Free School Meal Vouchers 2025-28

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          "name": "Blackhawk Network EMEA Limited"
        }
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    "name": "West Berkshire Council"
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      "dateSigned": "2025-07-09T00:00:00+01:00",
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      "status": "active"
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  "date": "2025-07-29T11:34:53+01:00",
  "id": "043785-2025",
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        "postalCode": "RG145LD",
        "region": "UKJ11",
        "streetAddress": "Market Street"
      },
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        "email": "kiki.hurford1@westberks.gov.uk",
        "name": "Kristin Hurford"
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        "locality": "Hemel Hempstead",
        "postalCode": "HP3 9TD",
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        "streetAddress": "Westside, London Road"
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        "legalName": "Blackhawk Network EMEA Limited",
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        "locality": "Brentford",
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        "streetAddress": "Office 212, The Mille, 1000 Great West Road"
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      }
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      "description": "Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages",
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      "scheme": "CPV"
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    "description": "Food vouchers issued to families during the School holidays to eligible children (in receipt of Free School meals)",
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      {
        "awardCriteria": {
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              "description": "50%",
              "name": "Meeting West Berkshire Specification",
              "type": "quality"
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              "description": "50%",
              "name": "Price per voucher",
              "type": "cost"
            }
          ]
        },
        "description": "West Berkshire is calling off a provider for the Free School Meals Vouchers Scheme.\nThis 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.\nThis 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.\nThe 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.\nThe 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.",
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        "id": "1",
        "status": "cancelled"
      }
    ],
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    "procurementMethod": "limited",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition",
    "procurementMethodRationale": "Call off from Crown Commercial Service due to ongoing uncertainty of continuation of Household Support Funding",
    "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
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        "description": "Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive",
        "id": "D_EXTREME_URGENCY",
        "scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL"
      }
    ],
    "status": "complete",
    "title": "Free School Meal Vouchers 2025-28"
  }
}