Official UK procurement notice
Clarion Futures - Household Grant Fulfilment
Authority: CLARION FUTURES (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionClarion Futures Money & Digital Team is sourcing for a supplier to provide a fulfilment for our household grants awards to residents by authorised staff via a digital portal. These include but are not limited to domestic appliances, fuel and food grant awards and beds
CPV: Administration software package · Domestic appliances · Domestic furniture · Micro-credit granting services · Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This VEAT is to notify contractors of the intended award to Charis Grant Ltd
This VEAT is to notify contractors of the intended award to Charis Grant Ltd. They are the only providers in the in UK who offer this service and have order portal technology, and are able to provide the service on a national level.
Clarion Futures require a single company to fulfil our household grants through a digital portal (including food, fuel, white goods, beds and other potential goods and services). The process should be complete, with a supplier to be in a position to launch from 01 June 2021 (there is flexibility to this date) to ensure a smooth transition with no loss in service. Additional information: Please visit tender box to access the full specification and submit your questions:
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Mar 2021, 18:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Mar 2021, 18:24 GMT
- Authority reference
6040- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005566- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Clarion Futures commissioned GRE Consulting to undertake a short Feasibility Study to explore the practical options for implementing such a crisis scheme that offer temporary relief to households in financial crisis and how it could be used to increase the chances of positive behaviour outcomes being achieved through its Money Guidance service.
This feasibility study provides the contextual research and consultation undertaken with other leading social housing providers, local authorities and fulfilment providers already delivering similar schemes as well as studies on this subject matter. The background has been used to inform the development of a series of recommendations for the proposed emergency food and fuel scheme.
The Support Fund has been in existence since 2015; during this time, we have run separate procurement exercises for white goods, fuel vouchers and beds. These have produced limited interest from suppliers. We constantly monitor the market and keep abreast of developments in the housing sector to ensure our services are value for money and sector leading; to date we are unaware of other providers in the marketplace who could fulfil all of these requirements.
Clarion Futures have identified one supplier who would be able to provide requirements with support from their supply chain/sub-contractors. Charis Grants Ltd is currently supplier for food vouchers, but early supplier engagement indicated that Charis could act as key supplier.
If no response received from other organizations, then we will be entitled to direct award to the supplier of choice Charis Grants Ltd.
- Review procedure
The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). This is a notice of Clarion Futures intention to award to Charis Grants Ltd.
Publisher note: .Please see Annex D1 - General Procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://clarion.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=579981904 GO Reference: GO-2021318-PRO-17949339
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARIS GRANTS LIMITEDSMESubcontracting: Household appliances supply, food and utilities voucher supply. | £500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Clarion Futures - Household Grant Fulfilment · CHARIS GRANTS LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2021
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Charis Grants LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.