Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
West Berkshire Council
Market Street
Newbury
RG145LD
Contact
Kristin Hurford
kiki.hurford1@westberks.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ11 - Berkshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
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 Meal Vouchers 2025-28
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- TA30 - For luncheon vouchers
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Food vouchers issued to families during the School holidays to eligible children (in receipt of Free School meals)
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: £0.01 / Highest offer: £1,400,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 30199770 - Luncheon vouchers
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
West Berkshire is calling off a provider for the Free School Meals Vouchers Scheme.
This provides the facility for schools to be able to access food vouchers for use by parents/guardians of pupils who are eligible for FSM during 7 weeks-5days a week, of the school holidays each year.
This contract has been awarded as a call-off from the Crown Commercial Service Framework RM6248 Payment Solutions 2 Lot 3, following evaluation of the 5 Providers on the Crown Commercial Services Framework. Direct award followed the evaluation of the responses, without further competition.
The contract value specified in this notice is the anticipated upper amount payable for this service.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Meeting West Berkshire Specification / Weighting: 50%
Cost criterion - Name: Price per voucher / Weighting: 50%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
It is anticipated that the call off from the Framework will be for 3 years and 3 months. The call off allows multiple purchases throughout the year, depending on required need.
The Household support fund, which the purchase and contribution of the vouchers is depending on has been allocated again for the financial year 2025/26. Future funding and ongoing call off is pending.
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:
Call off from Crown Commercial Service due to ongoing uncertainty of continuation of Household Support Funding
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
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
9 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blackhawk Network EMEA Limited
Westside, London Road
Hemel Hempstead
HP3 9TD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
04155659
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £0.01 / Highest offer: £1,400,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Crown Commercial Services
Office 212, The Mille, 1000 Great West Road
Brentford
TW89DW
Country
United Kingdom