Planning

Supporting the local delivery of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF)

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Planning

04 Aug 2022 at 12:04

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is currently in the planning stage of a tender process for the "Supporting the local delivery of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF)", aimed at providing technical support services throughout the UK. This procurement process, valued at approximately £1,500,000, is intended to enhance the delivery of the HAF, which focuses on health, nutrition, and well-being for children from low-income families during school holidays. Interested parties are encouraged to engage with this opportunity and can find further information on the Department's e-procurement portal, Jaggaer. Key dates include a future notice expected on 5th September 2022, with further announcements to be made in due course.

This tender represents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in technical support services, particularly those with experience in educational programs or welfare services for children. Companies that can offer monitoring and support to local authorities will be especially well-suited to compete. The need for effective service delivery and strategies to improve local authority performance highlights opportunities for providers of educational consultancy, training, and programme evaluation to contribute meaningfully to the implementation of the HAF across England.

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Notice Title

Supporting the local delivery of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF)

Notice Description

The Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF) provides health, nutrition, well-being and learning opportunities for children from low-income families across England. It provides free childcare, structured activities and food for those on free school meals (FSM), during the longer school holidays. The programme was successfully piloted in a limited number of areas between 2018 and 2020 and has been delivered nationally since 2021. As we move into the third year of nationwide HAF delivery, we need to support local authorities (LAs) in a way that enhances delivery while maximising value for money. This notice seeks interest from organisations that could monitor and provide universal support to all upper tier LAs, as well as providing ad-hoc intensive support for LAs that require this. Please note, the precise value and details of this service are yet to be determined. The Department intends to run a procurement for a support contract that monitors LA delivery and offers a basic support package for all upper tier local authorities. The support contract would also provide intensive support for those local authorities that need it. Possible challenges include insufficient places, low take up of places or poor quality of provision. In these circumstances, the Department could work with the local authority and the relevant specialist from the support contractor to develop and implement a support plan. A support plan, written jointly by the local authority, the Department and supplier, would outline the steps which need to be taken to improve HAF to an adequate standard in their area and the timescales in which this improvement action will take place. The supplier would then work with the Department to offer their expertise, and check that the actions identified in the plan are being delivered on time. We are interested in understanding potential supplier views on how to provide these services on a national level. The Department has developed a questionnaire for interested suppliers to complete , this is located within the Departments e-procurement portal Jaggaer. Please download, complete, and upload your responses via the messaging function on Jaggaer.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This PIN and survey will help inform local authority support from January 2023 and further announcements will be made in due course. Subsequent to the responses received to the questions presented via this PIN, the Department may engage further with interested suppliers and seek further information and engagement. Any such opportunities will be advertised as appropriate via Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0358ec
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021406-2022
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71356300 - Technical support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
4 Sep 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
haf.programme@education.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 12345678

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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