Awarded· 8 Apr 2025
Gloucestershire Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF)
Gloucestershire County Council · Gloucester, South West
Gloucestershire County Council has awarded Gloucestershire Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF). It is a contract for other health and social care in Gloucester.
Source: Find a Tender, published 24 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 09:46
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About this tender
In brief
Gloucestershire County Council has awarded Gloucestershire Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF). It is a contract for other health and social care in Gloucester. It was awarded on 8 April 2025. The contract value is £1,003,101. It is split across 3 lots.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 24 April 2025. The notice number is 016700-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0506c7.
Summary of the contracting process
Gloucestershire County Council has completed the award stage for the Gloucestershire Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF), under the health and social work services sector. This procurement focuses on providing activities and food for children eligible for Free School Meals during school holidays. The projects are regionally distributed across locations such as Gloucester City, Cheltenham Borough, and others in the UKK1 region.
The contract extension's value is estimated at £1,700,000, to accommodate necessary additional services from existing suppliers within a framework agreement that follows a negotiated procedure without prior competition due to technical reasons and potential economic inconvenience.
Both larger organisations and SMEs across the region can apply to join the framework agreement during the extension, subject to assessment periods aligned with the HAF seasonal calendar, thus allowing a diverse range of businesses to contribute to and grow through this community-centred initiative.
The notice in full
he Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF) is funded by the Department for Education to deliver activities and food to children and young people eligible for benefits related Free School Meals (FSM) during the three main school holiday periods.
In Gloucestershire we are establishing a modified framework which has three lots: Lot 1 Six District Leads to cover Gloucester City; Cheltenham Borough; Tewkesbury District; Forest of Dean District; Stroud District and the Cotswolds, who will develop and deliver the programme each District. Only one provider may be appointed per district, providers can bid for more than one district.
Lot 2 Activity Providers to cover Gloucester City; Cheltenham Borough; Tewkesbury District; Forest of Dean District; Stroud District and the Cotswolds, working with District leads who will develop and deliver the programme each District and countywide providers. Multiple providers may be appointed per district, providers can bid for more than one district.
Lot 3 Specialist SEND providers to cover Gloucester City; Cheltenham Borough; Tewkesbury District; Forest of Dean District; Stroud District and the Cotswolds, working with District leads who will develop and deliver the programme each District. Multiple providers may be appointed per district, providers can bid for more than one district.
Please note that while Lots 2 and 3 will allow new applications to be submitted, they will only be assessed three times a year, approximately 10 weeks before the next HAF holiday.
Lots (3)
- 01
Six District Leads to cover Gloucester City; Cheltenham Borough; Tewkesbury District; Forest of Dean District; Stroud District and the Cotswolds,
- 02
Activity Providers to cover Gloucester City; Cheltenham Borough; Tewkesbury District; Forest of Dean District; Stroud District and the Cotswolds,
- 03
Specialist SEND providers to cover Gloucester City; Cheltenham Borough; Tewkesbury District; Forest of Dean District; Stroud District and the Cotswolds
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 3
- Number of suppliers
- 62
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large, SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £1,003,101
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
Not stated in the notice: lots.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 016700-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0506c7
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Gloucester
- Town
- Gloucester
- Postcode
- GL1 2TG
- Electoral ward
- Westgate
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Delivery area
- Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area, TLK13 Gloucestershire CC
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Gloucestershire CC
- Area
- Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Gloucestershire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Rhiannon Wardle
- Address
- Gloucester, GL1 2TG · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Gloucestershire Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF)
Who won the Gloucestershire Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) contract?
The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.
How much is the Gloucestershire Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) contract worth?
The contract value is £1,003,101, split across 3 lots.
Who is the buyer for Gloucestershire Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF)?
Gloucestershire County Council, based in Gloucester, South West. The named contact is Rhiannon Wardle.
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