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title: "Provision of Holiday Activity and Food Programme"
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# Provision of Holiday Activity and Food Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-holiday-activity-and-food-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-0348fc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** BLACKPOOL COUNCIL: "Provision of Holiday Activity and Food Programme". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [BLACKPOOL COUNCIL](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/blackpool-council-ons-e06000009)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 September 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Children's holiday-camp services, Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD42
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0348fc`

## 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/provision-of-holiday-activity-and-food-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-0348fc#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-holiday-activity-and-food-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-0348fc#participate

## Description
Blackpool Council is seeking to put in place longer term arrangements with Providers of Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) schemes for benefits-eligible free school meal children, aged 4-16, who are in school, and other vulnerable children, aged 4-16.
Duration and Detail of Contract:
The initial tender opportunity was advertised to commence 1st September 2022 – 31st August 2023 with the option to extend and “Refresh” by 1 year + 1year.
This opportunity will be re-opened in line with the light touch tender regime to provide an opportunity for new providers to join the HAF framework. It is anticipated that the new opportunity will commence on October 2022 – August 31st, 2023 with the option to extend and "refresh" by 1 year + 1 year.
Previous reference number is DN617824 and link to previous FTS Notice is as follows:
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016983-2022

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55243000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Blackpool Council is seeking to put in place longer term arrangements with Providers of Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) schemes for benefits-eligible free school meal children, aged 4-16, who are in school, and other vulnerable children, aged 4-16.
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- **Contract Period:** 23/10/2022 to 31/08/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023354-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-08-22T15:45:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T12:03:22.598Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0348fc