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Free School Meal Vouchers 2025-28

West Berkshire Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:50.

Opportunity overview

Food vouchers issued to families during the School holidays to eligible children (in receipt of Free School meals)

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Jul 2025
Award ID
043785-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04155659
Location
Hemel Hempstead, UK, HP3 9TD, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV30000000 — Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
  • CPVS30000000-TA30 — For luncheon vouchers
  • CPV30199770 — Luncheon vouchers

Lots

  • 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0567e4
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Call off from Crown Commercial Service due to ongoing uncertainty of continuation of Household Support Funding

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
30000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
30000000-TA30
Scheme
CPVS
Description
For luncheon vouchers

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_EXTREME_URGENCY
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
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.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Meeting West Berkshire Specification
Type
quality
Description
50%
Criterion 2
Name
Price per voucher
Type
cost
Description
50%

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
30199770
Scheme
CPV
Description
Luncheon vouchers

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-139595
Name
West Berkshire Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ11
Locality
Newbury
Postal Code
RG145LD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Market Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
West Berkshire Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Kristin Hurford
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-04155659
Name
Blackhawk Network EMEA Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Hemel Hempstead
Postal Code
HP3 9TD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Westside, London Road

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
04155659
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Blackhawk Network EMEA Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-155960
Name
Crown Commercial Services

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Brentford
Postal Code
TW89DW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Office 212, The Mille, 1000 Great West Road

Identifier

Legal Name
Crown Commercial Services

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
043785-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04155659
Name
Blackhawk Network EMEA Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
043785-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
043785-2025-1
Date Signed
9 Jul 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newbury · UKJ11 · RG145LD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ1

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0567e4-2025-07-29T11:34:53+01:00compiled ·