Notice Information
Notice Title
MARKET ENGAGEMENT: Welfare Support Grant Framework
Notice Description
Market Engagement Online event Monday 27th January 2025 11 - 12noon for Gloucestershire Single Provider Framework: Lot 1 Welfare Support and Lot 2 Emergency Welfare Schemes Gloucestershire County Council is holding a market engagement event for suppliers interested to find out more about the single provider Framework to deliver two lots. The Gloucestershire Welfare Support Scheme and the Emergency Welfare Scheme, that will shortly be going out to tender. The session will provide an overview of the tender process alongside further details regarding the requirements for the services to be provided. If your organisation would like to attend please register your interest via the e-tendering portal using project reference DN758360, please use the messaging function confirming attendance and email address for the meeting invite to be sent to by 23rd January 2025, and a link to attend the meeting will be sent to you. There will be an opportunity to ask questions during the event and you are welcome to submit questions via the e-tending portal messaging function prior to the session by 23rd January 2025. If you are unable to attend but are interested in the opportunity please register via our e-tendering portal and send a message confirming that you would like to receive copies of the slides.
Lot Information
Welfare Support
Lot 1 Gloucestershire Welfare Support Scheme (GWSS) The Council is seeking for a single provider to manage Lot 1 Gloucestershire Welfare Support Scheme (GWSS); which will includes the following two strands: General welfare support (Strand 1) - Assess these applicants against set eligibility criteria - Allocate discretionary awards (furniture, white goods, essential household equipment and fuel / electricity tokens) - Welfare requests for Individuals received from Council workers or workers nominated by Council (Strand 2) - These will not need to be assessed - Allocate discretionary awards (food delivery, fuel / electricity top up, furniture, white goods and essential household equipment) Ensure delivery of the welfare support awards, predominately voucher and non-cash awards Analyse demand and manage budget Liaise with suppliers There is an expectation, where possible, the use of recycled goods, Local suppliers and vouchers; and that cash payments will be kept to an absolute minimum.
Emergency Welfare SchemesThe overall aim of the service is to manage an Emergency Welfare Scheme, that provides emergency welfare awards of food and fuel vouchers, white goods & other essentials to support those service users as requested by the Council.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ceb0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000706-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
75310000 - Benefit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 21 Feb 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLOUCESTER
- Postcode
- GL1 2TH
- Post Town
- Gloucester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLK13 Gloucestershire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Gloucester
- Electoral Ward
- Westgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Gloucester
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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