Published date: 22 December 2020

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


Closing: 27 November 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Luncheon vouchers - 30199770

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£400,000

Procurement reference

SOL- CV19

Published date

22 December 2020

Closing date

27 November 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

7 December 2020

Contract end date

18 March 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)

The opportunity was not advertised, because for example only one supplier is capable of delivering the requirement, or due to extreme urgency brought about by unforeseen events.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) have appointed a provider in response to the emergency
situation caused by the Covid 19 pandemic to supply Free School Meal Vouchers to eligible children who
attend Solihull public funded schools in the Borough this winter over the Christmas holidays covering the period
Monday 21st December 2020 to Friday 1st January 2021 and the the half term break between 15th February
2021 and 19th February 2021

To supply Free School Meal Vouchers, eVouchers to every eligible family with a Free School Meal Entitlement
child attending a Solihull publicly funded school before schools break up for Christmas on Friday 18th
December 2020. A second phase would be available for the half-term break from 15th February 2021 to 19th
February 2021 supplying the same vouchers under the same conditions. Vouchers for this phase would be
supplied before schools broke up on Friday 12th February 2021.
This facility would allow vouchers for use by parents/guardians of pupils who are eligible for FSM when they are
not at school. These are vouchers that can be used in named supermarkets and their use is limited to products
agreed by the authority/provider/ supermarket and will exclude age restricted products .
The scope includes All pupils, aged 3 to 19, that are currently eligible for free school meals that attend Solihull
publicly funded schools. This includes any pupils that live out of borough.
3-year old children that attend a setting all day and are eligible to receive a free school meal.
The contract award is based on Regulation 32(2)(c)
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to provide extremely urgent deliverables. Due to the current Covid-19
pandemic, the SMBC believes that the condition set out in Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts
Regulations 2015 has been fulfilled in respect of the direct award of this contract.


Award information

Awarded date

27 November 2020

Contract start date

7 December 2020

Contract end date

18 March 2021

Total value of contract

£400,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

EDENRED (UK GROUP) LIMITED

Address

50 Vauxhall Bridge Road, Pimlico
SW1V 2RS
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 00540144

Value of contract

£400,000

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Christopher Lowe

Address

The Council House
Manor Square
SOLIHULL
B91 3QB
England

Telephone

0121 704 6236

Email

christopher.lowe@solihull.gov.uk