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title: "SOL - 17032 - SOL-SCH Discretionary Crisis Fund 2024"
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# SOL - 17032 - SOL-SCH Discretionary Crisis Fund 2024

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sol-17032-sol-sch-discretionary-crisis-fund-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-041986). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council: "SOL - 17032 - SOL-SCH Discretionary Crisis Fund 2024". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/solihull-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000029)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 December 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £967,000 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sol-17032-sol-sch-discretionary-crisis-fund-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-041986#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041986`

## 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/sol-17032-sol-sch-discretionary-crisis-fund-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-041986#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fcsw-jets%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sol-17032-sol-sch-discretionary-crisis-fund-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-041986#participate

## Description
Discretionary Crisis Fund 2024Lot 1 - Pre-paid meter top-upsLot 2 - White goodsLot 3 - FurnitureSolihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC), Income and Awards operates a discretionary crisis grant scheme for customers who present in financial hardship. This scheme provides basic white goods, furniture and pre-paid meter top-ups to help customers resolve their immediate crisis and live independently in the community.  All customers are assessed in accordance with the grant criteria which is available within the ITT documentation,Solihull Community Housing (SCH) operate a similar scheme and will be party to any Contract awarded following the conclusion of this ITT.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Pre-paid meter top-ups
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Provision of pre-paid meter top-ups - see procurement documents for further details.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2024 to 31/03/2030

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - White goods
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Provision of white goods - see procurement documents for further details.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2024 to 31/03/2030

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Furniture
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Provision of furniture - see procurement documents for further details.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2024 to 31/03/2030

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Discretionary Crisis Fund Lot 1 - Pre-paid meter top-ups (active)
  - Award id: `016380-2024-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Charis Grants Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-142628`

- **Award:** Discretionary Crisis Fund Lot 2 - White goods (active)
  - Award id: `016380-2024-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Borshch Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-114535`

- **Award:** Discretionary Crisis Fund Lot 3 - Furniture (active)
  - Award id: `016380-2024-3-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Furniture Resource Centre Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25048`

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Discretionary Crisis Fund Lot 1 - Pre-paid meter top-ups (active)
  - Signed Value: £264,000
  - Signed Date: 05/05/2024

- **Contract:** Discretionary Crisis Fund Lot 2 - White goods (active)
  - Signed Value: £299,000
  - Signed Date: 07/04/2024

- **Contract:** Discretionary Crisis Fund Lot 3 - Furniture (active)
  - Signed Value: £404,000
  - Signed Date: 25/03/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016380-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-23T16:17:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T04:58:19.951Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-041986