Published date: 26 January 2016

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


Closing: 17 November 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Kitchen furniture and equipment - 39141000

  • Bedroom, dining room and living-room furniture - 39143000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£300,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

CF1V3-20160122-00000712

Published date

26 January 2016

Closing date

17 November 2015

Contract start date

1 January 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Not specified

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Emergency Assistance is a scheme that was introduced by Cheshire East Council following the changes to the Social Fund by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from April 2013.
The scheme is designed to prioritise support to protect the most vulnerable, i.e. those residents of Cheshire East who are in genuine need. Any award under the scheme is intended: ? To support vulnerable people facing immediate hardship, following a crisis or disaster; ? To prevent homelessness, in conjunction with support from the Housing Options Team to keep families together and safeguard vulnerable people. Alternatively support may be required to assist vulnerable people to return to or remain in the community or to ease exceptional pressure on families. The scheme is non-cash based with support provided by the provision of goods, (primarily re-cycled or reconditioned white goods and furniture) or services (including general welfare advice and signposting) and is available to those in receipt of state benefits (or low paid work in exceptional cases).
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SME's). For the avoidance of doubt, the contracting authority points out that no weight will be attached to whether or not an economic operator is an SME in selecting economic operators to submit tenders or in assessing the most economically advantageous tender.

More information

Additional text

E-TENDERING ONLY (via www.the-chest.org.uk) - Tenderers must not submit Tenders by postal methods or return a Tender via e-mail to The Council.
Tenderers must register on and submit Tenders by uploading your submission and supporting documentation via the e-tendering portal (the Chest) by the closing date and time.

Cheshire East Borough, this will be split into the following Lots: 1. Crewe and Nantwich, and 2. Macclesfield, Congleton and surrounding areas.

Award information

Awarded date

23 December 2015

Contract start date

1 January 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Total value of contract

£351,221

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Christian Concern

Address

St. Paul's Centre, Hightown, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3BY, UK

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Louise Fenn

Address

Westfields
Middlewich Road
Sandbach
CW11 1HZ
UK

Telephone

+44 1270686454

Email

louise.fenn@cheshireeast.gov.uk