Covid Local Support Grant Food vouchers

Authority: Plymouth City Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: South West (UKK41)

Awarded value£995,364published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 Jul 2021no call for competition

Awarded to HAWK INCENTIVES LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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

CPV: Luncheon vouchers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is providing an additional funding to PCC,…Awarded

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.

Delivery: South West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 21 Jul 2021, 13:43 BST
Last source update: 21 Jul 2021, 13:43 BST
Authority reference: DN556838
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-017199
Classification (CPV): Luncheon vouchers
Delivery area: South West (UKK41)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ca9d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: 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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £995,3641 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jul 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
HAWK INCENTIVES LIMITED	£995,364 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 017199-2021-PEO21041-1 · HAWK INCENTIVES LIMITED
Signed
5 Jul 2021
Value
£995,364
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Plymouth City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Floor 1, Windsor House, Tavistock Road, Plymouth, South West, PL6 5UFContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Hawk Incentives LtdAwarded supplier 1 Westside, London Road,, Hemel Hemstead, South West, HP3 9TD

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.