The Household Support Fund Round 7 Vouchers - Food

A Contract Award Notice
by HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Source
Contracts Finder
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
23 month
Value
£3M
Sector
TECHNOLOGY
Published
03 Sep 2025
Delivery
01 Aug 2025 to 30 Jun 2027
Deadline
29 Jul 2025 23:00

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

1 supplier

Description

Hampshire County Council (HCC) has procured a contract for the distribution of funds from Central Government 's Household Support Fund (HSF) which support vulnerable households meet daily needs including food, clothing, and utilities.

Award Detail

1 Blackhawk Network Emea (Hemel Hempstead)
  • Value: £3,400,000

CPV Codes

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems
  • 75112000 - Administrative services for business operations

Indicators

  • Contract is suitable for SMEs.

Other Information

For this contract, HCC will follow HSF's criteria on how to support eligible households with the funding, to issue large volumes of vouchers for the purchase food and groceries. Crown Commercial Services (CCS) framework RM6248, Payment Solutions 2 - Lot 3 Vouchers (procured under PCR2015) was used for this contract. The framework has two permissible routes for call off, further competition or direct award. Direct award was used, following a desktop assessment of the providers Framework Schedule 2 submissions and prices. The supplier selected scored the highest using the selection criteria, giving the best value for money for the service of the suppliers in the Lot of the framework and offering refunds for unused vouchers. The contract period is from 01/08/2025 - 30/06/2026 with a one-year extension option to 30/06/2027.

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