West Northamptonshire Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Coordination and Delivery Service 2027
- Buyer
- West Northamptonshire Council
- Value
- £4,379,672
- Closes
- 23 November 2026
- Where
- Northampton, the East Midlands
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
West Northamptonshire Council wants to appoint one organisation to run the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme across the area from 1 March 2027. HAF provides free holiday activities and healthy meals for children during the Easter, summer and winter school breaks. The chosen provider will plan the programme, recruit and manage local activity and food providers, and check that quality and performance meet the council's standards.
What the buyer wants
• Plan, set up and manage the HAF programme across West Northamptonshire for the Easter, summer and winter school holidays from March 2027 • Recruit, train, support and oversee a network of local delivery partners so enough quality activities and healthy food are available • Monitor quality, safeguarding and performance, and report on outcomes to the council
Likely requirements
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The contract is worth over £4 million and requires proven experience coordinating a large network of delivery partners and safeguarding children, which most small businesses without a track record of running multi-partner children's programmes would struggle to demonstrate.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
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