Expired contract

Gloucestershire Welfare Support Scheme

Details

Buyer: Gloucestershire County Council
Supplier(s): Auriga Services Ltd
Value: £3,138,000
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Administration, defence and social security services
Published: 28 January 2019
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

Gloucestershire County Council is tendering for the Gloucestershire Welfare Support Scheme. The GWSS provides practical one-off support or assistance to vulnerable adults and families in the form of non-cash awards such as: — household items, — clothing, — recycled goods, — food deliveries and fuel vouchers. July 2020 - The contract has been modified to deliver the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Local Authority Emergency Assistance Grant for Food and Essential Supplies (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-local-authority-emergency-assistance-grant-for-food-and-essential-supplies)

Timeline

Completed: Award published28 January 2019
Current notice
Completed: Award date28 January 2019
Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2024

About the buyer

Gloucestershire County Council is the county's local authority and buys goods, services and works under its own Contract Procedure Rules and the Procurement Act 2023. SAP Ariba replaced ProContract as the council's online portal for quotation and tender opportunities. Suppliers register free on the SAP Business Network to receive invitations and submit responses electronically. Higher-value open tenders are published on Find a Tender, with each notice linking back to SAP Ariba Discovery. Lower-value quotations go to selected suppliers invited directly through the portal. Frameworks are used where the rules permit, including national, collaborative and locally established agreements.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Gloucestershire County Council's contract awards have been in transport services, health and social work and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

75000000 · Administration, defence and social security services
85000000 · Health and social work services
98000000 · Other community, social and personal services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@gloucestershire-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@gloucestershire-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@gloucestershire-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@gloucestershire-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@gloucestershire-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@gloucestershire-county-council.gov