Closed tender

Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2026

Details

Value
GBP 2,200,000
Topic
Holiday centre and holiday home services
Published
8 December 2025
Submission
14 January 2026

Tender 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.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published8 December 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date14 January 2026

About the buyer

London Borough of Newham is a public sector buyer in United Kingdom publishing tenders and awards on Stotles. Explore their procurement activity and find more opportunities like this one.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 55240000 · Holiday centre and holiday home services
  • 55243000 · Children's holiday-camp services
  • 55523100 · School-meal services
  • 80000000 · Education and training services
  • 85300000 · Social work and related services

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