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title: "Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) Open Framework 01"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0790b1"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Torbay Council"
published: "2026-10-27"
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# Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) Open Framework 01

Buyer: Torbay Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0790b1

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## Summary

Torbay Council plans to establish an open framework of providers for its Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme. Providers will deliver face-to-face holiday activities and food for school-aged children and young people in Torbay who qualify for benefits-related free school meals. Provision is required across Easter, summer, October half-term, Christmas and February half-term holidays. This is a children’s holiday and food service combining supervised activities with food provision, rather than a general catering or leisure contract. The programme is supported by Department for Education grant funding and is intended to help eligible children and young people access food and activities during school holidays. Delivery is in the Torbay area.

The procurement is at planning stage: Torbay Council has described its intention to re-commission the HAF programme through the first stage of a new open framework, but has not yet invited tenders. A virtual market engagement event via Microsoft Teams is planned for 5 November 2026 at 11:00; organisations were asked to register by 4 November 2026 at 14:00. The council expects a further procurement notice on 16 November 2026. The planned contract period runs from 26 March 2027 to 25 March 2035. The estimated value is £4,097,520 excluding VAT (£4,917,024 including VAT). The process is planned as a framework arrangement, with one lot. No award criteria or participation requirements are set out at this stage.

The service is marked as suitable for both small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so local activity providers and community organisations may be well placed to contribute. Providers should be able to offer safe, face-to-face holiday provision for school-aged children and young people, including food alongside engaging activities, across several school holiday periods. Organisations with experience delivering children’s holiday clubs, community services, social support or holiday camps are relevant to the stated scope. The council intends to use the engagement event to explain its vision, proposed changes to delivery, provider requirements and the planned open-framework procurement process. Attending would help prospective providers understand these expectations and prepare for the later competition; the process is not yet at the tender stage. No particular accreditation or qualification is identified in the current plans.

## 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 the next three years, from 2027. 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 Targeted Free School Meals. Local Authorities require face-to-face provision over the following school holidays: Easter Summer October Half Term Christmas; and February Half Term Torbay Council are establishing an Open Framework of HAF Providers to deliver the requirements of the requirements. This is the first framework in the open framework scheme.

### Planning Information

Torbay Council are establishing a new Open Framework for the Holiday Activities and Food Programme. 
The Market Engagement Event is taking place on 05 November 2026 at 1100 and will be hosted virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Torbay Council invites organisations to attend an early market engagement event for the upcoming re-commissioning of Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme Open Framework. Torbay is seeking to procure providers to deliver holiday provision for school aged children and young people who received benefits-related free school meals in the Torbay area. 
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 and updates for HAF provision and 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. 
To reserve your place, please email us with the following information: 
• Name of attendee(s)
• Email address(es) of the attendee(s); and 
• Organisation name
By 04 November 2026 at 1400 at commercial.services@torbay.gov.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101294-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 26 Mar 2027 - 25 Mar 2035 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,097,520 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Torbay Council |
| Locality | TORQUAY |
| Postcode area | 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 |

## 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

- 27 Oct 2026 at 08:41 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101294-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101294-2026
  27th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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