Official UK procurement notice
Coordination of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme in Somerset
Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)
The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme is a Department for Education (DfE) funded initiative aimed at providing enriching activities and healthy meals to children eligible for benefits-related Free School Meals (FSM) during school holidays. Somerset Council seeks a delivery partner to coordinate the HAF programme across the county from April 2026 to March 2029.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCoordination of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme in Somerset
The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme is a Department for Education (DfE) funded initiative aimed at providing enriching activities and healthy meals to children eligible for benefits-related Free School Meals (FSM) during school holidays. Somerset Council seeks a delivery partner to coordinate the HAF programme across the county from April 2026 to March 2029.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£450,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Nov 2025, 12:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Nov 2025, 12:03 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
EPRO1000318 / ERFX1002481- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070395- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Coordination of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme in Somerset
EPRO1000318 / ERFX1002481
Timeline
3 Nov 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published364 days ago3 Nov 2025, 12:03 GMT
- Submission deadline333 days ago4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by305 days ago31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts305 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published3 Nov 2025, 12:03 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Coordination of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme in Somerset EPRO1000318 / ERFX1002481
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender