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Published 9 Jan 2025, 15:41 GMT

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MARKET ENGAGEMENT: Welfare Support Grant Framework

Official notice

Authority: Gloucestershire County Council- (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServices
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: South West (UKK13)
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 21 Feb 2025from the planned procurement notice
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Market Engagement Online event Monday 27th January 2025 11 – 12noon for

Gloucestershire Single Provider Framework: Lot 1 Welfare Support and Lot 2 Emergency Welfare Schemes

Gloucestershire County Council is holding a market engagement event for suppliers interested to find out more about the single provider Framework to deliver two lots.

The Gloucestershire Welfare Support Scheme and the Emergency Welfare Scheme, that will shortly be going out to tender.

The session will provide an overview of the tender process alongside further details regarding the requirements for the services to be provided.

If your organisation would like to attend please register your interest via the e-tendering portal using project reference DN758360, please use the messaging function confirming attendance and email address for the meeting invite to be sent to by 23rd January 2025, and a link to attend the meeting will be sent to you.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions during the event and you are welcome to submit questions via the e-tending portal messaging function prior to the session by 23rd January 2025.

If you are unable to attend but are interested in the opportunity please register via our e-tendering portal and send a message confirming that you would like to receive copies of the slides.

CPV: Benefit services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Welfare SupportPlanned

Lot 1 Gloucestershire Welfare Support Scheme (GWSS)

The Council is seeking for a single provider to manage Lot 1 Gloucestershire Welfare Support Scheme (GWSS); which will includes the following two strands:

General welfare support (Strand 1)

  • Assess these applicants against set eligibility criteria
  • Allocate discretionary awards (furniture, white goods, essential household equipment and fuel / electricity tokens)

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Welfare requests for Individuals received from Council workers or workers nominated by Council (Strand 2)

  • These will not need to be assessed
  • Allocate discretionary awards (food delivery, fuel / electricity top up, furniture, white goods and essential household equipment)

 Ensure delivery of the welfare support awards, predominately voucher and non-cash awards

 Analyse demand and manage budget

 Liaise with suppliers

There is an expectation, where possible, the use of recycled goods, Local suppliers and vouchers; and that cash payments will be kept to an absolute minimum.

Delivery: South West
75310000 Benefit services
Lot #2Emergency Welfare SchemesPlanned

The overall aim of the service is to manage an Emergency Welfare Scheme, that provides emergency welfare awards of food and fuel vouchers, white goods & other essentials to support those service users as requested by the Council.

Delivery: South West
75310000 Benefit services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “MARKET ENGAGEMENT: Welfare Support Grant Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Jan 2025, 15:41 GMT
Last source update
9 Jan 2025, 15:41 GMT
Authority reference
DN758360
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000706
Classification (CPV)
Benefit services
Delivery area
South West (UKK13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ceb0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

9 Jan 2025 → 21 Feb 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    9 Jan 2025, 15:41 GMT
  2. Tender notice expected
    21 Feb 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gloucestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Shire Hall, Gloucester, South West, GL1 2THContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.