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title: "Holiday Activities and Food Service (HAF)"
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# Holiday Activities and Food Service (HAF)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/holiday-activities-and-food-service-haf-ocds-h6vhtk-05e56e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Liverpool City Council: "Holiday Activities and Food Service (HAF)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £490,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Liverpool City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-city-council-ons-e08000012)
- **Published Value:** £490,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 December 2025 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD72
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £489,763 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/holiday-activities-and-food-service-haf-ocds-h6vhtk-05e56e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e56e`

## 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-service-haf-ocds-h6vhtk-05e56e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2Fregister)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/holiday-activities-and-food-service-haf-ocds-h6vhtk-05e56e#participate

## Description
Liverpool City Council has commissioned a Provider to deliver the HAF Programme, funded by the Department for Education, to support children and young people (Reception to Year 11) eligible for benefits-related free school meals. The programme provides healthy meals, enriching activities, and free holiday childcare during Easter, Summer, and Christmas school holidays.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £490,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 31/05/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MERSEYSIDE PLAY ACTION COUNCIL**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-60070`
  - Value: £489,763 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 11/02/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £489,763
  - Signed Date: 27/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F075643-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-03T13:51:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T07:20:15.637Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e56e