Official UK procurement notice
North Northamptonshire Council Provision of Holiday Activities & Food Programme
Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Northamptonshire Council is seeking to procure one Provider to work with the Council on the coordination and implementation of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme. This is a Department for Education Funded programme to deliver holiday activities, including a meal, to eligible children and their families during the Easter, Summer and Christmas school holiday. In addition to covering the essential three main holidays the Provider may offer further provision in half terms subject to budget.
North Northamptonshire Council (hereafter referred to as the "Council") wishes to invite Tender Responses for the supply of services in respect of this requirement.
The Council's detailed requirements are defined in the Specification.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£4,400,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Quality Submission: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality Submission
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £4,393,981 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How North Northamptonshire Council buys Health and social work services (CPV 85), and who usually turns up
North Northamptonshire Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Health and social work services (CPV 85) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in East Midlands.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in East Midlands.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 42 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid8% / 18%
2–325% / 34%
4–658% / 24%
7+8% / 24%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate50% / 32%
Within ±2%50% / 59%
Above estimate0% / 8%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Published estimate£4.4m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid7%
2–327%
4–649%
7+17%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 189 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£4.4m
Estimate£4.4m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Northamptonshire SportEarlier contract | North Northamptonshire Council Holiday Activities and Food Programme Coordination and Implementationnotice published Dec 2022 | — | £4.4m | Matched as the earlier contract |
| East Midlands Crossroads – Caring for Carers (trading as: TuVida)Worked for this buyer | North Northamptonshire Council Provision - Short Term Home Care Servicesnotice published Jun 2022 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Northamptonshire Carers AssociationWorked for this buyer | North Northamptonshire Council Provision of Carers Support Servicesnotice published Sept 2022 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £45m26 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 11 live · £26m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=16 | |
| — | None on file | at estimate n=2 | |
Barnardo'sLarge | £167m83 awards in 36m · last this month | 31 live · £87m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=38 |
| £4.0m5 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £1.6m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=2 | |
| £7.5m3 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
67% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
67% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (67% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
North Northamptonshire Council Holiday Activities and Food Programme Coordination and Implementation — held by Northamptonshire Sport; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 17:11 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 10:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Jan 2027
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099828- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0524d2Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 19 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Council is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement process. All documents and communications issued by the Council Procurement Team can be accessed via the Council's e-Procurement portal, ProContract.
The Council require any potential organisation to submit their interest via the Council's e-procurement portal, ProContract. The link is below:
procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗
ProContract Reference ID: DN826390
Timeline
23 May 2025 → 1 Mar 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 17:11 BST
- Next notice expected234 days ago1 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Market engagement7 days ago15 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
North Northamptonshire Council Holiday Activities and Food Programme - Provider Webinar Session
Date: Thursday 15th October 2026
Time: 10:30 – 12:00pm
Location: Microsoft Teams
If you are interested in participating in this Pre-Market Engagement exercise, please contact the Council by email via
and further details will be shared with your organisation.
- Tender notice publishedearlier today22 Oct 2026, 10:31 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 28 days19 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 75 days4 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 130 days1 Mar 2027
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 17:11 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Oct 2026, 11:14 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published22 Oct 2026, 10:31 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £4,400,00022 Oct 2026, 10:31 BST
- Status changed to active22 Oct 2026, 10:31 BST
- Procurement method changed22 Oct 2026, 10:31 BST
- Deadline published: 19 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT22 Oct 2026, 10:31 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender