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title: "Covid Winter Grant Scheme Vouchers for Food"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a22d"
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# Covid Winter Grant Scheme Vouchers for Food

Buyer: PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a22d

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## Summary

The Plymouth City Council is seeking to provide emergency food vouchers through the "Covid Winter Grant Scheme Vouchers for Food" tender, aimed at supporting vulnerable households affected by the pandemic. This procurement falls under the "goods" industry category and is classified as a limited procurement method, initiated due to extreme urgency. The contract focuses on delivering approximately 10,520 eVoucher codes during the Easter holiday period. The tender process has already concluded with the award being made on 15 March 2021, resulting in an active contract valued at £32,100.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in voucher systems and food provisioning. Companies capable of efficiently managing high-volume distribution and digital solutions would be well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. With the urgent need for support to families in financial distress, businesses that can offer innovative and scalable solutions may find favourable conditions for growth in this sector.

## Notice

The provision of food e-vouchers which can be redeemed by vulnerable households and families with children particularly affected by the pandemic

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is providing an additional funding to PCC, under section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003, to administer the COVID Winter Grant Scheme and provide direct assistance to vulnerable households and families with children particularly affected by the pandemic. This will include all families who normally have access to Free School Meals during term time and others on the periphery of benefits in hardship. PCC will deliver the scheme through food vouchers. A contract is required to be put in place to deliver circa 10,520 eVoucher codes during the Easter holiday period. This will ensure that the Council has suitable arrangements in place for the distribution of funding to vulnerable families.

### Procurement Information

The contract is to provide emergency food vouchers for vulnerable households and eligible families with children who are at risk of going hungry due to the impact of the COVID19 pandemic. This will include all families who normally have access to Free School Meals (FSM) during term time and others on the periphery of benefits in hardship. PCC will deliver the scheme through food vouchers. The timescale for the procurement is dictated by the short time period between the release of Winter Grant Scheme funding by central government to local authorities and the requirement to distribute the vouchers in a timely manner to ensure that children have food over the Easter holidays when the schools are shut. The requirement is urgent, unforeseen and the short timescales for the procurement are dictated by factors outside the control of Plymouth City Council. As such Article 32(c) of the EU Directive 2014/24/EU (Regulation 32(c) UK Public Contracts Regulations 2015) applies to this procurement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006844-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £32,100 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | PLYMOUTH |
| Post town | Plymouth |
| Postcode | PL1 3BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK41 Plymouth |
| Local authority | Plymouth |
| Electoral ward | St Peter and the Waterfront |
| Westminster constituency | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport |
| Delivery location | TLK41 Plymouth |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HAWK INCENTIVES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 30199770 - Luncheon vouchers

## Release History

- 1 Apr 2021 at 13:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006844-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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