Published date: 2 August 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 22 June 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£158,000

Procurement reference

ECC001-DN605984-93928061

Published date

2 August 2022

Closing date

22 June 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2022

Contract end date

30 June 2023

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This procurement specification seeks to establish two, not for profit, community supermarkets, one (1) in Tendring (Lot 1) and one (1) in Basildon (Lot 2).

Priority areas for this procurement are based on the Essex County Council, Levelling-Up geographies, and Working Families priority areas, overlayed with the 2019 Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD).

It is important that any Community Supermarket is established with the support of local, public, voluntary and community sector partners as well as local residents and service users.

The Community Supermarket model will primarily support those individuals and families who fluctuate above and below the line of financial security providing a consistent point of support to avoid them falling into financial crisis.

Once established, the programmes will form a local responsibility with funding from Essex County Council only available as a one-off award in order to seed fund the development.

There will be ongoing support from Essex County Council, working alongside National experts Feeding Britain through a best practice and information sharing 'Good Food Essex Network'.

This procurement opportunity represents the first phase of delivery for the Community Supermarket programme. Subsequent phases of procurement in areas of geographic priority, will be dependent on the successful mobilisation of Phase 1.

Procurement will take the form of two geographical (lots) with the financial contribution to any one lot capped at £79,120.

Bidders may submit bids for one Lot only. There will only be one supplier per Lot.

For a community supermarket to be successful requires a local partnership between the District/ Borough or City Council, Voluntary Sector and the local community. As such it is envisaged that the Essex Community Supermarket Programme will be led by local partnerships coming together to access resources and work alongside national experts Feeding Britain, to utilise funding made available by ECC to plan and deliver community provision in areas if identified need.

The costs covered by this one-off award are expected to be sufficient to sustain the project for a period of 18months in total. 12 months within the terms of this contract, and a further 6 months beyond the conclusion of this contract.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

CO0220 Bringing Community Supermarkets to Essex

  • Opportunity
  • Published 20 May 2022, last edited 17 June 2022

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Award information

Awarded date

1 August 2022

Contract start date

2 August 2022

Contract end date

1 August 2023

Total value of contract

£158,000

This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.

Jaywick Community Resource Centre Association

Address

CO15 2JP

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Billericay and Basildon Street Pastors

Address

CM12 9AB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Beaver

Address

County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
United Kingdom

Email

Andrew.beaver@essex.gov.uk

Website

https://www.essex.gov.uk/