Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme – Barnsley’s Healthy Holidays

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

087093-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 55243000, 85312100, 85312110

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

10 Oct 2026

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council) is undertaking this procurement to establish a multi‑provider Open Framework for the delivery of services under the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme. The procurement is being conducted under the Light Touch regime in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. The services to be provided under this procurement include the delivery of holiday clubs, holiday events and enrichment workshop activities for eligible children and young people during school holiday periods across the borough. The Framework will run for an initial period of three years, with the option to extend for a further one year on an annual basis, up to a maximum total duration of eight years. Any extension to the Framework will be subject to the continued availability of funding from the Department for Education (DfE) or the Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF), ongoing confirmation of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme, and satisfactory Provider performance in accordance with the Framework terms and conditions. All extensions will be made in line with DfE and CRF funding arrangements. The Framework is anticipated to commence on 1 September 2026. The framework is split into three specific lots as follows; Lot 1 - Holiday Club Delivery Lot 2 - Holiday Event Delivery Lot 3 - Holiday Enrichment Workshops Provision delivered during Half‑Term Holiday Periods maybe also funded through alternative funding streams.The estimated total framework value represents the Council’s anticipated expenditure over the possible term of the Framework only and does not constitute any commitment or guarantee of spend. The Council gives no assurance that funding will be available for the full potential duration of the Framework, and Providers should not assume any guaranteed volume, duration, or value of call off contracts.The actual value of the Framework may be materially higher or lower than the estimate stated.

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Observed notice trail

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1. Planning notice observed

   26 Nov 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   077081-2025

   Published tags

   planning

2. Tender notice observed

   2 Apr 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   031089-2026

   Published tags

   tender

3. Award notice observed

   31 Jul 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 15 Aug 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   072618-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

4. Award notice observed

   15 Sept 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 15 Sept 2026.

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Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme – Barnsley’s Healthy Holidays

  Buyer: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilSupplier: Active Barnsley

  End date in notice

  31 Aug 2029Date from the linked contract

  Value shown in notice

  £8,146,080Value from the linked contract

  Official source

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  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

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  Award or lot reference

  1

• Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme – Barnsley’s Healthy Holidays

  Buyer: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilSupplier: Active Fusion

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Renewal information is statedLot LOT-0000

  The Framework will run for an initial period of three (3) years (36 months), with the option to extend for a further one (1) year on an annual basis, up to a maximum total duration of eight (8) years. The extension profile will follow a 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 arrangement, resulting in a potential maximum Framework duration of eight (8) years. Any extension to the Framework will be subject to the continued availability of funding from the Department for Education (DfE) or the Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF), ongoing confirmation of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme, and satisfactory Provider performance in accordance with the Framework terms and conditions. All extensions will be made in line with DfE and CRF funding arrangements.

  Published 2 Apr 2026.Open supporting notice 031089-2026
• Recurrence is statedWhole tenderPublished 2 Apr 2026.Open supporting notice 031089-2026

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