Awarded contract

Free School Meal Vouchers 2025-28

Details

Value
£1,400,000
Topic
Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
Published
29 July 2025

Tender description

Food vouchers issued to families during the School holidays to eligible children (in receipt of Free School meals) Lot 1: West Berkshire is calling off a provider for the Free School Meals Vouchers Scheme. This provides the facility for schools to be able to access food vouchers for use by parents/guardians of pupils who are eligible for FSM during 7 weeks-5days a week, of the school holidays each year. This contract has been awarded as a call-off from the Crown Commercial Service Framework RM6248 Payment Solutions 2 Lot 3, following evaluation of the 5 Providers on the Crown Commercial Services Framework. Direct award followed the evaluation of the responses, without further competition. The contract value specified in this notice is the anticipated upper amount payable for this service. Additional information: It is anticipated that the call off from the Framework will be for 3 years and 3 months. The call off allows multiple purchases throughout the year, depending on required need. The Household support fund, which the purchase and contribution of the vouchers is depending on has been allocated again for the financial year 2025/26. Future funding and ongoing call off is pending.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date9 July 2025
  2. Completed: Award published29 July 2025
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About the buyer

West Berkshire Council is a local authority based in Newbury that buys under its own Contract Rules. Those rules sit in Part 8 of the council's constitution and govern every procurement the council runs. Small and medium-sized businesses are encouraged to bid, and local suppliers have been prioritised during contract evaluations.

Over the past 5 years, most of West Berkshire Council's contract awards have been in construction work, transport services and transport equipment.

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