Crisis payments scheme - Crisis Resilience Fund

Official notice

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: South West (UKK24)

Awarded value£2,872,500published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Citizens Advice BCP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A service to help eligible households that may require a crisis payment, to support those on low income who experience a financial shock.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

85000000 Health and social work services 98000000 Other community, social and personal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Jun 2026, 11:46 BST
Last source update: 19 Jun 2026, 12:08 BST
Authority reference: DN817807
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-057998
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South West (UKK24)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b8e6 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: The current supplier is in place and performing to contract. Due to delays in Government funding allocation, there is insufficient time to run a full tender process, and the funds are required urgently to support the community.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
19 Jun 2026, 11:46 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
19 Jun 2026, 11:52 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
19 Jun 2026, 12:08 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,872,5001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Citizens Advice BCPVCSE3 Jul 2026 – 30 Apr 2029	£2,872,500	19 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Citizens Advice BCPVCSE
Signed
19 Jun 2026
Value
£2,872,500
Period
3 Jul 2026 – 30 Apr 2029
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHYY-7342-PRHH BCP Council Civic Centre, Bournemouth, South West, BH2 6DYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Citizens Advice BCPAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWBX-4746-VWLT BCP Civic Centre, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth, South West, BH2 6DXContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 Jun 2026, 12:08 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 Jun 2026, 11:52 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender19 Jun 2026, 11:46 BST