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
- North Yorkshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Blackhawk Network EMEA Ltd.
- Value
- £5,230,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Community & personal services · Other community, social and personal services (CPV 98000000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Oct 2025
- Published6 Oct 2025Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of supermarket vouchers through Household Support Fund - Phase 7. Initial term: 1st September 2025 - 31st March 2026 Option to extend: 1st April 2026 - 31st March 2027. The option to extend will be subject to additional funding from DWP.
About the supplier
Blackhawk Network EMEA Ltd.: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04155659).