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CBC-1339-DPS-SR Holiday Activities and Food Programme Dynamic Purchasing System

Child daycare services
Children's holiday-camp services
Welfare services for children and young people
+1 more
East of England (UKH25)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published4
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 22:14 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
4lots
4 lots · 4 published items
2 published CPV families
Decision Velocity
~83 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 83 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£2,800,000
Contract/award value: £2,800,000
12 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
10 bids
8 SME bids · 10 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 55)
Based on 2,294 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
29.01%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
4 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
83 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 55)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Aspens Services LtdCRN: 06561073
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Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd, trading as ChartwellsCRN: 02114954
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CATER LINK LIMITEDCRN: 03732298
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Caterlink
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Innovate Services LtdCRN: 06420662
13 contracts£35,180,972At ceiling / not disclosed
MiquillCRN: 06886456
12 contracts£494,815,433-26.7% below budget
MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 07717083
10 contracts£833,231,093At ceiling / not disclosed
abm Catering LtdCRN: 04168334
10 contracts£14,983,641-43.5% below budget
Accent Catering LtdCRN: 04298350
9 contracts£296,794,459-29% below budget
Innovate Services LtdCRN: 06420662
9 contracts£84,181,468-18.8% below budget
Evidence coverage
8/12 core inputs published
Framework procedure
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
CBC-1339-DPS-SR-1 Holiday Activities and Food Programme Dynamic Purchasing System August 2022 ReopeningCentral Bedfordshire Council · 3 Feb 2023, 10:59 GMT
Value not published
same CPV family
same authority
same region
matching published text
CBC-1339-DPS-SR-2 Holiday Activities and Food Programme Dynamic Purchasing System (January 2023 Re-opening)Central Bedfordshire Council · 3 Jan 2023, 12:36 GMT
Value not published
same CPV family
same authority
same region
matching published text
Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme FrameworkLondon Borough of Hounslow · 7 Sept 2026, 16:57 BST
£807,200
same CPV family
CCS067 Provision of Derbyshire Holiday Activities and Food ProgrammeDerbyshire County Council · 28 Aug 2026, 14:26 BST
£8,340,930
same CPV family
Adult Supported Living - Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) Phase 13South Lanarkshire Council · 3 Sept 2026, 14:39 BST
£225,000,000
same CPV family
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Central Bedfordshire Council: "CBC-1339-DPS-SR Holiday Activities and Food Programme Dynamic Purchasing System". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Central Bedfordshire Council
Market Analytics
View Authority Profile →
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Central Bedfordshire Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
5Bids / Report (median)
11.1% of reports have one bid · Mean: 7.1 bids
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
Woburn Enterprises LimitedTop vendor: 14.1% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 54 active published awards; 54 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 55):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Woburn Enterprises Limited2 wins£1,800,000—
Bowerbirdy Ltd2 wins£1,000,000—
Barton Kids Club1 win£1,200,000—
Beecroft Academy1 win£1,200,000—
Dawn Until Dusk Ltd1 win£1,200,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published14 Oct 2022, 12:17 BST
Last source update14 Oct 2022, 12:17 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationChild daycare services, Children's holiday-camp services, Welfare services for children and young people, Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
Delivery area
East of England (UKH25)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03173d
What is being bought
Central Bedfordshire Council aims to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) between the Council and approved providers for the provision of holiday activities for eligible children as per the specification and in accordance with, but not limited to the Department for Education (DfE) HAF guidance and expectations alongside the School Food Standards Guidelines. Providers should predominantly focus their offer of services in the areas identified as having the highest number of children eligible for free school meals within the area.The Council seeks to provide activities and food during Summer, Christmas and Easter school holidays to children claiming free school meals at CBC schools. Services will be procured through a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) and must meet the range of needs; therefore the Tender is split into four Lots - Lot 1: Youth Activities, Lot 2: Sports Activities, Lot 3: Creative Activities and Lot 4: Multi-Activity Holiday Clubs.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Oct 2022, 12:17 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    14 Oct 2022, 12:17 BST
  3. Submission deadline changed to published date
    14 Oct 2022, 12:17 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    15 Feb 2022, 10:58 GMT
  5. Official notice release published
    15 Feb 2022, 10:58 GMT
  6. Submission deadline changed to 21 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
    15 Feb 2022, 10:58 GMT
  7. Buyer information updated
    15 Feb 2022, 10:58 GMT
