Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2026-2029
Cheshire East Council is seeking to commission a number of providers to deliver face to face school holiday activities for young people in Cheshire East. The holiday activities and food (HAF) programme is a 'Department for Education' (DfE) initiative enabling local authorities to coordinate a programme that provides school age young people between the ages of 4 - 16, and up to age 18 for eligible SEND young people, with healthy food and enriching activities during the summer and winter holidays. These school holida...
Buyer
Cheshire East Council
Value
£4,255,053
Published
25 Feb 2026
Closes
9 Jan 2026
Procurement details
Source
Find a Tender
Region
Cheshire East
Procurement method
Open
Category
Services
Contract starts
31 Mar 2026
Contract ends
31 Mar 2029
CPV classifications
15894210
School meals
55243000
Children's holiday-camp services
85312000
Social work services without accommodation
Lots
Lot 1 General HAF Provision
£3,420,000
General HAF Provision Providers who are providing inclusive SEND provision within their wider offer (incurring no additional costs), please select LOT 1. Further detail in APPENDIX A - Specification Please refer to Procurement Documents by expressing an interest in Project ID DN796612 at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
Delivery: UKD62 · United Kingdom
Lot 2 Specialist HAF Provision.
£1,500,000
Specialist HAF Provision. (This may include a Teen offer and/or a SEND offer) LOT 2 provides access to higher individual session costings to reflect the additional costing/provision that may be needed to support these groups of young people. Further detail in APPENDIX A - Specification Please refer to Procurement Documents by expressing an interest in Projec...
Delivery: UKD62 · United Kingdom
Documents
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Bidding documents
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Technical specifications
Tender notice on Find a Tender
26 Nov 2025
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Tender notice · UK4 · Web page
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
7 Nov 2025
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Market engagement notice · UK2 · Web page
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
25 Feb 2026
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Award notice · UK6 · Web page
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