Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2026-2029

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Cheshire East Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

017098-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 15894210, 55243000, 85312000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

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 holiday activities provide young people with: • positive and safe things to do and places to go • the opportunity to spend time with friends, to develop personally and socially, and reduce isolation • the chance to undertake new activities and have new experiences Cheshire East Council is flexible in its approach to service delivery, always seeking solutions that will offer quality outcomes and value for money and working with delivery partners who share our values and commitment to the success of this area of support. Cheshire East Council's Corporate Plan sets out clear priorities, and all providers will be required to contribute towards the corporate objectives and improve outcomes for the residents of Cheshire East. Tenders will be accepted under two LOTS - • LOT 1 is for providers who are offering general HAF provision. • LOT 2 is restricted to applications for specialist provision e.g., SEND, Teenagers. 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. Providers who are providing inclusive SEND provision within their wider offer (incurring no additional costs), please select LOT 1. For LOT 1 and LOT 2 provisions providers are expected to deliver the entirety of their programme in line with grant conditions. This includes exciting, enriching and physical activities for young people, which are expected to be face-to-face. Provisions need to be inclusive and meet additional needs where appropriate within the scope of their funding/expertise. Providers are also expected to provide nutritional education and food education in addition to supporting families with appropriate sign posting to other services and or making referrals where appropriate. October and February half term provision: Although the Department for Education has confirmed grant funding for the period April 2026 to March 2029, the associated grant conditions have not yet been received. Grant conditions may potentially allow, subject to funding availability and DfE approval, the delivery of a small-scale programme during the October and February half-term holidays. If approval for these periods is received, we would allow providers to offer programmes up to 10% of their total offer for each additional holiday.

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1. Planning notice observed

   7 Nov 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   071835-2025

   Published tags

   planning

2. Tender notice observed

   26 Nov 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   077287-2025

   Published tags

   tender

3. Award notice observed

   25 Feb 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   017098-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2026-2029

  Buyer: Cheshire East CouncilSupplier: ACTIVE SPORTS GROUP INT LIMITED

  End date in notice

  31 Mar 2029

  Value shown in notice

  £196,560Published award value

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2026-2029

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  Source

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  Award or lot reference

  1

• Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2026-2029

  Buyer: Cheshire East CouncilSupplier: CREWE YOUTH ZONE LTD

  End date in notice

  31 Mar 2029

  Value shown in notice

  £93,750Published award value

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2026-2029

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Published terms and linked processes

• Renewal information is statedLot 1Published 7 Nov 2025.Open supporting notice 071835-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 1

  There are 3 x 12 months options to extend. These extensions are subject to DfE funding and associated grant conditions, and will be awarded at the sole discretion of the Council. The additional 3 years has been based on an assumption that DfE funding will continue for a further 3 years. However, this has not been suggested by the DfE and is therefore totally dependent on the DfE awarding grant funding beyond 2029.

  Published 26 Nov 2025.Open supporting notice 077287-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 2

  There are 3 x 12 months options to extend. These extensions are subject to DfE funding and associated grant conditions, and will be awarded at the sole discretion of the Council. The additional 3 years has been based on an assumption that DfE funding will continue for a further 3 years. However, this has not been suggested by the DfE and is therefore totally dependent on the DfE awarding grant funding beyond 2029.

  Published 26 Nov 2025.Open supporting notice 077287-2025

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