COVID-19 COMMUNITY AID PACKAGE

1. Title: COVID-19 COMMUNITY AID PACKAGE2. Awarding Authority: The Barclays Foundation, GB. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: The Awarding Authority has launched a £100 million package to charities tackling the impact of COVID-19.The £100m package is in two parts: a corporate contribution of £50m will go to a variety of charities working to support vulnerable people impacted by COVID-19, and in alleviating the associated social and economic hardship caused by the crisis. While most of this money will be for the UK, some will also go to Barclays’ international markets, including the USA and India.Barclays has also made a £50m commitment to match personal donations made by employees to local charities of their choice working to support communities impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.Including employee donations, the package could reach £150m for charities. Barclays has announced that senior staff will be donating part of their salaries: Barclays PLC Chairman, Nigel Higgins, Group CEO, Jes Staley, and the Group Finance Director, Tushar Morzaria, will each donate a third of their fixed pay for the next six months to charities engaged in supporting vulnerable people impacted by COVID-19. Their donations will be matched in full by the company under the matched donation programme.5. CPV Code(s): 98000000, 98100000, 98130000, 85320000, 850000006. NUTS code(s): UKI, UKI4, UKI427. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: London, Inner London – East, Tower Hamlets.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: The Barclays Foundation to deliver a £100 million package to charities tackling the impact of COVID-19.10. As no deadline date has been specified please contact the awarding authority for further information.11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information and instructions in the above contract notice please visit website: # COVID-19# funding opportunity