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RE23074 Purchase of supermarket vouchers for household support fund

London Borough of Ealing

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: London Borough of Ealing

Buyer Address: Perceval House 14-16 Uxbridge Road,, London, W5 2HL, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Abigail Acosta

Contact Email: acostaa@ealing.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 2088255000

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
3800000.0 GBP
Published
26 Jun 2025, 10:49
Deadline
30 May 2025, 11:00
Contract Start
06 Jul 2025, 23:00
Contract End
07 Jul 2026, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
BlackHawk Network EMEA Limited
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

The London Borough of Ealing ("the Authority"), has conducting a direct award procurement process, via the CCS Framework RM6248 Payment Solutions Lot 3 Framework under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract has been awarded to BlackHawk Network EMEA Limited. It is intended that the contract shall be for an initial term of 1 year, with the option to extend for a further 3 months. (if applicable) The approximate annual value of the contract is £3,500,000 and the total value is 3,800,000 including any extension options. The services required by this contract include: Ealing requires a fully managed voucher service for high volume closed loop vouchers to be exchanged for groceries, to support the distribution of household support funds to low-income families within the borough. The service must provide an online platform for the Benefits Service, FSM department, and Care Leavers team to place orders for supermarket vouchers. These vouchers will be issued to eligible residents as identified by the respective services. There should be options for families to receive vouchers either via a code sent electronically, allowing them to redeem the vouchers themselves. The vouchers will have a validity period limited to a maximum of 3 months.

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