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Tender: Delivery of Essex ActivAte Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) Programme 2026–2028

Released 11 months ago

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Contract value£15.0M

Term33 monthsMay 2026 to Jan 2029

Awarded23 Jan 202616 days after closing

With this buyerFirst contract2 contracts in total

Closed07 Jan 2026

Est. valueEstimate£40K to £3.5M

LocationEast of England

AgencyEssex County Council

SourceFind a Tender

CategoryPublic Services & Welfare

Submissions closedClosed Wed, 7 Jan 2026

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Active Essex, on behalf of Essex County Council (and managing the programme for Thurrock Council), is seeking suppliers to deliver the Essex ActivAte Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme across Essex and Thurrock for the Easter, Summer and Winter school holidays 2026–2028. Funded by the Department for Education via Essex County Council, the programme will engage young people and families eligible for benefits-based free school meals and families most in need by providing free, inclusive holiday clubs that include a range of physical and enrichment activities, a free nutritious meal, nutritional education, and mentoring and family support to improve overall and mental health and help families live healthier lives. Bidders will be awarded funding from the overall grant fund to deliver their projects.

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Award of Holiday Activity and Food Programme (HAF) 2024 in Essex and ThurrockPublic Services & Welfare3food4u,A Hill Sport Ltd,Ability using Sport,Ace Music Therapy CIC,Active Academy,Active Essex Foundation,Adrenalyze Leisure Limited,African Families in the UK (AFiUK),AlphaBake Cookery,Amazing Activities Ltd,ARTS OUTBURST LTD,ATF Southend,Braintree District Museum Trust,Butterflies Club C.I.C,Camp 4 Champs,Cast A Thought,Castle Point & Rochford School Sport Partnership,Changing Lives Community Services,Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre,Child & Provide Active,Chosen BC CIC,Clacton Kayak Rental Ltd,CMXSC,Coaching Champions,Colchester United Community Foundation,Crafty Katie Ltd,Disability4Sport,Eighty Foundation LTD,Epping Forest District Council,Essex Elite Sports Academy ltd,Essex Professional Coaching,EssexBoysandGirlsClubs,Fusion Lifestyle,GB Fitness / The Lighthouse,Get With The Kids VIbe,Globe Fit,Go Bananas Colchester Limited,Grangewaters,GSJM Sports LTD T/A Premier Education,Harlow LCEP,Harwich & Dovercourt RUFC,HLJO Digital Limited,Intrepid Adventures Ltd,Jack Of All Sports,Jtd arts ltd,Kidbusterz ltd,KidzActive,Kinetix Academy CIC,Let's Get Out C.I.C,Little Big Foots Kids Activity Camp,Little Scrummers Rugby,M.R.F.A.,Making It Mindful,Maldon and District Community Voluntary Service,MALEARN LIMITED,Mega Camps Ltd,Mercury Theatre,MiniMe Mindfulness®,Mistley Kids Club Ltd,Monarchs Childcare Ltd,Motivated Minds,MultiCoach LTD,Multisports for Schools,Mushroom Theatre Company Ltd,Next Thing Education Camps LTD,Oak View School,Olivers Lodge,Playpalz Party and Softplay Centre ltd,Premier Education Harlow,Premier Sportscoach Solutions,Primal Combat Academy,Prosports Solutions,Restore Community,Roots to Wellbeing CIC,Rosedan Breakfast and After School club,Safe Haven & Respite Environment (SHARE),School's Out Activities,seconds out gym,Silverbirch Animal Therapy S.A.T CIC,South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre,Southend United Community and Educational Trust,Splat Club,Sports Coaching Specialists (SCS),SportsCool West Essex,SSS ESSEX LTD,Super Star Sport,The Future of Sport CIC,The Holiday Club,The Megacentre Rayleigh,The peaceful pony,Thurrock Borough Council,time for change kids,Tiny rugby School,Unleash your drive,UTurn4Support,Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club,Xtra Time Sports Development LTD,YMCA Essex

Award of Essex ActivAte Programme (HAF) 2025 to Multiple Delivery PartnersPublic Services & Welfare3food4u,Ace Music Therapy CIC,Active Essex Foundation,AlphaBake Cookery,Alternative Movement LTD,Amazing Activities Ltd,AQ Basketball,ARTS OUTBURST LTD,ATF Southend,Banana Moon Colchester Holiday Club,Blackwater Gymnastics Club,Braintree District Museum Trust,Butterflies Club C.I.C,BWild Adventures,Camp 4 Champs,Canvey Island Youth Project,Cast A Thought,Castle Point & Rochford School Sport Partnership,Chafford Tots to Teens Childcare Services Ltd,Changing Lives Community Services,Chelmsford City Football Club Foundation,Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre,Chelmsford Theatre,Child & Provide,CHRISTINA MARKS SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS,Clacton Kayak Rental Ltd,CMXSC,Colchester United Community Foundation,ComputerXplorers,Crafty Katie Ltd,Disability4Sport,Essex Elite Sports Academy ltd,Essex Kids Camp,Essex Music Service, Essex County Council,Essex Professional Coaching,EssexBoysandGirlsClubs,Everbody Loves Music CIC,Family first,Football Fun Factory (Franchising) Limited,Fusion Lifestyle,Future Makers Limited,Futures-Essex,GB Fitness / The Lighthouse,Get With The Kids VIbe,Go Bananas Colchester Limited,Grangewaters,Happy Healthy Minds,Harlow LCEP,Headway Sports,Holloway Coaching LTD,InterAct (Chelmsford) Ltd,Jack Of All Sports,JM & MB Coaching Ltd TA Premier Education,Jtd arts ltd,Kidbusterz ltd,KidzActive,Kinetix Academy CIC,Little Musketeers Ltd,Little Scrummers Rugby,M.R.F.A.,Making It Mindful,MALEARN LIMITED,Matipo Arts CIC,Mega Camps Ltd,Mercury Theatre,MiniMe Mindfulness®,Mistley Kids Club Ltd,Mobile Gym Fitness,Monarchs Childcare Ltd,Motivated Minds,MultiCoach LTD,Multisports for Schools,Mushroom Theatre Company Ltd,Next Thing Education Camps LTD,Nurture Den,Olivers Lodge,Playpalz Party and Softplay Centre ltd,POP Essex,Premier Education - Uttlesford area,Premier Education Harlow,Premier Sportscoach Solutions,Rise Sports Ltd,Robwhen Coaching LTD trading as Super Star Sport OEL,Rosedan Breakfast and After School club,Safe Haven & Respite Environment (SHARE),School's Out Activities,Silverbirch Animal Therapy S.A.T CIC,South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre,Southend United Community and Educational Trust,Splat Club,Sports Coaching Specialists (SCS),Sportscool EL,SportsCool West Essex,SRR Elite Cheerleading,SSS ESSEX LTD,St Helena Creative Services CIC,Super Star Sport,The Active Wellbeing Society Ltd,The Ark Family Resource Centre,The Future of Sport CIC,The Holiday Club,The Megacentre Rayleigh,The Underdog Crew,time for change kids,Tiny rugby School,Unleash your drive,Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club,Xtra Time Sports Development LTD,Yard Fitness,YMCA Essex,Zaza dance

Essex ActivAte Holiday Activity and Food Programme 2024 Delivery Contracts AwardedPublic Services & WelfareCanvey Island Youth Project,Essex Kids Camp,Holloway Coaching LTD,InterAct Chelmsford Ltd,JM & MB Coaching Ltd TA Premier Education,POP Essex,Progressive Sports South Essex,Red Balloon Foundation,Roaring Lions Activity Camp

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