Notice Information
Notice Title
Holiday, Activities and Food (HAF) Programme - Round 3
Notice Description
Southend-on-Sea City Council are seeking to add additional suppliers to join the Framework Agreement for the provision of Holiday Activity and Food Programme Services (HAF) in Southend-on Sea. The Healthy Activities and Food programme (HAF) has been funded by the Department for Education to deliver activities and food to vulnerable children during school holiday periods. The provision must be used to provide access to holiday activity programmes as follows: - At least 4 hours for 4 days a week for 4 weeks the Summer, and a week in Easter and a week at Christmas - Inclusive and accessible provision - Provision offered to all Benefits related FSM children of statutory school age in Southend-on-Sea. The minimum standards for the delivery of high quality provision include healthy food (meeting the school food standards) enriching activities, physical activities, nutritional education, and for children to: * Eat more healthily * Be more active * Take part in engaging and enriching activities * Be safe and not isolated * Have greater knowledge of health and nutrition * Be more engaged with school and other services * Have greater knowledge and awareness of the holiday club provision Further details in respect of this tender opportunity is contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation pack, suppliers are invited to view the documents and submit their tender to join the Framework and the third round will close at 12 Noon on Friday 1st May 2026. Please view the documents here: https://procontract.due-north.com (https://procontract.due-north.com) with the reference DN773627. The contracting authority is Southend-on-Sea City Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There is an option to extend until 30th November 2031, or any part thereof, this is subject to demand continued funding.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066c23
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024010-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
- £5,040,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £5,040,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Mar 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 May 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 14 Jun 2026 - 30 Nov 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2026-09-04
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTHEND-ON-SEA 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
- SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
- Postcode
- SS2 6FA
- Post Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
- Delivery Location
- TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
-
- Local Authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Electoral Ward
- Victoria
- Westminster Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024010-2026
17th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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