Notice Information
Notice Title
Holiday Activities and Food Service (HAF)
Notice Description
Liverpool City Council has commissioned a Provider to deliver the HAF Programme, funded by the Department for Education, to support children and young people (Reception to Year 11) eligible for benefits-related free school meals. The programme provides healthy meals, enriching activities, and free holiday childcare during Easter, Summer, and Christmas school holidays.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Two further 12 month extension options (subject to funding)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e56e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018954-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £490,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £490,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £489,763 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £489,763 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Feb 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LIVERPOOL CITY 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
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 1DS
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- TLD72 Liverpool
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- Waterfront South
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018954-2026
3rd March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012447-2026
11th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075643-2025
20th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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