COVID-19 EMERGENCY SURPLUS FOOD GRANT

1. Title: COVID-19 EMERGENCY SURPLUS FOOD GRANT2. Awarding Authority: Wrap, Defra, GB Email: Surplusgrant3@wrap.org.uk / Food.Response@manchester.gov.uk.3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: As part of the UK Government’s collaborative response to supporting key infrastructure throughout this difficult time, Awarding Authority is today making £3.25m available through the Resource Action Fund administered by WRAP. The COVID-19 Emergency Surplus Food Grant will be delivereden in three phases.Phase 1: WRAP has approached a target list of small redistribution organisations who have previously applied to the fund to ascertain their immediate need for potential funding supportPhase 2: provides funding opportunities for small surplus food redistributors and is now openPhase 3: operators and is now openThe aim of the grant is to assist surplus food redistributors in overcoming challenges that they are currently facing in obtaining surplus food from food businesses (such as retailers and food manufacturers) and distributing this to people in need or those considered vulnerable. The grant can be used to fund both capital and revenue costs associated with redistribution activities such as:access to surplus food through logistical collectionssorting, storing, freezing, labelling / repackaging foodonward distribution of food to charities or end beneficiaries5. CPV Code(s): 85320000, 98000000, 98133100, 981300006. NUTS code(s): UKJ, UKJ1, UKJ147. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South East (England), Berkshire, Buckinghamshire And Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: As part of the UK Government’s collaborative response to supporting key infrastructure throughout this difficult time, Awarding Authority is today making £3.25m available through the Resource Action Fund administered by WRAP.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 regarding the above contract notice please visit: 12. Other information: The Council can support community and VCS organisations to apply to this fund. Organisations interested in receiving support should email to the Awarding Authority.Please refer the website above for documentation# funding opportunity # COVID-19