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title: "Holiday Activity and Food Schemes"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-032c09"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Holiday Activity and Food Schemes

Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032c09

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## Summary

Hampshire County Council is managing the procurement for the "Holiday Activity and Food Schemes" initiative, aimed at funding local authorities to provide free holiday activity schemes in the UKJ3 region. This service-based procurement falls under the CPV classification "Children's holiday-camp services" and targets both children and teenagers. The procurement, based on the open procedure, has progressed to the tender update stage, with substantial funding allocated, as evidenced by a revised procurement value of £20,000,000 excluding VAT. The tender aims to offer structured activity sessions during school holidays, incorporating meals meeting School Food Standards and adhering to educational and safeguarding guidelines. The most recent documentation update occurred on 9th May 2025, following the initial submission period end date on 9th May 2022. Contact for further details is Sarah Cross.

This tender presents considerable opportunities for businesses that specialise in childcare services, youth activities, and nutritional education, especially those with a focus on meeting educational and safeguarding standards. Businesses that can offer innovative and enriching activities or bespoke schemes that cater to different age groups and needs are particularly well-suited to compete. The procurement framework is structured to allow for a diverse range of proposals, from traditional childcare to unique seasonal and community-focused projects. Furthermore, the substantial allocated budget presents an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to expand their offerings and reach a wider audience through partnerships and funding collaborations.

## Notice

The Department for Education (DfE) is funding local authorities to provide free places on holiday activity schemes for one week at Easter and Christmas and for four weeks in the summer school holidays. Every session must include a meal that meets School Food Standards. Every scheme must meet the HAF standards relating to physical and enriching activities, nutritional education for participants and their families, inclusion and safeguarding.

### Lot Information

Childcare Places by Area and by Age

The Department for Education (DfE) is funding local authorities to provide free places on holiday activity schemes for one week at Easter and Christmas and for four weeks in the summer school holidays. Every session must include a meal that meets School Food Standards. Every scheme must meet the HAF standards relating to physical and enriching activities, nutritional education for participants and their families, inclusion and safeguarding. Lot 1: Childcare Places by Area and by Age: Activity sessions must be structured around the age and assessed level of needs of children and young people accessing the service.

Bespoke Specialist Activities/Schemes

Bespoke Specialist Activities/Schemes: Providers within this Lot bid to deliver bespoke projects, which may have a different delivery model from Lot 1 (e.g. camping / residentials, programmes of trips or visits for teenagers, outdoor adventurous activities, cooking, horse-riding, water-based activities or schemes for children with SEND). These projects may be innovative, seasonal or focus on bringing communities together. They may be enriching activities for children that do not fit within a traditional childcare setting. They may be partnership projects that combine HAF funding with other funding streams. For specialist activities, Providers must set out how they will meet relevant national requirements, such as having appropriately qualified staff for, for example, canoeing or horse-riding activities. Activity sessions must be structured around the age and assessed level of needs of children and young people accessing the service. Food must be provided as set out in the specification requirements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020080-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 9 May 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Apr 2022 |
| Contract period | 17 Dec 2022 - 2 Jan 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £10,300,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | WINCHESTER |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO23 8ZB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire |
| Local authority | Winchester |
| Electoral ward | St Michael |
| Westminster constituency | Winchester |
| Delivery location | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | 67; HTTPS://WWW.HANTS.GOV.UK/BUSINESS/PROCUREMENT/CHILDRENS-SERVICES-OPEN-FRAMEWORK-CONTRACTORS; PLEASE REFER TO WEBSITE FOR LIST OF PROVIDERS: HTTPS://WWW.HANTS.GOV.UK/BUSINESS/PROCUREMENT/CHILDRENS-SERVICES-OPEN-FRAMEWORK-CONTRACTORS; PLEASE REFER TO WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.HANTS.GOV.UK/BUSINESS/PROCUREMENT/CHILDRENS-SERVICES-OPEN-FRAMEWORK-CONTRACTORS; PLEASE REFER TO WEBSITE: WWW.HANTS.GOV.UK/BUSINESS/PROCUREMENT/CHILDRENS-SERVICES-OPEN-FRAMEWORK-CONTRACTORS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 55243000 - Children's holiday-camp services
- 85312110 - Child daycare services

## Release History

- 9 May 2025 at 12:42 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020080-2025
- 27 Sep 2022 at 13:22 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027056-2022
- 26 Sep 2022 at 11:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026836-2022
- 11 Apr 2022 at 09:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009582-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hants.gov.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home
- https://www.hants.gov.uk/business/procurement/childrens-services-open-framework-contractors
- https://www.hants.gov.uk/business/procurement/childrens-services-open-framework-contractors-3

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