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Children & Families Holiday Cooking, Nutrition and Food Activities Programme

The City of Edinburgh Council

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04 Aug 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council commissioned a holiday cooking, nutrition and food activities programme for primary-school-aged children and their families in Edinburgh. The service forms part of the Council’s Discover Programme for families experiencing, or at risk of, poverty. It provides educational cooking sessions and food boxes for children and their families during school holidays. This is a community-based health and social care service, with related classifications covering social services, other services and health services (CPV 85323000, 98000000 and 85000000). The Council is the buying organisation and the work is delivered in Edinburgh. The requirement is aimed at organisations able to combine practical food provision with child- and family-focused educational activities in a community setting.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 22 June 2026 to Edinburgh Community Food, an Edinburgh SME. The contract is active and was awarded through a limited direct-award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, under the light-touch regime for health and social care services. One bid was recorded. The contract value is £170,000 including the full possible contract period, in GBP. The initial term is one year, with an optional extension of up to 12 months at the Council’s sole discretion. The short-term award was made to the incumbent provider to maintain continuity while the Council agrees and undertakes its longer-term commissioning and procurement strategy. There is one completed lot.

This award demonstrates demand from Edinburgh for community-based holiday services that improve children’s and families’ access to cooking, nutrition education and food. A credible future competitor would need to deliver practical cooking sessions during school holidays, provide food boxes, and engage primary-school-aged children and families experiencing, or at risk of, poverty. Relevant capability includes community food provision, nutrition knowledge, safe and accessible activity delivery, and experience working with children and families in a supportive setting. Providers should also be able to maintain reliable holiday-period operations and coordinate a consistent service across the city. Edinburgh Community Food’s selection shows that an SME-sized community food organisation can meet this type of requirement; organisations with comparable local delivery experience and social-impact credentials would be well placed when the requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Children & Families Holiday Cooking, Nutrition and Food Activities Programme

Notice Description

This service is part of the City of Edinburgh Council's wider Discover Programme which supports primary-school aged children and their families who are experiencing, or at risk, of poverty. The cooking, nutrition and food activities take place during the school holidays and provide educational cooking sessions and food boxes for children and their families.

Lot Information

Lot 1

In this instance, a short-term contract (1yr + up to 12 month optional extension) was directly awarded to the incumbent provider to enable the continuation of the existing service, whilst the commissioning strategy and procurement process for the future longer-term contract is agreed/undertaken. This award methodology will mitigate the risk of a gap in delivery of the services, minimising the impact on the service users.

Procurement Information

The direct award approach adopted is in line with the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, which allows Public Sector Organisations to award a contract without seeking offers, considering the principles of procurement where relevant. The CPV codes applied to this notice relate to the provision of health and social care services delivered within a community setting. The light touch procurement regime applies to these CPV codes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838121
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561525
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

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

85323000 - Community health services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£170,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The City of Edinburgh Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Edinburgh Community Food

The City of Edinburgh Council

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561525
    Children & Families Holiday Cooking, Nutrition and Food Activities Programme - This service is part of the City of Edinburgh Council's wider Discover Programme which supports primary-school aged children and their families who are experiencing, or at risk, of poverty. The cooking, nutrition and food activities take place during the school holidays and provide educational cooking sessions and food boxes for children and their families.

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