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title: "Free School Meal Voucher Scheme (Christmas / Spring Half Term)"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2020-12-22"
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# Free School Meal Voucher Scheme (Christmas / Spring Half Term)

Buyer: SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-283b42a5-cc4f-4ee7-92cb-68c1d7e612c3

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aff1a9ca-bd5f-4747-871c-2986a31d0552 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Dec 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Nov 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | 7 Dec 2020 - 18 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £400,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £400,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | SOLIHULL |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B91 3QB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG32 Solihull |
| Local authority | Solihull |
| Electoral ward | St Alphege |
| Westminster constituency | Solihull West and Shirley |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EDENRED (UK GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 30199770 - Luncheon vouchers

## Release History

- 22 Dec 2020 at 16:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aff1a9ca-bd5f-4747-871c-2986a31d0552

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aff1a9ca-bd5f-4747-871c-2986a31d0552
  22nd December 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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