--- title: "Holiday Activities and Food Programme 2023-2025" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-cfe10981-b078-4a6d-b14f-76ede8f8eaa2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cfe10981-b078-4a6d-b14f-76ede8f8eaa2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cfe10981-b078-4a6d-b14f-76ede8f8eaa2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cfe10981-b078-4a6d-b14f-76ede8f8eaa2.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM" published: "2023-07-03" --- # Holiday Activities and Food Programme 2023-2025 Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cfe10981-b078-4a6d-b14f-76ede8f8eaa2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cfe10981-b078-4a6d-b14f-76ede8f8eaa2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cfe10981-b078-4a6d-b14f-76ede8f8eaa2.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Newham has initiated a tender, titled "Holiday Activities and Food Programme 2023-2025", in the health and social work services category. The procurement involves coordinating free holiday provision for children eligible for benefits-related free school meals during school holidays. The procurement method is selective, with a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender period ends on 7th August 2023 and the contract period starts on 4th September 2023, lasting until 31st August 2026. The procurement is suitable for small and voluntary sector enterprises. This tender by the London Borough of Newham presents an opportunity for businesses in health and social work services to provide holiday activities and food programmes for eligible children. Organisations that can offer engaging activities, nutritional guidance, and support for children from reception to year 11 may find this tender particularly relevant. The call-off from a framework agreement allows for tailored solutions, making it suitable for SMEs and voluntary sector enterprises that can provide impactful services in this sector. ## 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 2023-2025. 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/7b20d035-68af-4dfd-9545-581b508e1e63 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | 7 Aug 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2023 - 31 Aug 2026 | | 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 | 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 - 3 Jul 2023 at 12:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b20d035-68af-4dfd-9545-581b508e1e63 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b20d035-68af-4dfd-9545-581b508e1e63 3rd July 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.newham.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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