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TenderUpdate

26 Mar 2025 at 16:50

Award

26 Mar 2025 at 16:45

TenderUpdate

14 Feb 2025 at 09:29

Tender

03 Feb 2025 at 15:53

Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council, in collaboration with Active Essex, has initiated the Essex ActivAte Programme (HAF) 2025 to deliver holiday activity and food services across Essex and Thurrock during the main school holidays. This procurement focuses on the "Holiday centre and holiday home services" category and invites bids under the open procedure method. Having received funding from the Department for Education, Essex County Council is looking for delivery partners or consortiums to manage free and inclusive holiday clubs for young people eligible for benefits-based free school meals and those in need. The procurement stage has progressed to the award and subsequent tender updates as of March 2025, with a target start date of 7th April 2025. The value of the procurement contract stands at £3,842,523.66, with maximum funding per project capped at £300,000.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for SMEs and other business enterprises within the educational, recreational, and social services sectors to engage and expand their operations. Businesses focused on nutrition, physical activities, and youth engagement would be well-suited to compete due to the programme’s aim to provide holistic support and activities for young people. The tender facilitates businesses to tap into public funding, enhance their service portfolio, and contribute to social wellbeing, thereby fostering growth and community impact. With the open procedure offering a transparent and competitive bidding environment, interested enterprises can leverage this opportunity to contribute to a high-visibility public programme. Prospective bidders should possess the capacity to meet the outlined quality and performance criteria to ensure successful delivery.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

CO0587 - Essex ActivAte Programme (HAF) 2025

Notice Description

The Department for Education has provided Essex County Council with funding in order to deliver the holiday activity and food programme (HAF) across Essex during the Easter, Summer and Winter school holidays. Active Essex will be managing the programme on behalf of Essex County Council. Active Essex and Essex County Council will also be managing the HAF programme on behalf of Thurrock Council. Across Essex and Thurrock the programme is called Essex ActvAte. Essex ActivAte will engage and support young people and families who are eligible for benefits based free school meals and families most in need. The programme will provide free and inclusive holiday clubs across the county that will include a range of fun physical and enrichment activities, a free nutritious meal, nutritional education and mentoring and support for the young person and whole family. The programme aims to improve health generally, including, crucially, mental health and aim to provide the families with the knowledge and support to live healthier, happier lives. We are looking for delivery partners or consortiums who can lead and deliver Essex ActivAte clubs across Essex and Thurrock during the main school holidays. Maximum funding per project is PS300,000

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Department for Education has provided Essex County Council with funding in order to deliver the holiday activity and food programme (HAF) across Essex during the Easter, Summer and Winter school holidays. Active Essex will be managing the programme on behalf of Essex County Council. Active Essex and Essex County Council will also be managing the HAF programme on behalf of Thurrock Council. Across Essex and Thurrock the programme is called Essex ActvAte. Essex ActivAte will engage and support young people and families who are eligible for benefits based free school meals and families most in need. The programme will provide free and inclusive holiday clubs across the county that will include a range of fun physical and enrichment activities, a free nutritious meal, nutritional education and mentoring and support for the young person and whole family. The programme aims to improve health generally, including, crucially, mental health and aim to provide the families with the knowledge and support to live healthier, happier lives. We are looking for delivery partners or consortiums who can lead and deliver Essex ActivAte clubs across Essex and Thurrock during the main school holidays. The Essex ActivAte programme has now been running for 3 years, working with over 300 delivery partners to offer over 150,000 free spaces and hot meals per year. Over the next year of 2025, it is our aim to extend the programme so that every young person who is eligible for benefits based free school meals or is in need of this holiday support has the opportunity to engage in a local club. Key outcomes of each Essex ActivAte club are: * To provide free and inclusive holiday activity clubs for eligible young people * To provide a safe environment for young people to attend in the school holidays * To provide a fun, high quality holiday club experience for the young people * To support the social skills of the young people attending * To provide mentors and role model through the Essex ActivAte club staff * To ensure that young people have at least 1 nutritious meal each day * To provide education for the young people and whole family around eating more healthy, nutritious meals, on a budget * Providing signposting and support for the whole family so that they have the understanding and knowledge to improve their physical and mental health and wellbeing, support network and opportunities. Please note, the Requirement Specific Quality responses will either 'Pass' or 'Fail' in line with whether, in our assessment, they have the capability and capacity to meet the minimum requirements set out in the identified evaluation criteria stated under each question. This assessment will be made through an evaluation of the answers provided to the questions asked in this document.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04db1b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011405-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services


