Planning

2019 Holiday Activities and Food Pilot

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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10 Oct 2018 at 14:05

Market Engagement Notice
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10 Oct 2018 at 13:57

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Planning

10 Oct 2018 at 13:23

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is currently in the planning stage of the "2019 Holiday Activities and Food Pilot" procurement process. This initiative aims to distribute grant funding to organisations responsible for coordinating free holiday provisions, including healthy food and enriching activities, for disadvantaged children across several local authority areas in England. Interested parties must engage in a market engagement event scheduled for 31st October, with a deadline for attendance registration on 26th October. The programme is part of a broader effort initiated by the government to mitigate the holiday experience gap faced by underprivileged families, with the intention to commence work in Spring 2019.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for various businesses, particularly those in the social services sector, including local authorities, charities, and existing service providers capable of scaling their operations. Organisations that can demonstrate their expertise in delivering community-based coordination for holiday schemes will be well-positioned to compete. The project expects both individual entities and collaborative partnerships, suggesting that entities with experience in managing large-scale community projects should consider exploring this opportunity to expand their influence and service offerings within the public sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

2019 Holiday Activities and Food Pilot

Notice Description

The Department for Education is exploring options to award grant funding to organisations to pilot local coordination of free holiday provision (healthy food and enriching activities) for disadvantaged children in a number of local authority areas across England. We envisage that these coordinators will be responsible for funding and overseeing free holiday provision in their area - ensuring there is enough good quality provision to meet demand; and that those who need the provision are aware of it and can access it. School holidays can be particular pressure points for some families and there is a growing body of evidence of a holiday experience gap with children from disadvantaged families less likely to access organised out-of-school activities; more likely to experience 'unhealthy holidays' in terms of nutrition and physical health; and more likely to experience social isolation. In January 2018, the Government announced a programme of work to explore the best ways to address this issue, including a pilot programme for 2019. We are exploring options around establishing a grant fund to pilot local Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) coordinators in a number of local areas across England who will fund, support and promote provision in their area. During the bidding process it would be our intention to welcome bids from: * A range of organisations (including local authorities, third sector organisations and existing providers), provided they can evidence the ability to deliver at this scale; and * both individual organisations and from partnerships and consortia, although we would expect there to be a lead organisation and accountable body for the partnership or consortium. The DfE is not committing to undertake any formal commissioning activity resulting from this notice, and we may use the information gathered via this process to support any future commercial activity. Organisations intending to bid for grant funding for this work would need to be able to start work from Spring 2019 with provision delivered during the 2019 summer holidays. The value of the grant fund is yet to be determined. Grants would be awarded from spring to autumn 2019 although this is an estimate only and will be further informed by responses. Additional information: We will be hosting a market engagement event on Wednesday 31st October from 3pm-5pm in London and via video-link in Sheffield. The intention of this market engagement is to identify the level of interest and gather feedback from suppliers about our requirements and delivery proposals, which will help shape our approach. The event is aimed at organisations who are interested in carrying out this local coordination role and who have capacity to deliver at this scale. If you would like to attend the market engagement event please email HAF2019.PILOT@education.gov.uk by 26th October with the name of the person planning to attend, including the name of the organisation you are representing. We would ask that you limit this to one representative per organisation. Please also indicate whether you will be attending in London or in Sheffield. We also have facilities for people to dial-in to the meeting so please let us know if you would like to dial in. Please indicate in the subject box 'HAF 2019 pilot market engagement event'. Please note that this PIN is not a call to competition and the DfE is not bound to enter into any procurement activity because of it.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81fe12c2-35a9-4a12-ae82-6476df8d8af7
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Oct 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Oct 2018Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

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