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title: "Gloucestershire Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF)"
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buyer: "GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Gloucestershire Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF)

Buyer: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1ccebade-7524-4228-82c2-4a59cc61b3ac

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## Summary

The Gloucestershire County Council has recently awarded a contract for the Gloucestershire Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) valued at £4,500,000. The contract falls under health and social work services. The procurement method used was an open procedure. The tender deadline was 14th June 2022 at 10am. The contract period is from 1st July 2022 to 30th June 2025, providing opportunities mainly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in the South West region.

This contract presents business growth opportunities for organisations providing specialised services in the health and social work sectors. Potential bidders should ensure they meet the minimum standards outlined in the Invitation to Tender (ITT). Interested providers can access further information and submit their responses through the Procontract platform. Key events include a virtual launch event and application support for bidding organisations. Businesses operating in Gloucester City, Cheltenham Borough, Tewkesbury District, Forest of Dean District, Stroud District, and the Cotswolds are well-suited to compete for the different lots within this programme.

## Notice

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. In Gloucestershire we are establishing a modified (pseudo) framework which has three lots, each with six district sub-lots: Lot 1 Six District Leads to cover Gloucester City; Cheltenham Borough; Tewkesbury District; Forest of Dean District; Stroud District and the Cotswolds, who will develop and deliver the programme each District. Only one provider may be appointed per district, providers can bid for more than one district. Lot 2 Activity Providers to cover Gloucester City; Cheltenham Borough; Tewkesbury District; Forest of Dean District; Stroud District and the Cotswolds, working with District leads who will develop and deliver the programme each District and countywide providers. Multiple providers may be appointed per district, providers can bid for more than one district. Lot 3 Specialist SEND providers to cover Gloucester City; Cheltenham Borough; Tewkesbury District; Forest of Dean District; Stroud District and the Cotswolds, working with District leads who will develop and deliver the programme each District. Multiple providers may be appointed per district, providers can bid for more than one district. Lots 2 and 3 will accept new applications assessed three times a year, approximately 10 weeks before the next HAF holiday. Exact dates will be confirmed once school holidays are, via the link in section I.3 of this notice. We expect potential providers to meet a number of minimum standards; these are detailed in the ITT. We advise all interested providers to read the entire ITT and all documents referenced or linked to within the ITT carefully, to inform themselves about the opportunity and whether they would be interested in submitting a response. Deadline for submitting a tender response: 14th June 2022 at 10am. Please login to Procontract via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and register your interest in the opportunity. All questions related to this contract should be sent using the discussions function which will be available once you have logged in and registered your interest Providers are invited to HAF Launch event. This event will provide you with information on how to apply for the HAF Programme. There will also be opportunities to ask us any questions you might have as we move from a grants process to a procurement process. Please ensure you have registered on Supplying the South West portal prior to this event: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ Virtual event: 17th May 10am - 12pm - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/337332359167 Additional face to face event: 18th May 13:30 - 16:00 - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/335264895327 Virtual event 19th May 6pm - 8pm - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/337335328047

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57285db9-6ba8-4afe-8cd6-0630d43437cf |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jun 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,500,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | GLOUCESTER |
| Post town | Gloucester |
| Postcode | GL1 2TH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC |
| Local authority | Gloucester |
| Electoral ward | Westgate |
| Westminster constituency | Gloucester |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 52 |
| Supplier names | ABBEY CHURCH; ACTIVATE MANAGEMENT; ART SHAPE; ASPIRE FOUNDATION; BARNARDO'S; BELMONT; BLOODHOUND EDUCATION; BRENDANS BRIDGE; BRIDGE YOUTH SERVICES; CHELTENHAM & GLOUCESTER GYMNASTICS CLUB; CHELTENHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL; CHELTENHAM YMCA; CREATIVE SUSTAINABILITY; DNA YOUTH CONSULTANCY; EDUCRAFT; ELMBRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL; FAIR SHARES GLOUCESTERSHIRE; FOREST PULSE; FOREST VOLUNTARY ACTION FORUM; GL11 COMMUNITY HUB; GOALS BEYOND GRASS; GROWING OUTDOOR LEARNERS; HEALTH AND WELLBEING SERVICE; INFOBUZZ; INSPIRE TO ASPIRE; JUST CAMPS; KENDAL ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH; KIKI'S OUT OF SCHOOL'S CLUB; LITTLE MONSTERS RUGBY; MIGHTY MINI SQUAD; MOVE MORE; PATERNOSTER SCHOOL; PROGRESSIVE SPORTS; PROSTARS; RED BANANA DRAMA; SCHOOL OF LARKS; SLADEBANK WOODS; SPORTILY; SPRING CENTRE; SPRINGBANK COMMUNITY GROUP; SV MENTORING; THE CHURN PROJECT; THE FAMILY HAVEN; THE HIDE ARTIST RETREAT; THE MUSIC WORKS; THE REWILD PROJECT; THE ROCK; THE VENTURE COMMUNITY HUB; TOGETHER IN MATSON; WORLD JUNGLE; YOUNG GLOUCESTERSHIRE; YOUR NEXT MOVE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2022 at 14:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57285db9-6ba8-4afe-8cd6-0630d43437cf

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57285db9-6ba8-4afe-8cd6-0630d43437cf
  31st October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/335264895327
- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/337332359167
- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/337335328047
- https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk
- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

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