Notice Information
Notice Title
Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF) - District Leads
Notice Description
This is an advertisement for Pre market Engagement for the following: Procurement of 6 District Leads to manage the delivery periods of the HAF programme. The Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF) is funded by the Department for Education to deliver activities and food to children and young people eligible for benefits related Free School Meals (FSM) during the three main school holiday periods.
Planning Information
Gloucestershire County Council invites providers to participate in pre-market engagement for the District Leads for the Holidays, Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2026-2027. The HAF Programme is a national initiative funded by the Department for Education, designed to support children and young people eligible for benefits-related free school meals. It provides access to enriching activities and healthy meals during school holidays, helping to reduce holiday hunger and promote wellbeing. We will be hosting two virtual information sessions to introduce the updated programme and outline opportunities for involvement: • Monday, 12 January 2026 at 10:00-11:00 AM • Tuesday, 13 January 2026 at 3:00-4:00 PM During these sessions, the Gloucestershire HAF team will: • Present the new 2026-2027 HAF Programme specification • Explain the application process for key roles: o District Lead o Community Connector o SEND Provider Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity for questions and discussion regarding the programme and application process. Full details on how to dial in will be provided, any supplier wishing to attend should respond to this notice through ProContract or please contact: Paige.Harris@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060096
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000909-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,176,377 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Jan 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 13 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- paige.harris@gloucestershire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLOUCESTER
- Postcode
- GL1 2TG
- Post Town
- Gloucester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLK13 Gloucestershire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Gloucester
- Electoral Ward
- Westgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Gloucester
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000909-2026
7th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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