Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2026
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
56
Lots
4
Published
26 Feb 2026
Description
The Department of Education (DfE) has confirmed that all Local Authorities in England will receive funding to co-ordinate a local Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) during Easter, Summer and Christmas school holidays of the 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29 financial years. The overall purpose of the funding given to Newham is to enable the Council to coordinate free holiday provision during the Easter, Summer and Christmas school holidays for children and young people that are eligible for benefits-related free school meals. HAF holiday provision includes healthy food, access to positive activities and nutritional advice and guidance. Due to uncertainty around funding allocations and the compressed timescales for delivery, no full pre-market engagement will be undertaken for this procurement. This approach is intended to avoid creating unrealistic expectations within the market and ensure compliance with the available budget and timeline constraints. Some market engagement was carried out with current HAF providers. Conversations were also carried out with new providers who have shown interest in HAF previously.
Scope
- Reference
- 996865800
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 29 Mar 2026 to 15 Jan 2027
- CPV classifications
- 5524000055243000555231008000000085300000
- Contract locations
- London, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | — | price | 40.00% |
| Quality | — | quality | 50.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 4 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
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Award date
19 Feb 2026
Contract start
29 Mar 2026
Contract end
15 Jan 2027
Lots · 4 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 | Universal provision for primary school aged children | — | complete |
| Lot 2 | Universal provision for secondary school aged young people | — | complete |
| Lot 3 | Specialist provision for children and young people with moderate special educational needs and / or disabilities (SEND). | — | complete |
| Lot 4 | Specialist provision for children and young people with specialist and complex special educational needs and / or disabilities (SEND). | — | complete |