AT1467 Holiday Activity Food Programme for Children
Description: To commission an active partnership to manage. deliver and commission external providers to run a Holiday Activity & Food programme for children who receive free school meals. Grant funded from the DfE. 1. Management - co-ordination, promotion, booking and reporting. 2. Main Provider - running costs, staffing, training, marketing, equipment and catering. 3. External community Providers commissioned and sub-contracted by Main Provider.
Summary: Luton Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the "AT1467 Holiday Activity Food Programme for Children," focused on the services industry category within Luton, United Kingdom. This initiative is backed by a £6,000,000 grant from the Department for Education and aims to manage and deliver holiday activities and food services for children on free school meals. The procurement process invites potential suppliers to engage, with a supplier engagement event scheduled on 30 January 2026 via Microsoft Teams, and interested parties must express their interest by emailing Caroline Sturman at Luton Council by 29 January 2026. The programme's service period is set to commence on 1 July 2026 and will continue through 30 June 2029, with possible renewal options available until 2031.