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# 25096 Cambridgeshire County Council - Crisis Payment Scheme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/25096-cambridgeshire-county-council-crisis-payment-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ef). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cambridgeshire County Council: "25096 Cambridgeshire County Council - Crisis Payment Scheme". Published status: active. Published Value: £3,400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cambridgeshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridgeshire-county-council-ons-e10000003)
- **Published Value:** £3,400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH1, UKH12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/25096-cambridgeshire-county-council-crisis-payment-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ef#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ef`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/25096-cambridgeshire-county-council-crisis-payment-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ef#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FSupplier%2FAdvert%2FView%3FadvertId%3De6bea08a-088a-f111-813c-005056b64545%26fromProjectDashboard%3DFalse%26fromRfxSummary%3DFalse%26selectWorkgroup%3DFalse%26fromAdvertEvent%3DFalse%26fromActivityDashboard%3DFalse)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/25096-cambridgeshire-county-council-crisis-payment-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ef#participate

## Description
In 2021, the Household Support Fund (HSF) was established to provide a short-term boost to funding and mitigate the cost-of-living crisis. In Cambridgeshire this money was used to support households experiencing immediate financial hardship, through the provision of financial vouchers or cash payments to help cover the cost of household energy bills and food. In the year from April 2024-March 2025, more than £3.6 million was spent on free school meal holiday provisions, whilst more than £500,000 was split between Citizens Advice Bureau, Cambridgeshire Local Assistance Scheme, and Cambridgeshire ACRE.
The Crisis Payment Scheme will replace the Cambridgeshire Local Assistance Scheme (CLAS) as the primary route for financial crisis support in the county. The CLAS scheme ended on 31st March and the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has been contracted on an interim basis (1st April - 30th September 2026) to provide support before the new CRF crisis payment scheme is fully launched on 1st October 2026. This interim support includes providing one-off cash grants or vouchers, in-kind support to address immediate crises; and information, advice and guidance to improve the resilience and financial stability of service users.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £3,400,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F073412-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-25T16:02:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:27:19.227Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06b5ef