Notice Information
Notice Title
CSC25164 Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) Open Framework
Notice Description
Torbay Council has been successful in obtaining grant funding by the Department for Education (DfE) to roll out a Holiday Activities and Food Programme for 2026. The purpose of the funding is to ensure that children and young people have access to food and activities over the school holiday periods where they are eligible for Free School Meals. Local Authorities require face-to-face provision over the school holidays. The number of children / young people eligible for the provision is estimated to be around 5,451. As a minimum, it's expected that roughly 20-25% of those eligible will take up the offer per School Holiday. Torbay Council are procuring an open framework of providers for this requirement. The time period of the framework and the reopening arrangements are subject to confirmed funding from the DfE.
Lot Information
Lot 1 - Torquay Based Sites
Lot 1 - HAF Provision at Torquay Based Sites
Lot 2 - Paignton Based SitesLot 2 - HAF Provision at Paignton Based Sites
Lot 3 Brixham Based SitesLot 3 - HAF provision at Brixham Based Sites
Lot 4 - Provision for 13-16 year oldsLot 4 - Specific HAF provision for 13-16 year olds
Lot 5 - Provision for Children with Complex SendLot 5 - Specific HAF provision at for Children with Complex SEND
Planning Information
Torbay Council is seeking to invite the market to participate in a market engagement event for the provision of Holiday Activities and Food Programme. This event will provide the opportunity for organisations to learn more about Torbay’s Council’s vision for the provision and understand changes that are being proposed to the delivery of HAF. The event will cover the following areas for discussion: - To provide an overview of Torbay Council’s current proposals for HAF provision and the requirements providers will need to adhere to in their delivery. - To provide an overview of the procurement process, further details of an open framework and procurement timeframe. Providers can access further information on the Market Event and how to book a place by accessing the opportunity on www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk under reference DN795225.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d232
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079187-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
55243000 - Children's holiday-camp services
85300000 - Social work and related services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,844,800 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Dec 2025Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Jan 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- 7 Jan 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 5 Apr 2026 - 2 Apr 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- 2026-12-02
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TORBAY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Clare Farquhar
- Contact Email
- clare.farquhar@torbay.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +441803 208514
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TORQUAY
- Postcode
- TQ1 3DR
- Post Town
- Torquay
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK42 Torbay
- Delivery Location
- TLK42 Torbay
-
- Local Authority
- Torbay
- Electoral Ward
- Tormohun
- Westminster Constituency
- Torbay
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079187-2025
3rd December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067713-2025
23rd October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the Tender Documents, the Authority is providing the documents in PDF in the Opportunities Area of the ProContract e-tendering portal at https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ In order to access amendable versions of the documents and to submit a response, Applicants must be registered as Suppliers on ProContract. Applicants should then express an interest in the opportunity and download the Work and Excel format documents for completion and submission.
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