Expired contract

FEW1102 - Foodbank Plus

Details

Buyer: Leicester City Council
Supplier(s): Leicestershire Voluntary Sector Resource Agency (trading as Reac
Value: £47,500
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Other community, social and personal services
Published: 3 November 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Leicester City Council is direct awarding this contract to Leicestershire Voluntary Sector Resource Agency (trading as Reaching People). The project will involve the Authority working with the supplier to support the mental wellbeing of people dealing with food poverty. The project will ensure people accessing emergency food services have on-site access to quality information, advice, signposting and case advocacy. The project is being delivered at present and has achieved measurable results. The existing organisation have built up links with the foodbanks which has led to increasingly positive results. Reaching People will be able to engage with the appropriate food project in areas of need to ensure best take up of this provision. The initial term of the contract is from 25/02/22 for 5 months, with the option to extend for a period or periods of up to 10 months.

Timeline

Completed: Award date25 February 2022
Completed: Contract expiry date24 May 2023
Completed: Award published3 November 2023
Current notice

About the buyer

Leicester City Council buys as a local authority, advertising most opportunities through East Midlands Tenders, its regional supplier portal. Larger contracts appear on Find a Tender instead, where any supplier awarded a contract must also register from April 2026. Some contracts run through outside frameworks, including ESPO and the Government Commercial Agency. Suppliers apply to those bodies directly to become approved framework suppliers. A two-year procurement plan for 2026 to 2028 is published on the council's open data site. Supplier selection also weighs social value, such as local job creation and environmental impact, alongside price.

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 Leicester City Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

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 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicester-city-council.gov