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Official procurement procedure
Activate Essex Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) 2026-2028
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£15,000,000
Submission deadline 6 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Essex County Council: "Activate Essex Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) 2026-2028". Published status: complete. Published value: £15,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Essex County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 6 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £15,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Essex County Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Essex County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
84.1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Cubic Transportation Systems LimitedTop vendor: 48% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 94 active published awards; 37 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Cubic Transportation Systems Limited | 1 win | £385,600 |
| MICHAELS PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED | 1 win | £166,666 |
| RACKSPACE LIMITED | 1 win | £151,843 |
| PODARIS LIMITED | 1 win | £72,000 |
| KJR Contracts Limited | 1 win | £26,820 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityEssex County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published10 Apr 2026, 15:35 BST | Last source update10 Apr 2026, 15:35 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05ed1e | ||
What is being bought
The Department for Education has provided Essex County Council with funding in order to deliver the holiday activity and food programme (HAF) across Essex during the Easter, Summer and Winter school holidays. Active Essex will be managing the programme on behalf of Essex County Council.
Active Essex and Essex County Council will also be managing the HAF programme on behalf of Thurrock Council. Across Essex and Thurrock the programme is called Essex ActvAte Essex ActivAte will engage and support young people and families who are eligible for benefits based free school meals and families most in need.
The programme will provide free and inclusive holiday clubs across the county that will include a range of fun physical
and enrichment activities, a free nutritious meal, nutritional education and mentoring and support for the young person and whole family. The programme aims to improve health generally, including, crucially, mental health and aim to provide the families with the knowledge and support to live healthier, happier lives.
Bidders will be awarded funding from the overall grant fund to deliver their projects.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
10 Apr 2026, 15:35 BST - tender value changed
30 Mar 2026, 16:40 BST - Status changed to complete
30 Mar 2026, 16:40 BST - Official notice release published
30 Mar 2026, 16:40 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
30 Mar 2026, 16:40 BST - Published value updated to £15,000,000
2 Dec 2025, 14:55 GMT - Status changed to active
2 Dec 2025, 14:55 GMT - Official notice release published
2 Dec 2025, 14:55 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 6 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
2 Dec 2025, 14:55 GMT - Buyer information updated
2 Dec 2025, 14:55 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
10 Apr 2026, 15:35 BST - Submission deadline
6 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 31 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST · £15,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards 3FOOD4U, A Q BASKETBALL CIC, ACE MUSIC THERAPY CIC, ACTIVE CHRISTIAN TRUST (THE MEGACENTRE), ACTIVE ESSEX FOUNDATION, ARTS OUTBURST, ATF SOUTHEND, BRAINTREE DISTRICT MUSEUM TRUST, BURNHAM RAMBLERS FOOTBALL CLUB LTD, BUTTERFLIES CLUB C.I.C., BWild Adventures, C KNIGHT DANCE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED, CAMP 4 CHAMPS LIMITED, CAST A THOUGHT CIC, CHAFFORD TOTS TO TEENS CHILDCARE SERVICES LTD Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Activate Essex Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) 2026-2028 £15,000,000 · signed 31 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 Jan 2029, 23:59 GMT |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
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Essex County Council
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