Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Leicester City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Community Advice and Law Centre Ltd SME
- Value
- £103,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Community & personal services · Other community, social and personal services (CPV 98000000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Mar 2025
- Published28 Mar 2025Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
The project involves the Division of Public Health working with community organisations Community Advice and Law Service to support the mental wellbeing of people dealing with food poverty. It helps people accessing emergency food services have on-site access to quality information, advice, signposting and case advocacy. The project is being delivered at present and has achieved positive results. CALS engage with the appropriate food project in areas of greatest need to ensure best take up of this provision. This need, which has been consistently high for people living in the most deprived Leicester areas, has been exacerbated by COVID precautions and cost of living increases. The existing provider has built up links with the foodbanks which has led to people in poverty accessing benefits and protecting their mental health through community connectedness. The work complements the Leicester Energy Action project and free cooking on a budget training delivered by Public Health.
About the supplier
Community Advice and Law Centre Ltd: every public contract they have won.