Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bristol City Council
City Hall, College Green
Bristol
BS1 5TR
Contact
Mr Geraint Harris
Telephone
+44 1179223194
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=e993d3e8-626a-eb11-8108-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=e993d3e8-626a-eb11-8108-005056b64545
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
RES - Emergency Payment Vouchers/Cards as part of The Local Crisis and Prevention Fund
Reference number
DN522531
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Bristol City Council is seeking a Supplier to provide the Council with Emergency Payment vouchers /cards to be used in the Bristol area as follows:
• For the purchase of food and drink (mandatory service);
• For additional purposes such as payment against a utility bill (desirable service); and/or
• For additional purposes such as payment for school clothing (desirable service);
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bristol City Council is seeking a Supplier to provide the Council with Emergency Payment vouchers /cards to be used in the Bristol area as follows:
• For the purchase of food and drink (mandatory service);
• For additional purposes such as payment against a utility bill (desirable service); and/or
• For additional purposes such as payment for school clothing (desirable service);
The Council's LCPF has been in existence since 2013 providing ‘emergency payments’ to assist with fuel and food poverty.
The budget for Bristol’s LCPF emergency payments has been set at £200,000 pa since 2017 but has increased since the outbreak of COVID 19 up to £1m, in part due to additional government funding.
Effective delivery of the Emergency Payment element of Bristol City Council’s LCPF will contribute to these strategic objectives:
• Helping as many people as possible to live independently in their own homes;
• Preventing poverty and potential homelessness wherever possible;
• Preventing family breakdown and the need for children, young people or adults to enter public care ;
• Improving energy efficiency and reducing fuel poverty.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
12
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Two optional consecutive 12 month extensions.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Two optional consecutive 12 month extensions.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
11 March 2021
Local time
11:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
11 March 2021
Local time
11:00am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom