Tender

Dynamic Purchasing System for Holiday Activity Fund

WARRINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Tender

03 Jan 2024 at 12:10

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a Dynamic Purchasing System for Holiday Activity Fund, aiming to provide holiday activities with food for children aged 4-16 eligible for Free School Meals during the Easter, Summer, and Christmas periods. Local Authorities are granted funding until March 2025, with possible extensions, to support high-quality activities and food provision. The Warrington Borough Council is the buying organisation overseeing this procurement process, located in Warrington, United Kingdom. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender end date set for February 2, 2024, and the main industry category is services within education and training.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses to offer physical activity, wellbeing activities, nutritious meals, and nutritional education services. The procurement method adopted is selective with a restricted procedure. Businesses involved in education and training services, particularly those focusing on children's activities and nutrition, may find this tender well-suited for competition. Interested providers are encouraged to explore the opportunities associated with the Dynamic Purchasing System and engage with the Warrington Borough Council for further details on submission requirements and evaluation criteria.

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Notice Title

Dynamic Purchasing System for Holiday Activity Fund

Notice Description

The Department for Education (DfE) has granted Local Authorities funding to provide Holiday Activities with Food (HAF) to cover the Easter, Summer and Christmas holiday periods from April 2021 to March 2025. The aim of the HAF programme is to support children and young people aged between 4 and 16 who are eligible for Free School Meals to access high quality activities and food free of charge over each of these holiday periods. The provision shall be via a pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System and is open to admitted providers throughout the period of validity which will initially be until end of March 2025 but could be extended dependent on future funding availability.

Lot Information

Physical Activity

Lot 1 Physical activity - Physical activity this can range from yoga, forest school, treasure hunts, as well as adventure activities and more common activities such as football, rounders and dance etc

Wellbeing activity

Lot 2 Wellbeing activity - Arts and crafts, music playing or making, playdough, storytelling, Drama etc.

Nutritious meal

Lot 3 Nutritious meal - must be included as part of the offer - Where possible we would like groups to link with community hub food providers. If, however you plan to provide food directly to young people please explain how this is being met, along with a sample menu. Please note that all meals must meet the food school standards.

Nutritional Education

Lot 4 Nutritional Education - this does not need to be formal, it could as simple as trying new foods, growing vegetables, understanding colour codes on cereal boxes. We seek family engagement in this area wherever possible and welcome family cooking sessions.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042a76
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000112-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Feb 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WARRINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA1 2NT
Post Town
Warrington
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD61 Warrington
Delivery Location
TLD61 Warrington

Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Westminster Constituency
Warrington South

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