--- title: "Crisis Resilience Fund Eligibility & Resilience Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06dafd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06dafd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06dafd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06dafd.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2026-08-04" --- # Crisis Resilience Fund Eligibility & Resilience Services Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dafd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06dafd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06dafd.json) ## Summary The Hampshire County Council has initiated a public procurement tender titled "Crisis Resilience Fund Eligibility & Resilience Services", focusing on providing timely crisis support and enhancing financial resilience for households. This procurement, within the services industry category, is set in Winchester, United Kingdom, under the procurement stage "tender" using an open procedure. Notably, the tender is above threshold with a value of £6,027,772. Key dates include an enquiry period ending on 17 August 2026 and a tender submission deadline of 26 August 2026. The contract, covering guidance and benefit services, will commence on 1 November 2026 and run initially until 31 March 2029, with potential for a six-month extension. The Hampshire County Council is the buying organisation, aiming for a light touch and accelerated approach to swiftly address local government restructuring impacts. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in financial resilience services, digital payment solutions, and community outreach initiatives. Companies with expertise in delivering multi-channel application processes, debt advice, income maximisation, and collaboration with local stakeholders will find themselves well-suited to compete. The emphasis on providing accessible crisis payments and enhancing local welfare ecosystems caters to organisations capable of rapid response and scalability. Participation in this tender offers a substantial platform for business growth, ensuring engagement with a robust financial transaction system and fostering long-term partnerships within Hampshire's evolving government framework. ## Notice The Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) replaces the Household Support Fund and is intended to provide timely crisis support to households experiencing financial hardship or sudden shocks. The fund helps residents meet essential living costs while also supporting longer-term financial resilience. Launched by the government on 1 April 2026, the CRF requires local authorities to deliver support rapidly and transparently, with clear accountability for the use of public funds. In line with the grant criteria, the funding should be allocated across three strands: * Crisis Payments: Cash-first approach to meet urgent needs (food, utilities, essential goods). This should be a multi-channel application-based process, allowing for individuals to self-refer. The fund should be available year-round, with flexible eligibility for low-income households and those facing a financial shock. Crisis payments should be person centred, trauma informed and needs based. * Resilience Services: Initiatives to build financial resilience for individuals and the community and includes services such as debt advice, income maximisation, savings advice and affordable credit. * Community Coordination: Investment in activities that connect and enhance the local support landscape - strengthening partnerships, referral pathways, and local welfare ecosystems. To deliver Crisis Payments and comply with the DWP guidance, there is a need for a robust digital payment solution that can deliver payments through multiple channels and support multiple delivery routes, including payments being made by trusted professional partners, internal teams and other commissioned providers. The payment system must reduce administrative burden, enable consistent controls across schemes, be accessible and provide accurate management information for local oversight and DWP reporting. The commissioning of a dedicated payment system will ensure the Council and trusted partners can deliver crisis payments at pace, scale provision to meet fluctuating demand, deliver payments in the most appropriate way for individuals and maintain strong governance and assurance throughout the life of the programme. * The CRF Programme will run initially until 31 March 2029. HCC's allocation for 26/27 is PS11.3 million. Local authorities have the discretion to use the funding in various ways to support vulnerable households, including the distribution of crisis payments. Initial estimates indicate that up to 30% of HCC's allocation will be used for this purpose. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: There is 1 contract extension with a maximum duration of 0 year and 6 months, and a value ex VAT of PS 1,033,333 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073668-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 26 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | 5 Aug 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £6,027,772 | | Lots value | £6,027,772 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | WINCHESTER | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO23 8UJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire | | Local authority | Winchester | | Electoral ward | St Michael | | Westminster constituency | Winchester | | Delivery location | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 75200000 - Provision of services to the community - 75310000 - Benefit services - 85312310 - Guidance services ## Release History - 4 Aug 2026 at 11:36 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073668-2026 - 4 Aug 2026 at 10:41 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073612-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073668-2026 4th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073612-2026 4th August 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/ - https://www.hants.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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