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title: "Holiday Activities and Food Programme 22-25"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-032571"
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buyer: "BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL"
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# Holiday Activities and Food Programme 22-25

Buyer: BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032571

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## Summary

The Bedford Borough Council is currently conducting a procurement process for the "Holiday Activities and Food Programme 22-25," aimed at delivering holiday services for children aged 5-17 in Bedford who are eligible for Income Related Free School Meals. This initiative will also cater to Looked After Children and families with no recourse to public funding. The procurement method employed is selective, following a restricted procedure that utilises a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (ps-DPS). The contract value is set at £1,500,000. The tender period concludes on 22nd April 2022, and the contract period is scheduled to commence on 7th June 2022, lasting until 6th June 2025. Interested parties can submit their bids electronically through the specified platform.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses in the service sector, particularly those that specialise in children's holiday camps and bespoke activity programmes. Companies capable of delivering regular activity sessions, family activities, or bespoke sporting and creative arts projects are well-positioned to compete for this contract. By partnering with Bedford Borough Council, successful bidders will have the chance to expand their service offerings while positively impacting the local community by providing essential support and activities for vulnerable children during school holidays.

## Notice

Bedford Borough Council ('the Council') has received government funding to deliver the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) for children and young people in the Borough who are aged 5-17, are a resident of Bedford Borough and who are eligible for Income Related Free School Meals (FSM). The HAF programme will also be accessible for Looked after Children (LAC) and children of families that have no recourse to public funding within Bedford Borough.To commission multiple providers, the Authority is setting up a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (ps-DPS), a process similar to that described in Regulations 34 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). However, the Authority reserves the right to deviate from the formalities of the procedure given the flexibilities permitted by the regulation 74 - 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) in the conduct of procurements for the 'Light Touch Regime' (LTR).

### Lot Information

Lot 1 - Regular Activity Delivery Model

For bidders who already will be delivering an activity programme as contained within the specification over any Easter, Summer, and Christmas holiday periods and are able to offer sessions free of charge to children eligible for income related Free School Meals, and subsequently recharge the cost of these sessions to the Council.

Lot 2 - Bespoke Activity Delivery Model

Bidders within this Lot will be expected to work with the Council to develop and commission bespoke projects which may have a slightly different delivery model from Lot 1 (e.g. family activities, residential, bespoke sporting or creative arts provision). These projects will be designed for children who are eligible for Free School Meals as well as children who are considered by the BBC as vulnerable or in need of this provision.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007895-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Apr 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 6 Jun 2022 - 6 Jun 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 | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | BEDFORD |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK42 9AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH24 Bedford |
| Local authority | Bedford |
| Electoral ward | Cauldwell |
| Westminster constituency | Bedford |
| Delivery location | TLH East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

### Codes

- 55241000 - Holiday centre services
- 55243000 - Children's holiday-camp services

## Release History

- 23 Mar 2022 at 15:42 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007895-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bedford.gov.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Home

## Provenance

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