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title: "Holiday, Activities and Food (HAF) Programme - Round 4"
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# Holiday, Activities and Food (HAF) Programme - Round 4

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/holiday-activities-and-food-haf-programme-round-4-ocds-h6vhtk-06d140). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Southend-on-Sea City Council: "Holiday, Activities and Food (HAF) Programme - Round 4". Published status: active. Published Value: £5,040,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procurement.southend.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Southend-on-Sea City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southend-on-sea-city-council-ons-e06000033)
- **Published Value:** £5,040,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH31
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/holiday-activities-and-food-haf-programme-round-4-ocds-h6vhtk-06d140#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06d140`

## 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-round-4-ocds-h6vhtk-06d140#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procurement.southend.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocurement.southend.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/holiday-activities-and-food-haf-programme-round-4-ocds-h6vhtk-06d140#participate

## Description
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 second round will close at 12 Noon on Friday 25th September  2026. Please view the documents here: https://procontract.due-north.com (https://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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £5,040,000

- **Contract Period:** 06/11/2026 to 30/11/2028
- **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%2F069360-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-22T15:45:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T10:40:49.551Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06d140