Awarded· 7 Jul 2025
Food and Energy Household Grants - Household Support Fund Round 7
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has awarded Food and Energy Household Grants - Household Support Fund Round 7. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Source: Find a Tender, published 15 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Citizens Advice Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 16:17
View notice2025
Award notice published
UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 15:27
View notice2025
Award notice published
UK5 - Transparency Notice · 15:18
View notice2026
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has awarded Food and Energy Household Grants - Household Support Fund Round 7. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The contract went to Citizens Advice Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It was awarded on 7 July 2025. The contract value is £1,600,000. The contract runs from 14 July 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a direct award. Find a Tender published it on 15 July 2025. The notice number is 040183-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-055fcc.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process, managed by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, involves the administration of "Food and Energy Household Grants - Household Support Fund Round 7" under a service contract. This direct award process allows for the provision of grants to eligible households to assist with living costs, specifically food and energy bills, mainly through voucher schemes.
The procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is in the 'Award' stage as of 15th July 2025. The awarded contract, valued at £1,600,000, will be active from 15th July 2025 to 31st March 2026 in the region of UKK24, United Kingdom.
The direct award strategy, driven by limited funding timelines and the need for timely service commencement, favours entities that can demonstrate readiness and regional presence, offering growth potential through participation in government-supported welfare initiatives.
The notice in full
A service to help residents with the costs of living. BCP Council needs to administer grants to eligible households to help with the costs of food and energy bills, provided predominantly by voucher schemes
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 14 Jul 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- Citizens Advice Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Awards value
- £1,600,000
- Contracts value
- £1,600,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 040183-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055fcc
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Postcode
- BH2 6DY
- Electoral ward
- Bournemouth Central
- Constituency
- Bournemouth West
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Area
- North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Bournemouth, BH2 6DY · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Citizens Advice Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- £1,600,000
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Contract details notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040183-2025
- Contract award notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040166-2025
- Transparency notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040158-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-055fcc (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Food and Energy Household Grants - Household Support Fund Round 7
Who won the Food and Energy Household Grants - Household Support Fund Round 7 contract?
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council awarded the contract to Citizens Advice Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 7 July 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Food and Energy Household Grants - Household Support Fund Round 7 contract worth?
The contract value is £1,600,000. The contract runs from 14 July 2025 to 31 March 2026 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for Food and Energy Household Grants - Household Support Fund Round 7?
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, based in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West.
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