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Holiday Playworks for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

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Award

19 Aug 2026 at 16:11

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12 Jun 2026 at 18:06

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Tender

02 Jun 2026 at 15:56

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Summary of the contracting process

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council procured staffed holiday play sessions for children and young people across Neath Port Talbot. The service provides inclusive, free-access activities during school holidays, with qualified playworkers, healthy food or snacks at every session and support for children’s wellbeing, development and social play. It is intended to reduce holiday hunger and improve access for children in rural areas, deprived communities and those with additional learning needs. Delivery must include robust safeguarding, food safety, monitoring and compliance with Welsh Language Standards, with weekend sessions potentially provided where need is identified. The procurement is for children's holiday-camp services (CPV 55243000), delivered in Neath Port Talbot for the Council.

The procurement is complete following a below-threshold open competition. One lot was awarded to Interplay (Integrated Play and Leisure) on 19 August 2026 for £104,000 excluding VAT (£124,800 including VAT). The awarded period is 28 August 2026 to 31 March 2028, with contract signature scheduled for 28 August 2026. The original planned contract period was 27 July 2026 to 31 March 2028. The service was evaluated on quality and financial detail: management and delivery of the service weighted 45%, the project team 45%, and the financial breakdown 10%. The tender required responses covering inclusive delivery, session capacity, children’s participation, food and allergy management, staffing, absence cover and safeguarding. The lot was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award indicates demand for suppliers able to run inclusive, council-funded holiday play programmes at a modest local-authority scale. A credible future competitor would need qualified playworkers and a dependable staffing structure, with clear arrangements for recruitment, sickness, vacancies and continuity. Strong safeguarding policies, staff training and monitoring are central requirements, alongside food-safety controls covering storage, preparation, allergies and dietary needs. Providers should be able to plan sessions across multiple school holiday periods, promote them effectively to families, capture children’s views and demonstrate access for priority groups, including rural communities, deprived communities and children with additional learning needs. Cost control and transparent budgeting across staffing, resources, food, travel and overheads are also important, as is the ability to meet Welsh Language Standards.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Holiday Playworks for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Notice Description

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is wishing to award the delivery of this programme of high quality, inclusive staffed play sessions for children and young people during school holiday periods across Neath Port Talbot. The Service will be funded through the Welsh Government Holiday Playwork Project grant and will run over a two year contract period from July 2026 to March 2028, with funding of approximately PS52,000 (excl. VAT) per annum. Provision must be delivered during Easter, Whitsun, Summer, October and February school holidays (with potential for weekend sessions where need is identified) and include qualified playworkers, free access for children and the provision of healthy food or snacks at every session. The programme will support the Council's Play Sufficiency priorities by promoting wellbeing, development and social play, reducing holiday hunger and actively targeting inclusion of children from rural areas, deprived communities and those with additional learning needs, alongside robust safeguarding, food safety, monitoring and Welsh Language Standards compliance.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06abbb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079159-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

CPV Codes

55243000 - Children's holiday-camp services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£104,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£104,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£104,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
3 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
28 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PORT TALBOT
Postcode
SA13 1PJ
Postcode Area
Swansea
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL44 Neath Port Talbot
Delivery Location
TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
Local Authority
Neath Port Talbot
Electoral Ward
Aberavon
Westminster Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Interplay (Integrated Play and Leisure)

Further Information

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