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title: "Holiday Activities with Healthy Food for Children in Receipt of Benefits-related Free School Meals (2025)"
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# Holiday Activities with Healthy Food for Children in Receipt of Benefits-related Free School Meals (2025)

Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ff4d80c6-526d-4785-8bcf-4341c764a321

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## Summary

Durham County Council is inviting bids for the provision of holiday activities with healthy food for children in receipt of benefits-related free school meals within County Durham. This tender, listed under the industry category "Education and training services" with additional classifications for recreational and community services, seeks multiple providers to deliver sessions during the Easter holidays of 2025. The procurement process is in the tender stage, with the submission deadline set for 5 March 2025, and the contract period extending from 12 April 2025 to 31 December 2025. The procurement method is an open procedure above the threshold, and the total contract value is estimated at £1,500,000.

This tender presents an excellent growth opportunity for businesses in the education, recreation, and community services sectors. Ideal candidates would include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) that can provide a range of activities and food services that meet the Department for Education’s (DfE) framework of standards. In addition to fostering business growth, providers have the chance to secure extended contracts covering summer and Christmas periods based on their performance. This potential for sustained engagement offers a pathway for stable revenue and sustained community impact for capable and committed providers.

## Notice

The Council wishes to seek multiple Providers to deliver Holiday Activities with Healthy Food for Children in Receipt of Benefits-related Free School Meals within the boundaries of County Durham. All providers must meet DfE framework of standards as below: * Food Provision * Enrichment Activities * Physical Activities * Increasing Awareness of Healthy Eating, healthy lifestyles, and positive behaviours * Signposting and referrals and supporting families * Safeguarding * Policies and Procedures This project utilises DfE funding which is for school aged children in receipt of benefits related free school meals. Sessions do not need to be exclusively for children in receipt benefits-related Free School Meals. Alternative funding may be sourced by the organisation to fund children ineligible for DfE funding i.e parents/carers may be charged for sessions by the activity organisation. Providers will be asked to bid and submit a proposal for Easter Holidays 2025. Successful Providers' contracts, as delivered under the Easter 2025 holiday provision, may be extended/varied to cover delivery in the Summer and Christmas school holiday period. At the sole discretion of the Council, providers will be identified and approached for Summer and subsequently Christmas delivery, this is likely to be dependent on successful achievement from Easter 2025 delivery under this contract and Commissioners professional judgement. If Successful Providers meet the threshold that the Commissioner deems as successful delivery, they will be emailed a proposal form for completion for the next school holiday period. The same evaluation criteria will be applied to the subsequent proposals. There is also a possibility that DCC may acquire funding from different sources that may be used for main school holidays, half term holidays or funding for participants to attend that are not in receipt of Benefits-related Free School Meals. Where this is the case successful providers will be updated regarding the scope of delivery. Tender Documents can be accessed free of charge at www.open-uk.org

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7a16e6ff-b816-4cb5-b103-1c75e290dab1 |
| 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 | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 11 Apr 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,500,000 |
| 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 | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5UQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Neville's Cross |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 12 Feb 2025 at 12:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7a16e6ff-b816-4cb5-b103-1c75e290dab1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7a16e6ff-b816-4cb5-b103-1c75e290dab1
  12th February 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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