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Published 18 Dec 2024, 11:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Holidays, Activities and Food (HAF) services DPS (SC240025)

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

Dynamic market4 lotsServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Dynamic market estimateValue not publishedmarket-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 27 Jan 2025
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Kent County Council is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme. The HAF programme aims to provide healthy food and enriching activities for children and young people during school holidays. The DPS will be divided into geographical lots covering North, East, South, and West Kent, with opportunities for providers to bid for specific districts or parishes. The programme targets children aged 4-16 who are eligible for benefits-related Free School Meals (FSM).

  • Recurrence: IV.1.3. This procurement does involve the setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) under the Light Touch Regime. DPS Rounds will reopen annually (see ITT letter for further details)

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1North KentRenewal
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The DPS will be reviewed annually and may be renewed based on performance and funding availability. Two contract extensions of up to 12 months are available.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2East KentRenewal
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The DPS will be reviewed annually and may be renewed based on performance and funding availability. Two contract extensions of up to 12 months are available.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3South KentRenewal
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The DPS will be reviewed annually and may be renewed based on performance and funding availability. Two contract extensions of up to 12 months are available.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4West KentRenewal
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The DPS will be reviewed annually and may be renewed based on performance and funding availability. Two contract extensions of up to 12 months are available.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Holidays, Activities and Food (HAF) services DPS (SC240025)” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · IV.1.3. This procurement does involve the setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) under the Light Touch Regime.

DPS Rounds will reopen annually (see ITT letter for further details)

First published
18 Dec 2024, 11:10 GMT
Last source update
18 Dec 2024, 11:10 GMT
Authority reference
DN717964
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-040731
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c908 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Admission period ends
27 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Dec 2024 → 27 Jan 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    18 Dec 2024, 11:10 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    27 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityLocal Authority County Hall, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1XQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria