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# CO0587 - Essex ActivAte Programme (HAF) 2025

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/co0587-essex-activate-programme-haf-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04db1b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex County Council: "CO0587 - Essex ActivAte Programme (HAF) 2025". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012)
- **Published Value:** £4,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 February 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Holiday centre and holiday home services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Awarded Value:** £3,842,524 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04db1b`

## Before you bid
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/co0587-essex-activate-programme-haf-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04db1b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/co0587-essex-activate-programme-haf-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04db1b#participate

## Description
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.
We are looking for delivery partners or consortiums who can lead and deliver Essex ActivAte clubs
across Essex and Thurrock during the main school holidays.
Maximum funding per project is £300,000

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £4,200,000
- **Description:** 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 program...
- **Contract Period:** 06/04/2025 to 27/02/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 011404-2025-CO0587 - Essex ActivAte Programme (HAF) 2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **3food4U, ACE MUSIC THERAPY CIC, ACTIVE ESSEX Foundation (+97 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-141906`, `GB-FTS-141907`, `GB-FTS-141908`, `GB-FTS-141912`, `GB-FTS-141914`, `GB-FTS-141909`, `GB-FTS-141910`, `GB-FTS-141911`, `GB-FTS-141913`, `GB-FTS-141917`, `GB-FTS-141918`, `GB-FTS-141919`, `GB-FTS-141932`, `GB-FTS-141920`, `GB-FTS-141921`, `GB-FTS-141922`, `GB-FTS-141923`, `GB-FTS-141924`, `GB-FTS-141925`, `GB-FTS-141992`, `GB-FTS-141926`, `GB-FTS-141927`, `GB-FTS-141928`, `GB-FTS-141929`, `GB-FTS-141930`, `GB-FTS-141931`, `GB-FTS-141933`, `GB-FTS-141934`, `GB-FTS-141935`, `GB-COH:08132688`, `GB-FTS-141938`, `GB-FTS-141937`, `GB-FTS-141939`, `GB-FTS-141940`, `GB-FTS-141941`, `GB-FTS-183030`, `GB-FTS-141943`, `GB-FTS-141944`, `GB-FTS-141945`, `GB-FTS-141947`, `GB-FTS-141946`, `GB-FTS-141915`, `GB-FTS-141949`, `GB-FTS-141950`, `GB-FTS-141955`, `GB-FTS-141952`, `GB-FTS-141953`, `GB-FTS-141954`, `GB-FTS-141956`, `GB-FTS-141958`, `GB-FTS-141959`, `GB-FTS-141957`, `GB-FTS-141960`, `GB-FTS-141961`, `GB-FTS-141962`, `GB-FTS-141963`, `GB-FTS-141964`, `GB-COH:14753736`, `GB-FTS-141965`, `GB-FTS-99829`, `GB-FTS-141966`, `GB-FTS-141967`, `GB-FTS-141968`, `GB-FTS-141974`, `GB-FTS-141969`, `GB-FTS-141970`, `GB-FTS-141971`, `GB-FTS-141972`, `GB-FTS-141975`, `GB-FTS-141976`, `GB-FTS-141977`, `GB-FTS-155023`, `GB-FTS-141979`, `GB-FTS-141980`, `GB-FTS-141982`, `GB-FTS-141981`, `GB-FTS-141984`, `GB-FTS-141983`, `GB-FTS-141985`, `GB-COH:13132992`, `GB-FTS-141986`, `GB-FTS-141988`, `GB-COH:10705253`, `GB-COH:15296794`, `GB-FTS-141998`, `GB-FTS-141999`, `GB-FTS-142001`, `GB-FTS-141989`, `GB-FTS-141991`, `GB-FTS-141993`, `GB-FTS-141994`, `GB-COH:X338EBHC`, `GB-FTS-141996`, `GB-FTS-142000`, `GB-FTS-140549`, `GB-FTS-142003`, `GB-FTS-142004`, `GB-FTS-141948`, `GB-FTS-141951`, `GB-COH:09423090`
  - Value: £3,842,524 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 011404-2025-CO0587 - Essex ActivAte Programme (HAF) 2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,842,524
  - Signed Date: 05/03/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011405-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-26T16:50:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T00:22:13.036Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04db1b