Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF)

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Buyers

Swindon Borough Council

Value

£3,000,000

Classifications

Education and training services
Children's holiday-camp services
Health and social work services
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Entertainment services
Sport-related services
Physical well-being services

Tags

tender

Submission Deadline

8 months ago

Published

9 months ago

Description

Swindon Borough Council are looking to procure a Framework of providers to provide services against the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF).
Activity must take place only within the Spring, Summer and Winter school term holidays. All sessions must be a minimum of 4-hours in length, and offer a nutritious meal to all eligible children in attendance, at every session. Aged 4-16.
The aims of the programme are to ensure children eligible for HAF are able to:
•	Eat more healthily and have a greater knowledge of health and nutrition (there needs to be opportunities families to learn about nutrition and advice on support available)
•	Be more physically active, and partake in physical and enriching activities (which support the development of resilience, character and wellbeing along with their wider educational attainment)
•	To socialise and be more engaged with schools and local services
•	Make communities safer and combat social isolation
Providers delivering Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) provision in Swindon will be required to meet the HAF standards as defined by the DfE and outlined within the Specification.
The initial contract term will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 3 years (3 periods of 12 months) for a potential total contract term of 4 years.
The estimated total of the initial term ( 12 months )  for the contract is £750,000 and the total potential value of the contract is £3,000,000 ( 4 years )

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Organisation

Swindon Borough Council

Regional or local authority

Mr Harry Mattingley

[email protected]

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