--- title: "Holiday Activities and Food Programme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0fe6a38f-f15e-4f07-b4ec-518562efd42c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0fe6a38f-f15e-4f07-b4ec-518562efd42c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0fe6a38f-f15e-4f07-b4ec-518562efd42c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0fe6a38f-f15e-4f07-b4ec-518562efd42c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM" published: "2022-11-15" --- # Holiday Activities and Food Programme Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0fe6a38f-f15e-4f07-b4ec-518562efd42c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0fe6a38f-f15e-4f07-b4ec-518562efd42c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0fe6a38f-f15e-4f07-b4ec-518562efd42c.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Newham has issued a tender for the provision of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme. This programme aims to provide free holiday activities and healthy food for children eligible for benefits-related free school meals during school holidays. The contract value is £3,010,000, and the procurement method involves creating a framework to be called off. The tender deadline is 16th December 2022, and the contract period is from 1st April 2023 to 29th January 2025 in the United Kingdom under the health and social work services category. This tender from the London Borough of Newham presents an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) to engage in providing essential services for disadvantaged children. Businesses in the health and social work services industry would be well-suited to compete for this contract, contributing to the well-being and educational attainment of vulnerable children in Newham. This opportunity aligns with the borough's goal of addressing holiday hunger and promoting resilience and healthy development among school-aged children and young people. ## Notice The Department of Education (DfE) has confirmed that all Local Authorities in England will receive funding to co-ordinate a local Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) during Easter, summer and December school holidays of 2023-2024. The overall purpose of the grant is to enable the Council to coordinate and provide free holiday provision during the Easter, summer and Christmas school holidays for children that are eligible for benefits-related free school meals. HAF holiday provision includes healthy food, access to positive activities and nutritional advice and guidance. School holidays can be a particularly difficult time for some families because of reduced income or increased costs relating to food and childcare. For some children this can lead to holiday hunger and a holiday experience gap, with children from these families more likely to experience 'unhealthy holidays' in terms of nutrition and physical health. These children are also less likely to access organised out-of-school activities and more likely to experience social isolation. All of these issues can have a lasting effect on children and young people's health and wellbeing, and lead to lower levels of educational attainment. We want children who attend HAF holiday provision to: * eat healthily over the school holidays; * be active during the school holidays; * take part in engaging and enriching activities which support the development of resilience, character and wellbeing along with their wider educational attainment * be safe and not to be socially isolated; * have a greater knowledge of health and nutrition and * be more engaged with school and other local services. We also want to ensure that the families who participate in the programme: * develop their understanding of nutrition and food budgeting * are signposted towards other information and support, for example, health, employment, and education. Free holiday club places, funded through the HAF programme, are for school-aged children and young people from reception to year 11 (inclusive) who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals. Newham's HAF programme can only provide free holiday club places to eligible children and young people who live in Newham or attend a Newham school. Please note, every primary school aged child attending a school in Newham has the opportunity to have a free school meal even if their parents/carers are not in receipt of one of the qualifying benefits for free school meals. Only those children who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals are entitled to attend a HAF provision, subject to the exception below. A small number of free holiday club places - up to 15% overall - will be for children and young people who are not eligible for benefits-related free school meals but who are assessed by the local authority, schools, the provider or other professionals as being in need, at risk or vulnerable. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/127eb209-e2f9-4419-a985-5fa02f081b80 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - Creating a Framework to be called off, of | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Nov 2022 | | Submission deadline | 16 Dec 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 29 Jan 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,010,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E16 2QU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham | | Local authority | Newham | | Electoral ward | Royal Albert | | Westminster constituency | West Ham and Beckton | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 15 Nov 2022 at 09:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/127eb209-e2f9-4419-a985-5fa02f081b80 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/127eb209-e2f9-4419-a985-5fa02f081b80 15th November 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.newham.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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