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title: "CSC25164 Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) Open Framework"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d232"
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# CSC25164 Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) Open Framework

Buyer: TORBAY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d232

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## Summary

Torbay Council is leading a procurement process for the "CSC25164 Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) Open Framework" aimed at providing services over school holidays to children eligible for free school meals. The programme, supported by grant funding from the Department for Education (DfE), is set to roll out in 2026 with a focus on ensuring access to food and social activities for around 5,451 eligible children in Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, and broader regions categorised under UKK42. The procurement stage is at the award phase with a contract signature scheduled for 2nd March 2026. The contract is structured as an open framework scheme that spans from 3rd April 2026 to 2nd April 2027, with options for renewal contingent on continued DfE funding.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses in the children's holiday camp industry, particularly SMEs and VCSE organisations, offering services that include social care, community, and personal services. Suppliers with expertise in these areas, such as BreadForLife.Ltd and Turning Heads-Changing Perceptions and Lives CIC, stand to benefit from participating in this framework. The procurement is conducted through an open procedure, giving all capable providers unrestricted access to bidding documents, thus enabling a competitive landscape for service delivery improvements. Companies well-suited for the tender are those that can fulfil commitments in isolation and comply with outlined economic and technical criteria, contributing to the community's social welfare and educational needs through flexible service delivery.

## Notice

Torbay Council has been successful in obtaining grant funding by the Department for Education (DfE) to roll out a Holiday Activities and Food Programme for 2026. The purpose of the funding is to ensure that children and young people have access to food and activities over the school holiday periods where they are eligible for Free School Meals. Local Authorities require face-to-face provision over the school holidays. The number of children / young people eligible for the provision is estimated to be around 5,451. As a minimum, it's expected that roughly 20-25% of those eligible will take up the offer per School Holiday. Torbay Council are procuring an open framework of providers for this requirement. The time period of the framework and the reopening arrangements are subject to confirmed funding from the DfE

### Lot Information

Lot 1 - Torquay Based Sites

Lot 1 - HAF Provision at Torquay Based Sites

Lot 2 - Paignton Based Sites

Lot 2 - HAF Provision at Paignton Based Sites

Lot 3 Brixham Based Sites

Lot 3 - HAF provision at Brixham Based Sites

Lot 4 - Provision for 13-16 year olds

Lot 4 - Specific HAF provision for 13-16 year olds

Lot 5 - Provision for Children with Complex Send

Lot 5 - Specific HAF provision at for Children with Complex SEND

### Planning Information

Torbay Council is seeking to invite the market to participate in a market engagement event for the provision of Holiday Activities and Food Programme. 
This event will provide the opportunity for organisations to learn more about Torbay’s Council’s vision for the provision and understand changes that are being proposed to the delivery of HAF. The event will cover the following areas for discussion: 
- To provide an overview of Torbay Council’s current proposals for HAF provision and the requirements providers will need to adhere to in their delivery. 
- To provide an overview of the procurement process, further details of an open framework and procurement timeframe. 
Providers can access further information on the Market Event and how to book a place by accessing the opportunity on www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk under reference DN795225.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015996-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Future notice date | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Award date | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 2 Apr 2026 - 2 Apr 2027 |
| Recurrence | 2026-12-02 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,000,000 |
| Lots value | £3,844,800 |
| Awards value | £312,119 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TORBAY COUNCIL |
| Locality | TORQUAY |
| Post town | Torquay |
| Postcode | TQ1 3DR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK42 Torbay |
| Local authority | Torbay |
| Electoral ward | Tormohun |
| Westminster constituency | Torbay |
| Delivery location | TLK42 Torbay |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 9 |
| Supplier names | ACHIEVE4ALL; BREADFORLIFE.LTD; KINETIC SPORTS GROUP; PLYMOUTH ARGYLE FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST; PRO-COACHING EDUCATION; SHEAR SOCCER; TALEBLAZERS; TORQUAY UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST; TURNING HEADS-CHANGING PERCEPTIONS AND LIVES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 55243000 - Children's holiday-camp services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 23 Feb 2026 at 11:32 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015996-2026
- 3 Dec 2025 at 09:48 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079187-2025
- 23 Oct 2025 at 09:42 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067713-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015996-2026
  23rd February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079187-2025
  3rd December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067713-2025
  23rd October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
  In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the Tender Documents, the Authority is providing the documents in PDF in the Opportunities Area of the ProContract e-tendering portal at https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ In order to access amendable versions of the documents and to submit a response, Applicants must be registered as Suppliers on ProContract. Applicants should then express an interest in the opportunity and download the Work and Excel format documents for completion and submission.

## Notice URLs

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

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