-term deprivation. Unlike the majority of upper tier authorities, Oxfordshire County Council ("the Council") currently has no business-as-usual crisis fund. While specific funding is available in some local areas (for example from Town and Parish Councils) and for specific groups, there is no equivalent fund open to all eligible residents across the County. This leaves a gap for 'last-resort' support in the Oxfordshire system. The Government has increasingly adopted an expectation that local delivery capacity for emergency scheme exists and that this can address gaps in national welfare provision. Further, the Government assumes that this infrastructure is in place and can be used to spend new funding streams at short notice. Following the administration of a series of short-term interventions through the COVID-19 and subsequent cost-of-living crisis, the Council has now identified a business case for implanting a new scheme and a revenue budget has been agreed for 2023/24-2025/26 inclusive. The Council wishes to procure the capacity to deliver and provide for a new Oxfordshire Crisis Fund that will: Receive applications and / or referrals for crisis funding; determine eligibility against criteria set by the Council; issue support where an application is successful in a form agreed by the Council; communicate with unsuccessful applications; and, in all cases, offer signposting and additional support information. Issue support to individuals specifically pre-identified by the Council as in need of support, without the need for an eligibility check. Implement an appropriate level-1 complaints procedure.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-35bd0a4e-6d42-4c7e-9ac1-4b86abe9e147
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd7a86dd-369c-4449-ae04-dbb2200102fd
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75100000 - Administration services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Feb 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1ND
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Osney & St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Further Information

Notice Documents

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