--- title: "Dudley Holiday Activities & Food Programme 2023" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ae363c1d-94c1-4e64-a747-f8a3fa728f6c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ae363c1d-94c1-4e64-a747-f8a3fa728f6c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ae363c1d-94c1-4e64-a747-f8a3fa728f6c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ae363c1d-94c1-4e64-a747-f8a3fa728f6c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DUDLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2023-08-18" --- # Dudley Holiday Activities & Food Programme 2023 Buyer: DUDLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ae363c1d-94c1-4e64-a747-f8a3fa728f6c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ae363c1d-94c1-4e64-a747-f8a3fa728f6c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ae363c1d-94c1-4e64-a747-f8a3fa728f6c.json) ## Summary The Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council has issued a tender for the Dudley Holiday Activities & Food Programme 2023. This tender aims to find a lead support provider to deliver suitable activities for children in the Dudley Borough. The procurement process is currently in the 'open' stage, with a tender period ending on September 18, 2023. The contract period is scheduled to start on October 2, 2023, and end on March 31, 2025. The services category for this tender is 'Other community, social and personal services', and the location specified is in the West Midlands. This opportunity for the Dudley Holiday Activities & Food Programme 2023 would be suitable for businesses involved in community services and catering. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. Businesses should focus on offering inclusive and quality services to cater to the needs of children and young people in the Dudley Borough. The procurement process follows an open procedure above threshold, providing a fair chance for eligible businesses to compete and contribute to community welfare. ## Notice Dudley is looking for a lead support provider who will facilitate the delivery of appropriate activity that will achieve the outputs and wherever possible the outcomes required of the HAF programme by the Department for Education (DfE). The expectation is that the support provider will, as a minimum, lead on: a) the promotion of the offer to both current and new providers as well as in appropriate communities (Both geographical and thematic) b) managing all elements of the Grant programme within the HAF financial envelope, ensuring that it is fully inclusive (covering age, ability, ethnic minority communities) and that the amount of grant distributed is maximised to achieve the greatest impact in relation to: i) numbers that access the activities on offer ii) other outputs achieved and iii) contribution to longitudinal outcomes at both the micro and macro level c) ensuring it is available to the appropriate children and young people across the Borough and what is offered meets the various needs that prevail d) maximising the quality of what is offered by ensuring that third party providers who have received grants meet the requirements stipulated by the DfE e) undertake mystery shopping principles, through sampling, around the delivery of different activities resourced via the overarching grant to ensure that the quality of delivery is of a required standard f) Identifying added value opportunities that include but are not limited too those identified on page 4 of the Specification g) The ongoing development and delivery of a steering group whereby appropriate membership and attendance, including that from the Council, is evident h) the production of associated reports as required by the DfE's terms of grant i) support the Council as needed around all statistical and narrative returns to the DfE terms of grant All of the Programme delivery must be based on the National HAF Guidance Model which is accessible via the link identified below: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/holiday-activities-and-food-programme/holiday-activities-and-food-programme-2023 The primary purpose of the HAF grant that each local authority receives from the DfE is to make free places at holiday clubs available in Easter, Summer and Christmas to children and young people in the Dudley Borough who receive benefits-related free school meals. The age range of children and young people who can access the HAF offer is for children and young people from reception to Year 11 (inclusive) The aim of the services offered during these three main holiday periods is to ensure that children and young people that are entitled to Free School Meals (FSM) have access to activities at no additional cost to their families. In addition there is also the ability to facilitate access to the HAF provision to other vulnerable children and young people that do not currently access FSM. Additional information: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/blackcountryportal/aspx/LoginHelp Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : DFE funding Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51eab1e2-93fb-4509-b782-b3ee1f5a37aa | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Aug 2023 | | Submission deadline | 18 Sep 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Oct 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | DUDLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | WEST MIDLANDS | | Post town | Dudley | | Postcode | DY1 1HF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG36 Dudley | | Local authority | Dudley | | Electoral ward | St. James's | | Westminster constituency | Dudley | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 18 Aug 2023 at 08:42 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51eab1e2-93fb-4509-b782-b3ee1f5a37aa - 18 Aug 2023 at 08:42 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51eab1e2-93fb-4509-b782-b3ee1f5a37aa - 18 Aug 2023 at 08:41 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51eab1e2-93fb-4509-b782-b3ee1f5a37aa - 18 Aug 2023 at 08:38 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51eab1e2-93fb-4509-b782-b3ee1f5a37aa ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51eab1e2-93fb-4509-b782-b3ee1f5a37aa 18th August 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/blackcountryportal/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - http://www.dudley.gov.uk - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/blackcountryportal/aspx/LoginHelp - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/holiday-activities-and-food-programme/holiday-activities-and-food-programme-2023 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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