# Contract\(s\) for The supply of Goods and Services for CEC Emergency AssistanCE Scheme

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Cheshire East Borough Council](/buyers/cheshire-east-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Christian Concern
- Award value: £351,221
- Tender value: £500,000
- Award date: 23 December 2015
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 1 January 2016
- Contract end: 31 March 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: e1948982-a6c0-4590-82ed-efee19c440c2-85604
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3c176f0a-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

Emergency Assistance is a scheme that was introduced by Cheshire East Council following the changes to the Social Fund by the Department for Work and Pensions \(DWP\) from April 2013\. The scheme is designed to prioritise support to protect the most vulnerable, i\.e\. those residents of Cheshire East who are in genuine need\. Any award under the scheme is intended: ? To support vulnerable people facing immediate hardship, following a crisis or disaster; ? To prevent homelessness, in conjunction with support from the Housing Options Team to keep families together and safeguard vulnerable people\. Alternatively support may be required to assist vulnerable people to return to or remain in the community or to ease exceptional pressure on families\. The scheme is non-cash based with support provided by the provision of goods, \(primarily re-cycled or reconditioned white goods and furniture\) or services \(including general welfare advice and signposting\) and is available to those in receipt of state benefits \(or low paid work in exceptional cases\)\. The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises \(SME's\)\. For the avoidance of doubt, the contracting authority points out that no weight will be attached to whether or not an economic operator is an SME in selecting economic operators to submit tenders or in assessing the most economically advantageous tender\. Additional information: E-TENDERING ONLY \(via www\.the-chest\.org\.uk\) - Tenderers must not submit Tenders by postal methods or return a Tender via e-mail to The Council\. Tenderers must register on and submit Tenders by uploading your submission and supporting documentation via the e-tendering portal \(the Chest\) by the closing date and time\. Cheshire East Borough, this will be split into the following Lots: 1\. Crewe and Nantwich, and 2\. Macclesfield, Congleton and surrounding areas\.

## Related contract awards

- [CRCS22 Lot 1 - Westfields, Sandbach - New SEND School](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-def71467-e128-4a93-8980-9f47a8ca6416): Cheshire East Borough Council
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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e1948982-a6c0-4590-82ed-efee19c440c2-85604)