--- title: "Provision of School Holiday Activities and Healthy Food Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7bf29b0e-95b5-4c37-9307-449aa3b755c5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7bf29b0e-95b5-4c37-9307-449aa3b755c5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7bf29b0e-95b5-4c37-9307-449aa3b755c5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7bf29b0e-95b5-4c37-9307-449aa3b755c5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2021-06-11" --- # Provision of School Holiday Activities and Healthy Food Services Buyer: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7bf29b0e-95b5-4c37-9307-449aa3b755c5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7bf29b0e-95b5-4c37-9307-449aa3b755c5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7bf29b0e-95b5-4c37-9307-449aa3b755c5.json) ## Summary Oxfordshire County Council is initiating a tender process titled "Provision of School Holiday Activities and Healthy Food Services," aimed at forming an Approved Provider List to support holiday programmes for disadvantaged children across Oxfordshire during the 2021 and potentially 2022 periods. The competitive tender follows an open procurement method, with an expected contract value of £2.7 million. The tender period closes on 22 June 2021, and successful providers may begin service delivery as early as 23 July 2021, continuing until the end of December 2022. The procurement focuses on health and social work services, alongside recreational, cultural, and sporting services, targeting various districts within the region. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses keen to expand their offerings to the education and welfare sectors. Companies providing services such as holiday activities, sports coaching, arts and cultural programmes, or healthy food services would be particularly well-suited to apply. Opportunities exist for both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) to join the Approved Provider List, thereby enhancing their visibility and engagement within the community while contributing to the welfare of local children and families. ## Notice Oxfordshire County Council invites Applicants to tender to join an Approved Provider List (APL) to support the provision of School Holiday Activities and Healthy Food Services (HAF) across Oxfordshire for 2021 and (subject to funding) 2022. The Department for Education is providing funding to local authorities to coordinate a programme that provides healthy food and enriching activities to disadvantaged children during the Easter, Summer and Christmas Holidays during 2021 and potentially the same periods in 2022, subject to funding. All children in Oxfordshire who receive benefits related Free School Meals will be eligible to attend a holiday programme. Oxfordshire County Council are looking to engage with a wide network of community-based organisations, including existing holiday care providers, schools, childminders, sports coaching, creative and performing arts providers and many others. Our vision is that the Oxfordshire Holiday Activity and Food Programme will provide high quality opportunities for children, young people, carers/parents that enable all who attend to have good experiences that offer enriched, social engagement, with food. In addition to delivering these experiences, providers are expected to ensure that families can receive advice, guidance and support over the holiday periods of Summer, Easter and Christmas as well as 2022. Activities must last for a minimum of 4 hours per day, for at least 4 days a week, and for 4 weeks in the summer. For the Christmas period there must be a minimum of 4 hours per day, for at least 4 days a week. Healthy meals must also be provided We want to commission a rich and diverse programme of activities delivered by organisations form the private, voluntary and public sector that respond to local need draws in the wider community and is delivered in a variety of ways. The Council is seeking to secure a skilled, flexible set of Service Providers it can use as necessary. Acceptance onto the APL does not guarantee business to any approved Service Provider. There are five geographical location 'Lots' being Cherwell District (North Oxfordshire), South Oxfordshire District, Vale of White Horse District, Oxford District (City) and West Oxfordshire District ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d5aa6fa-8052-4de3-921a-eacb238c5d2d | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | 22 Jun 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 22 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,700,000 | | 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 | OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | OXFORD | | Post town | Oxford | | Postcode | OX1 1ND | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | | Local authority | Oxford | | Electoral ward | Osney & St Thomas | | Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ## Release History - 11 Jun 2021 at 03:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d5aa6fa-8052-4de3-921a-eacb238c5d2d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d5aa6fa-8052-4de3-921a-eacb238c5d2d 11th June 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=77270fc3-52ca-eb11-810c-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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