Supermarket Vouchers for Vulnerable Families May'25

Liverpool City Council
Direct award
26 May 2025 to 25 May 2026

Supply and administration of supermarket food vouchers to support vulnerable families via the Household Support Fund. The service requires a digital platform for the secure issuance, management, and redemption of vouchers across multiple retail partners to ensure efficient distribution of grant funding to eligible recipients.

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Awarded value: £5m; As published
Published: 16 June 2025; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 21 May 2025; Blackhawk Network
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 25 May 2026

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of digital supermarket voucher distribution services to support local authority welfare and cost-of-living support programmes for vulnerable households.

Category: Social work and related services

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
16 June 2025
Contract awardedto Blackhawk Network
21 May 2025
Contract starts
26 May 2025
Contract ends
25 May 2026

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How it compares

47× the typical employee recognition contract (£105k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/128561/supermarket-vouchers-for-vulnerable-families-may-25
Buyer reference: LPOOL001-DN774358-91469036
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-6739af50-060a-4cbb-aeca-3bab99a155ab
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Liverpool City Council. Supermarket Vouchers for Vulnerable Families May'25. Contract award, 16 June 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/128561/supermarket-vouchers-for-vulnerable-families-may-25 (accessed 12 October 2026).