CPH123 Grant Fulfilment Service

Official notice

Authority: Derbyshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF1)

Awarded value£5,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Dec 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Family Fund Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

For Family Fund Trading (t/a Family Fund Business Services) to provide grant fulfilment and administration services, arranging for grant awarded goods to be delivered directly to Derbyshire residents, arranging for grant awarded payments and services to be made to Derbyshire residents.

Family Fund Trading (t/a Family Fund Business Services) will be paid £5,000 per annum to deliver and administer all grant fulfilment services, on a rolling contract. Estimated transactions per annum will be in excess of 2,027. Where an inflationary increase is required for operational costs, this will be caped to the Public Health grant increases.

Family Fund Trading (t/a Family Fund Business Services) will arrange grant awarded goods and payments direct to Derbyshire residents estimated grant awarded value received directly to Derbyshire residents of an upper limit of £950,000 per annum.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: East Midlands · Withn the geographical area of Derbyshire (exculding Derby City)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/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: 9 Jan 2025, 11:56 GMT
Last source update: 9 Jan 2025, 11:56 GMT
Authority reference: DN756570
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-000651
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ce8e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The contract is being awarded without prior publication Under Reg 32 2 (b) (ii). There is only one economic operator that can deliver the requirements of the contract for technical and economic reasons. Family Fund Trading (t/a Family Fund Business Services) are the only economic provider who can arrange and deliver grant fulfilment services on behalf of local authorities, no other single provider can deliver the grant fulfilment services to Derbyshire residents for £5,000 per annum, processing in excess of 2,027 transactions per annum.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Derbyshire County Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days (or 15 if non
electronic or fax methods used) standstill period at the point information on the award of the
contract is communicated to the relevant economic operators. Debriefing by the Council
shall be in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 (as amended) (the
Regulations). Such information should be requested from the addressee in Section 1.1. If an
appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved the
Regulations provide for the aggrieved parties who are of the opinion that they have been
harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the Regulations, to take action in the High Court
(England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought as soon as
possible.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £5,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Dec 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Family Fund Trust	£5,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 000651-2025-CPH123-1 · Family Fund Trust
Signed
23 Dec 2024
Value
£5,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derbyshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County hall, Matlock, East Midlands, DE4 3AGContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court (Technology and Construction CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Family Fund TrustAwarded supplier London, East Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.