Holiday, Activities and Food (HAF) Programme - Round 3

Southend-on-Sea City Council are seeking to add additional suppliers to join the Framework Agreement for the provision of Holiday Activity and Food Programme Services (HAF) in Southend-on Sea.

The Healthy Activities and Food programme (HAF) has been funded by the Department for Education to deliver activities and food to vulnerable children during school holiday periods.

The provision must be used to provide access to holiday activity programmes as follows:

• At least 4 hours for 4 days a week for 4 weeks the Summer, and a week in Easter and a week at Christmas
• Inclusive and accessible provision
• Provision offered to all Benefits related FSM children of statutory school age in Southend-on-Sea.

The minimum standards for the delivery of high quality provision include healthy food (meeting the school food standards) enriching activities, physical activities, nutritional education, and for children to:

• Eat more healthily
• Be more active
• Take part in engaging and enriching activities
• Be safe and not isolated
• Have greater knowledge of health and nutrition
• Be more engaged with school and other services
• Have greater knowledge and awareness of the holiday club provision

Further details in respect of this tender opportunity is contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation pack, suppliers are invited to view the documents and submit their tender to join the Framework and the third round will close at 12 Noon on Friday 1st May 2026.

Please view the documents here:

procontract.due-north.com ↗ (procontract.due-north.com ↗) with the reference DN773627.

The contracting authority is Southend-on-Sea City Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation.