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title: "Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme - Market Event"
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# Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme - Market Event

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/holiday-activities-and-food-haf-programme-market-event-ocds-h6vhtk-068593). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council: "Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme - Market Event". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dudley-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000027)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/holiday-activities-and-food-haf-programme-market-event-ocds-h6vhtk-068593#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-068593`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/holiday-activities-and-food-haf-programme-market-event-ocds-h6vhtk-068593#tl-md)

## Description
Dudley MBC Council would like to invite you to attend our upcoming Market Engagement Event to discuss the future delivery of Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme.
The holiday activities and food (HAF) programme provides healthy meals, enriching activities, and free childcare places to children from low-income families, benefiting their health, wellbeing and learning.
This session will give providers an opportunity to:
•	Hear about the planned approach and timeline for the upcoming procurement exercise
•	Understand key service priorities and anticipated outcomes
•	Ask questions and share feedback to help shape the commissioning model
Date: 27th April 2026
Time: 10am-11am
Venue: Virtual Teams Link

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85000000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035318-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-17T14:33:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T22:18:06.124Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-068593