---
title: "Free School Meal Vouchers - Summer Holiday"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02ea82"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2021-10-11"
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# Free School Meal Vouchers - Summer Holiday

Buyer: COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ea82

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## Summary

The procurement process involved Coventry City Council, which has awarded a contract for "Free School Meal Vouchers - Summer Holiday" in the health and social work services sector. This falls under the services category and is based in Coventry, UK. The procurement method employed was limited, specifically using an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, due to extreme urgency. The contract was signed on 31 August 2021, with an overall budget of £898,198 to provide food vouchers to eligible pupils during the summer holiday period, following a late extension announcement from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the social services and food supply sectors to engage in supporting local government initiatives. Companies that specialise in providing nutritional products, meal planning, or educational support for children may find this contract particularly relevant. With a focus on delivering swift solutions for vulnerable groups during the school holidays, suitable businesses should be poised to adapt quickly to the changing needs of local authorities in times of urgency.

## Notice

On June 20th, 2021 the LGS formally ended in-line with the published timescales of the grant, however on June 22nd the DWP announced a late extension of the LGS to September 30th, 2021. The extension period covered the school summer holiday period in July/Aug which the DWP acknowledged would be LA's focus for the majority of the funding. Unfortunately, the very late notice of extension meant that there was not sufficient time to carry out a procurement exercise by time vouchers needed to be issued. Coventry schools already had existing arrangements in place to engage with the Wonde process, a decision was made to award in accordance with Reg32.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

COVID Local Grant Scheme Extension (LGS) to fund FSM vouchers for eligible pupils across Coventry

### Procurement Information

COVID Local Grant Scheme (LGS) funding has being used to provide food vouchers during the school holidays to school age children who were eligible for Free School Meals (FSM). On June 20th, 2021 the LGS formally ended in-line with the published timescales of the grant, however on June 22nd the DWP announced a late extension of the LGS to September 30th, 2021. The extension period (and additional PS1.2M allocation) covered the school summer holiday period in July/Aug which the DWP acknowledged would be LA's focus for the majority of the funding. Unfortunately, the very late notice of extension meant that there was not sufficient time to carry out a procurement exercise by time vouchers needed to be issued only 3 weeks later.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025365-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 11 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Aug 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 | £898,198 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 5RR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | St Michael's |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | TLG33 Coventry |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WONDE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 11 Oct 2021 at 14:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025365-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://www.coventry.gov.uk

## Provenance

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