Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF)
Description: Dudley's approach to the HAF has been one of collaboration, in terms of delivering the national vision with local focus, and delivery has placed engagement with voluntary and community organisations and wider sectors at its heart. This has been to ensure the outputs required of the programme from the Department for Education (DfE) for HAF are achieved. The purpose of this contract is to appoint a Lead Delivery Partner to coordinate the HAF programme, administer grants, ensure compliance, and maximise outcomes, quality and reach.
Summary: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a lead delivery partner for its Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF). The contract is for community, child and young people’s welfare and social services, supporting delivery of the national HAF vision with a local focus. The partner will coordinate the programme, administer grants, ensure delivery complies with Department for Education requirements, and maximise outcomes, quality and reach. The approach is based on collaboration with voluntary and community organisations and wider sectors, so the work will suit organisations able to operate across a local partnership network. Services are for Dudley and are commissioned by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. The opportunity is a single service requirement rather than separate lots, covering programme coordination and oversight of the local HAF delivery model.