Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Gloucestershire County Council
Shire Hall
Gloucester
GL1 2TG
Contact
Strategic Procurement
commercialservicescentralmailbox@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk
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
Free School Meals – Holiday provision 2021/22
Reference number
DN547415
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75340000 - Child allowances
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Supply and Delivery of Supermarket vouchers to deliver the Cabinet Office Winter COVID Grant Scheme extension.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,076,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75310000 - Benefit services
- 75330000 - Family allowances
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK13 - Gloucestershire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Award of a contract for up to £1,076,000 for purchasing of meal vouchers in order to allocate such vouchers to eligible families for use during 2021 school holidays that aren’t covered by the Holiday Activity and Food Grant in 2021/22
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Contract Length 6 months plus 1 month optional extension.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
The council has awarded the supermarket vouchers contract in reliance on the grounds for making a direct contract award provided under Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, that is, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by unforeseeable events, the time limits for completing a regulated procurement procedure cannot be complied with. This is because the 3rd national lockdown and consequent school closures were unforeseen and Government funding announcements were at very short notice, hence there was insufficient time to plan and conduct a shortened tender process and enable mobilisation and implementation ahead of the beginning of the Easter holidays on 1st April 2021, the extension to the Winter Grant received on the 4th March 2021.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Free School Meals – Holiday provision 2021/22
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 April 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Auriga Services Limited
Sutton Coldfield
B72 1TJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
Internet address
https://www.aurigaservices.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,076,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Gloucestershire County Council
Gloucester
GL1 2TP
Country
United Kingdom