Lots and requirements (4)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1: Youth Activities
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    For youth provision we are looking for clubs that can offer varied and enriching age appropriate activities which could include but does not have to be restricted to physical activities such as nature walks, swimming or trampolining, creative activities such as music lessons, song writing workshops or dance and acting workshops, visits and trips out to local attractions such as farms, zoos and theatres or support with careers advice, mental health and further education options . Sessions aimed at children and young people aged between 11 and 16 years old.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Lot 2: Sports Activities
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    For sports provision we are looking for clubs that can offer varied and enriching physical activity which could include but does not have to be restricted to activities such as rugby, swimming, cricket, tennis, golf, football, gymnastics, trampolining, dance, cycling, netball or basketball. Sessions should be aimed at children and young people aged between 5 and 16 years old.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Lot 3: Creative Activities
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    For creative provision we are looking for clubs that can offer varied and enriching creative activities which could include but does not have to be restricted to activities such as pottery, painting, acting, a range of different dance styles, learning to play a musical instrument or song writing. Sessions should be aimed at children and young people aged between 5 and 16 years old.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Lot 4: Multi-Activity Holiday Clubs
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    For the Multi-Activity holiday club provision, we are looking for clubs that can offer varied and enriching age-appropriate activities which could include but does not have to be restricted to: physical activities such outdoor games, nature walks, the use of scooters, bikes and outdoors sports equipment, creative activities such as access to musical instruments, singing, arts and crafts and cooking, fun educational games and activities such as board games, books/story time and sand/water play. Providers should also consider and include local outings such as trips to farms, zoos and theatres or support with careers advice, mental health and further education options. Multi-Activity holiday club sessions should be as aimed at children and young people from reception class to year 11.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    14 Oct 2022, 12:17 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  6. Contract active
    Signed 14 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST · £1,200,000
  7. Contract active
    Signed 13 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST · £600,000
  8. Contract active
    Signed 13 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST · £600,000
  9. Contract active
    Signed 13 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST · £400,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Bowerbirdy Ltd, Woburn Enterprises Limited, Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
Not published · Not published · active
Bedford Blues Foundation, Leighton Linslade School Sport Partnership (Vandyke Upper School), Stevenson UK Ltd (t/a Premier Education)
Not published · Not published · active
Bowerbirdy Ltd, Full House Theatre Company
Not published · Not published · active
Barton Kids Club, Beecroft Academy, Dawn Until Dusk Ltd, Kidz Zone Club Ltd, Multi-Active Holiday Courses Ltd, Woburn Enterprises Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Lot 4 - Multi-Activity Clubs
£1,200,000 · signed 14 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 1 - Youth Activities
£600,000 · signed 13 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 2 - Sports Activities
£600,000 · signed 13 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 3 - Creative Activities
£400,000 · signed 13 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 3 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 3 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
bids: 4 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 2)
smeBids: 4 (lot 2)
bids: 3 (lot 3)
electronicBids: 3 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 3)
smeBids: 3 (lot 3)
bids: 10 (lot 4)
electronicBids: 10 (lot 4)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 4)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 4)
smeBids: 8 (lot 4)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1641
View buyer profile

  • Central Bedfordshire Council
    buyer

    Priory House, Chicksands, UKH25, SG17 5TQ
    [email protected]
    +44 3003008000

  • Barton Kids Club
    supplier

    Barton le Clay, UKH25

  • Bedford Blues Foundation
    supplier

    Bedford, UKH25

  • Beecroft Academy
    supplier

    Dunstable, UKH25

  • Bowerbirdy Ltd
    supplier

    Dunstable, UKH25

  • Central Bedfordshire Council
    reviewBody

    Priory House Monks Walk, Chicksands Shefford Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ

  • Dawn Until Dusk Ltd
    supplier

    Shefford, UKH25

  • European Union
    funder

  • Full House Theatre Company
    supplier

    Ampthill, UKH25

  • Kidz Zone Club Ltd
    supplier

    Milton Keynes, UKH25

  • Leighton Linslade School Sport Partnership (Vandyke Upper School)
    supplier

    Leighton Buzzard, UKH25

  • Multi-Active Holiday Courses Ltd
    supplier

    Stotfold, UKH25

  • Stevenson UK Ltd (t/a Premier Education)
    supplier

    Bedford, UKH25

  • Woburn Enterprises Limited
    supplier

    Woburn, UKH25

  • Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
    supplier

    London, UKI
Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published