RES - Emergency Payment Vouchers/Cards as part of The Local Crisis and Prevention Fund

Concepts

• local crisis and prevention fund
• emergency payment vouchers
• bristol
• finance and insurance
• bristol city council
• lcpf
• bristol’s lcpf emergency payments
• emergency payments
• part of the local crisis
• payment

Location

Bristol

Description

Bristol City Council is seeking a Supplier to provide the Council with Emergency Payment vouchers /cards to be used in the Bristol area as follows: • For the purchase of food and drink (mandatory service); • For additional purposes such as payment against a utility bill (desirable service); and/or • For additional purposes such as payment for school clothing (desirable service);

Total Quantity or Scope

The Council's LCPF has been in existence since 2013 providing ‘emergency payments’ to assist with fuel and food poverty. The budget for Bristol’s LCPF emergency payments has been set at £200,000 pa since 2017 but has increased since the outbreak of COVID 19 up to £1m, in part due to additional government funding. Effective delivery of the Emergency Payment element of Bristol City Council’s LCPF will contribute to these strategic objectives: • Helping as many people as possible to live independently in their own homes; • Preventing poverty and potential homelessness wherever possible; • Preventing family breakdown and the need for children, young people or adults to enter public care ; • Improving energy efficiency and reducing fuel poverty.

Renewal Options

Two optional consecutive 12 month extensions. Two optional consecutive 12 month extensions.

CPV Codes

• 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.