--- title: "Holiday, Activities and Food Plus App" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-34b84f9f-ed64-40d8-bc42-bf95104ca447" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-34b84f9f-ed64-40d8-bc42-bf95104ca447" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-34b84f9f-ed64-40d8-bc42-bf95104ca447.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-34b84f9f-ed64-40d8-bc42-bf95104ca447.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "GATESHEAD COUNCIL" published: "2024-04-02" --- # Holiday, Activities and Food Plus App Buyer: GATESHEAD COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-34b84f9f-ed64-40d8-bc42-bf95104ca447 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-34b84f9f-ed64-40d8-bc42-bf95104ca447) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-34b84f9f-ed64-40d8-bc42-bf95104ca447.json) ## Summary Gateshead Council has awarded a contract for the development of a customer-facing App for the Holiday Activities and Food Plus scheme. The tender, titled "Holiday, Activities and Food Plus App", falls under the industry category of software package and information systems. The procurement method used was competitive quotation (below threshold). The contract value is £52,600 GBP, with a tender period ending on February 14, 2024. The contract period is set to start on March 13, 2024, and end on March 12, 2026. Nebula Labs Limited has been appointed as the supplier for this project. This tender by Gateshead Council offers business growth opportunities for companies in the software development industry. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and businesses with expertise in developing mobile applications would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The successful bidder will be responsible for building and maintaining the App system, catering to the needs of children participating in the holiday camps programme. ## Notice Gateshead Council currently run a number of holiday camps in the Christmas, Easter, and Summer school holidays for children up to age 16, through the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Scheme. This is part of a national programme run, with funding coming from the Department for Education, further information on the national programme is available on the DfE's website. The camps are popular with under 11s, with a high number of participants, but has struggled to attract older age groups. The Council changed their approach to the 12 to 16 age range in August 2023 to increase participation. The trial had 40 children given paper vouchers for: * Independent travel via a 7 day all zones bus/metro travel pass. * Vouchers for 'anytime' activities (such as cinema tickets, 10-pin bowling sessions, Go Gateshead Gyms access). * Bookings for scheduled activities (such as craft activities at an identified location, or extra-curricular sessions at an educational institution). * Vouchers so they young people could access grab-and-go food, snacks, and drinks at identified outlets. The trial was managed by HAF staff using 'paper records', and direct contact with the children to issue the vouchers. The trial was a success, increasing participation in the group as hoped, and Gateshead Council are now looking to run a similar scheme but for 400 children from the Summer 2024 school holidays. To facilitate the increased participant numbers an App has been identified as a requirement, not only to ensure greater access for children, but also to facilitate the efficient management of the scheme by the HAF team. Gateshead Council has appointed a developer to build a customer facing App for use on children's phones where they can access the vouchers and information on the scheme, but with a web-based administration function for the HAF team to use in the facilitation of the scheme. The developer will build and maintain this App system, which will be hosted on the Council servers and will remain the property of Gateshead Council, should we wish to sell this on to other public sector organisations (other Local Authorities) to run and manage their own schemes. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/341b8d1a-0b72-4016-a652-81bd5b9f84a0 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | 14 Feb 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 11 Mar 2024 | | Contract period | 13 Mar 2024 - 12 Mar 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £52,600 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £52,600 | | 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 | GATESHEAD COUNCIL | | Locality | GATESHEAD | | Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Postcode | NE8 1HH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside | | Local authority | Gateshead | | Electoral ward | Bridges | | Westminster constituency | Gateshead Central and Whickham | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | NEBULA LABS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 2 Apr 2024 at 14:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/341b8d1a-0b72-4016-a652-81bd5b9f84a0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/341b8d1a-0b72-4016-a652-81bd5b9f84a0 2nd April 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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