Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice
Published 15 Jul 2025, 16:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Food and Energy Household Grants - Household Support Fund Round 7

Official notice

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

Direct awardLight touch regime
Awarded value£1,600,000published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 8 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Citizen's Advice Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A service to help residents with the costs of living. BCP Council needs to administer grants to eligible households to help with the costs of food and energy bills, provided predominantly by voucher schemes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
15 Jul 2025, 16:18 BST
Last source update
15 Jul 2025, 17:17 BST
Authority reference
DN776554
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040183
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South West (UKK24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055fcc Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Government only releasing 12 months funding whilst the programme is being reviewed. Awarded to existing supplier due to time constraints before service needed to commence.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 16:18 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 16:27 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 17:17 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    15 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,600,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Citizen's Advice Bournemouth Christchurch & PooleVCSE15 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026£1,600,000 inc. VAT8 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

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

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 Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender