Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Gloucestershire County Council
Shire Hall
Gloucester
GL1 2TH
Contact
Strategic Procurement
commercialservicescentralmailbox@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1452328632
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
Local Delivery of Government COVID Local Support Grant and Extension 2021
Reference number
DN588360
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75340000 - Child allowances
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Gloucestershire delivery of the Government COVID Local Support Grant and Extension 2021 between April and September 2021.
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: £1,354,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75330000 - Family allowances
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK13 - Gloucestershire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The supply of food, energy, water bills and other essentials for the Government COVID Local Support Grant and Extension 2021 between April and September 2021 in Gloucestershire
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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:
This award relates to the delivery of the Government COVID Local Support Grant and Extension 2021 between April and September 2021. The direct contract award to Auriga Service Ltd described is justified under Regulation 32(2)(c) PCRs because, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by unforeseeable events (i.e., the unforeseeability of the decision by Government on 14th April 2021 to require Councils to distribute the COVID Local Support Grant fund with effect from 17th April 2021 and the further extension, notified on 20th June 2021 to distribute from 21st June 2021) it would not have been possible to comply with the time limits for conducting a regulated procurement process, nor would it have been possible to implement an alternative solution and then mobilise appropriate resources in the time available. Moreover, Auriga Ltd had operated the Council’s Welfare Contract and assisted the council with the distribution of the Summer Emergency Assistance Grant and the Winter COVID Grant, in which case it already had in place the necessary resources and systems to provide the required services at short notice. The administration costs are very low (circa 1%) with almost all the support going directly to vulnerable families.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 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: 1
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 Ltd
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: £1,354,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Gloucestershire County Council
Westgate Street
Gloucester
GL1 2TP
CommercialServicesCentralMailbox@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom