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title: "SEND Specific Holiday Activities with Healthy Food for Children in Receipt of Benefits-related Free School Meals (Summer 2025)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0514c4"
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buyer: "DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# SEND Specific Holiday Activities with Healthy Food for Children in Receipt of Benefits-related Free School Meals (Summer 2025)

Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0514c4

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## Summary

Durham County Council, a sub-central government public authority, has completed a public procurement contract aimed at delivering SEND Specific Holiday Activities with Healthy Food for Children in Receipt of Benefits-related Free School Meals over the summer of 2025. The contract, awarded under an open competition procurement method, is classified under the health and social work services category. It involves providing services within the County Durham region, with a contract period running from 19th July to 2nd September 2025 and a potential for renewal. The project has been awarded to ALD Hairdressing Training Academy Ltd, an SME based in Birtley, to operate as the supplier for this initiative, which supports school-aged children and aligns with standards set by the Department for Education.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for growth for businesses involved in education, health, and community services, particularly those capable of delivering comprehensive enrichment and physical activities, food provision, and family support services. Businesses with expertise in similar areas or those wishing to expand into health and social services could find this tender particularly appealing. The project's scope and potential for extension may attract SMEs and possibly organisations with experience in working with communities and enhancing child welfare and educational outcomes. Businesses that meet the Department for Education's framework of standards and have the capacity to deliver innovative programmes within these parameters would be well-suited to compete for similar opportunities.

## Notice

The Council wishes to seek multiple Providers to deliver SEND Specific Holiday Activities with Healthy Food for Children in Receipt of Benefits-related Free School Meals within the boundaries of County Durham. This project utilises DfE funding which is for school aged children in receipt of benefits related free school meals. 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

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Successful Providers' contracts, as delivered under the Summer 2025 holiday provision, may be extended/varied to cover delivery in the Christmas school holiday period. At the sole discretion of the Council, providers will be identified and approached for Christmas delivery, this is likely to be dependent on successful achievement from Summer 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035636-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 29 May 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 18 Jul 2025 - 2 Sep 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | £300,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £6,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5WB |
| 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 | Framwellgate and Newton Hall |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | TLC14 Durham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ALD HAIRDRESSING TRAINING ACADEMY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 27 Jun 2025 at 09:26 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035636-2025
- 15 May 2025 at 14:19 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021852-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035636-2025
  27th June 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021852-2025
  15th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://open-uk.org/projects/overview/dc02788a-dc2e-409e-8f6d-37dcf5407c79

## Notice URLs

- http://www.durham.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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