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title: "Covid Local Support Grant Food vouchers"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02ca9d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2021-07-21"
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# Covid Local Support Grant Food vouchers

Buyer: PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ca9d

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## Summary

The procurement process, initiated by Plymouth City Council, focuses on providing Covid Local Support Grant food vouchers aimed at assisting vulnerable households and families with children significantly impacted by the pandemic. This contract, classified under the goods procurement category, involves a limited procurement method without a prior competitive call, and is currently in the award stage with an active contract valued at £995,364, signed on 5th July 2021. The primary delivery location for this contract is in the region of Plymouth, UKK41, with a key project deadline aligning with the school summer holiday period to ensure timely distribution of food vouchers.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in the provision of food voucher services or related e-commerce platforms, particularly those familiar with governmental contracts and emergency response initiatives. Companies that are agile and capable of facilitating rapid deployment of services to vulnerable populations will be well-suited to compete. The urgent nature of this requirement emphasises the need for providers equipped to navigate the complexities of local authority engagements while delivering speedy and effective solutions for families in need during challenging times.

## 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 local Support Grant 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 approx. 11,205 eVoucher codes during the school summer 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 Covid Local Support Grant funding by the Department for Work and Pensions to local authorities and the requirement to distribute the vouchers in a timely manner to ensure that children have food over the Summer holidays when the schools are shut. The requirement is urgent, was unknown until funding was announced 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/017199-2021 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jul 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 | £995,364 |

## 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 | PL6 5UF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK41 Plymouth |
| Local authority | Plymouth |
| Electoral ward | Budshead |
| Westminster constituency | Plymouth Moor View |
| 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

- 21 Jul 2021 at 12:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017199-2021

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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