CPV Codes

55240000 - Holiday centre and holiday home services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£4,200,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,842,523 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Mar 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Mar 20251 years ago
Contract Period
7 Apr 2025 - 27 Feb 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Essex County Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
TLH3 Essex

Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
100
Supplier Names

3food4U

ACE MUSIC THERAPY CIC

ACTIVE ESSEX Foundation

AQ Basketball CIC

ATF Southend

AlphaBake Cookery

Alternative Movement LTD

Amazing Activities

Arts Outburst Ltd

Blackwater Gymnastics Club

Braintree District Museum Trust

Butterflies Club C.I.C

Bwild Adventures

CMXSC Ltd

Camp 4 Champs

Canvey Island Youth Project

Cast A ThoughtIC

Castle Point & Rochford SSP

Chafford Tots to Teens Childcare Services Ltd

Changing Lives Community Services

Chelmsford City Council South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre

Chelmsford City Football Club Foundation

Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre (Chelmsford City Council)

Chelmsford Theatre

Child & Provide Active

Christina Marks School Of Performing Arts

Clacton Kayak Rental Ltd

Colchester United Community Foundation

ComputerXplorers Colchester

Crafty Katie Limited

Disability 4 Sport CIC

Essex Boys and Girls Clubs

Essex Elite Sports Academy

Essex Kids Camp

Essex Music Service

Essex Professional Coaching

Everybody Loves Music CIC

Family 1st Services

Football Fun Factory (Community 086) Limited

Fusion Lifestyle

Future Makers Limited

Futures Essex

GO LEISURE COLCHESTER LIMITED

Get With The Kids Vibe Ltd

Go Bananas Colchester Limited

HCL Activity Camps Ltd

Happy Healthy Minds Limited

Harlow Cultural Education Partnership (Harlow LCEP)

Headway Sports

InterAct (Chelmsford) Ltd

JM & MB Coaching LTD T/A Premier Education

JTD ARTS LTD

Jack Of All Sports

Kidbusterz Ltd

Kidzactive

Kinetix Academy CIC

Little Musketeers Ltd

Little Sportsters Coaching

Making It Mindful CIC

Malearn Limited

Matipo Arts CIC

Mega Camps Ltd

Mercury Theatre

Michael Richardson Football Academy

MiniMe Mindfulness

Mistley Kids Club Ltd

Mobile Gym Fitness Ltd

Monarchs Childcare Ltd

MultiCoach Ltd

Multisports For Schools

Mushroom Theatre Company

Next Thing Education Camps Ltd

Nurture Den

Olivers Lodge

POP Essex

Playpalz Party and Softplay Centre Ltd

Premier Education 019

Premier School LTD

Premier Sports Coach Solutions

Rise Sports Ltd

Robwhen Coaching LTD trading as Super Star Sport OEL

Rosedan Lomo Limited

SCWE CIC t/a SportsCool West Essex

SRR Elite Cheerleading

SSS ESSEX LTD T/A Super Star Sport Essex

SSS Education Group LTD (T/A Super Star Sport)

Safe Haven and Respite Environment (SHARE)

School’s Out Activities

Silverbirch Animal Therapy S.A.T. CIC

Southend United Community Foundation

Splat Club

Sports Coaching Specialists (SCS)

Sportscool East London & South Essex

St Helena Creative Services CIC/ The Creation Station Colchester

The Active Wellbeing Society

The Ark Family Resource Centre

The Future of Sport CIC

The Lighthouse Sports and Social Hub Essex Limited

Thurrock Council - Grangewaters

Wellbeing 4 Life T/A Motivated-Minds

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