Official UK procurement notice
Free School Meal Vouchers 2025-28
Authority: West Berkshire District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFood vouchers issued to families during the School holidays to eligible children (in receipt of Free School meals)
CPV: For luncheon vouchers · Luncheon vouchers · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1West Berkshire is calling off a provider for the Free School Meals Vouchers SchemeAwarded
West Berkshire is calling off a provider for the Free School Meals Vouchers Scheme.
This provides the facility for schools to be able to access food vouchers for use by parents/guardians of pupils who are eligible for FSM during 7 weeks-5days a week, of the school holidays each year.
This contract has been awarded as a call-off from the Crown Commercial Service Framework RM6248 Payment Solutions 2 Lot 3, following evaluation of the 5 Providers on the Crown Commercial Services Framework. Direct award followed the evaluation of the responses, without further competition.
The contract value specified in this notice is the anticipated upper amount payable for this service. Additional information: It is anticipated that the call off from the Framework will be for 3 years and 3 months. The call off allows multiple purchases throughout the year, depending on required need.
The Household support fund, which the purchase and contribution of the vouchers is depending on has been allocated again for the financial year 2025/26. Future funding and ongoing call off is pending.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Goods
- 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
- 29 Jul 2025, 11:34 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jul 2025, 11:34 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043785- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0567e4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
Call off from Crown Commercial Service due to ongoing uncertainty of continuation of Household Support Funding
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAWK INCENTIVES LIMITED | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 043785-2025-1 · HAWK INCENTIVES LIMITED
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Berkshire is calling off a provider for the Free School Meals Vouchers Scheme | 5bids | — | — | £0 – £1,400,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £0 – £1,400,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Crown Commercial ServicesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Blackhawk Network EMEA LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.