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title: "Discretionary Assistance Fund Framework Agreement"
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# Discretionary Assistance Fund Framework Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/discretionary-assistance-fund-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-03a207). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Welsh Government: "Discretionary Assistance Fund Framework Agreement". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Welsh Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/welsh-government-gov-da1019)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative services for business operations, Call centre, General public services, Government services, Software development services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03a207`

## 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/discretionary-assistance-fund-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-03a207#tl-md)

## Description
The UK Government’s Welfare Reform Act 2012 abolished the discretionary Social Fund, which was administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and replaced parts of it (crisis loans and community care grants) with new locally based provision. From April 2013 funding for the Social Fund was devolved to the Welsh Government, the Scottish Government and to local authorities in England. The Discretionary Assistance Fund was established and has operated as the replacement scheme in Wales since 2013.
The fund comprises two distinct elements:
- Emergency Assistance Payments (EAP) – which provide assistance with an emergency or disaster situation when there is an immediate threat to health and well being; and
- Individual Assistance Payments (IAP) – which are in place to meet an urgent identified need necessary to enable or support independent living thereby preventing the need for institutional care. Eligibility for an IAP is based upon an applicant being entitled to and in receipt of income related benefits. All IAP applications are required to be supported by a Partner from an established Partner Network comprising support and advice organisations across Wales.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72262000, 72263000, 75112000, 75131000, 79512000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** The key aim of the Discretionary Assistance Fund (DAF) is to offer payments or in kind support to enable or maintain independent living and to provide urgent assistance to people where there is an identified need to safeguard health and well being. T...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 003132-2023-C317/2021/2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **NEC Software Solutions UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-141155`
  - Value: £3,936,184 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 003132-2023-C317/2021/2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,936,184
  - Signed Date: 12/01/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003132-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-01T14:53:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T01:41:45.838Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03a207