Contract

Gloucestershire Delivery of the Government Household Support Fund (HSF) Grant

  • Gloucestershire County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-031865

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0303f0

Published 21 December 2021, 8:32am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Gloucestershire County Council

Shire Hall

Gloucester

GL1 2TH

Contact

Strategic Procurement

Email

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

Gloucestershire Delivery of the Government Household Support Fund (HSF) Grant

Reference number

DN588403

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75340000 - Child allowances

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The supply of food, energy, water bills and other essentials for the Gloucestershire Delivery of the Government Household Support Fund (HSF) Grant - 6th October 2021 up to 31st March 2022

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £2,000,000 / Highest offer: £3,000,000 taken into consideration

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 Gloucestershire Delivery of the Government Household Support Fund (HSF) Grant - 6th October 2021 up to 31st March 2022.

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:

The direct contract award to Auriga Service Ltd 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 6th October 2021 requiring the council to ensure that the above-mentioned services were operational as soon as possible) 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 has distributed the funds for the Government’s previous two Local Support Grants (in respect of the periods 17th April 2021 to 20th June 2021 and 21st June 2021 to 30th September 2021), in which case it already had in place the necessary resources and systems to provide the required services at short notice. Accordingly, given the need to proceed at pace, it is necessary to begin with utilising existing provision to deliver this support.

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

6 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
  • UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Internet address

https://www.aurigaservices.co.uk/

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £3,000,000 / Highest offer: £3,000,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Gloucestershire County Council

Westgate Street

Gloucester

GL1 2TP

Email

commercialservicescentralmailbox@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom