Supporting the local delivery of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF)

Concepts

• holiday activities and food programme
• technical support
• local delivery of the holiday activities
• third year of nationwide haf delivery
• food programme
• haf
• holiday activities
• food
• longer school holidays
• local authority support

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

The Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF) provides health, nutrition, well-being and learning opportunities for children from low-income families across England. It provides free childcare, structured activities and food for those on free school meals (FSM), during the longer school holidays. The programme was successfully piloted in a limited number of areas between 2018 and 2020 and has been delivered nationally since 2021. As we move into the third year of nationwide HAF delivery, we need to support local authorities (LAs) in a way that enhances delivery while maximising value for money.

Total Quantity or Scope

This PIN and survey will help inform local authority support from January 2023 and further announcements will be made in due course. Subsequent to the responses received to the questions presented via this PIN, the Department may engage further with interested suppliers and seek further information and engagement. Any such opportunities will be advertised as appropriate via Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder.

CPV Codes

• 71356300 - Technical support services

Other Information

This notice seeks interest from organisations that could monitor and provide universal support to all upper tier LAs, as well as providing ad-hoc intensive support for LAs that require this. Please note, the precise value and details of this service are yet to be determined. The Department intends to run a procurement for a support contract that monitors LA delivery and offers a basic support package for all upper tier local authorities. The support contract would also provide intensive support for those local authorities that need it. Possible challenges include insufficient places, low take up of places or poor quality of provision. In these circumstances, the Department could work with the local authority and the relevant specialist from the support contractor to develop and implement a support plan. A support plan, written jointly by the local authority, the Department and supplier, would outline the steps which need to be taken to improve HAF to an adequate standard in their area and the timescales in which this improvement action will take place. The supplier would then work with the Department to offer their expertise, and check that the actions identified in the plan are being delivered on time. We are interested in understanding potential supplier views on how to provide these services on a national level. The Department has developed a questionnaire for interested suppliers to complete , this is located within the Departments e-procurement portal Jaggaer. Please download, complete, and upload your responses via the messaging function on Jaggaer. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The information contained in this Prior Information Notice (PIN), including information relating to the nature and scope of the authority requirements, the service classification of this requirement of the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of the authority’s current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding. The authority reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time. This open tender competition will be run via the DfE’s e-procurement portal, Jaggaer. It is recommended that to avoid missing out, interested organisations register on this system as soon as possible. Links to the site and related guidance can be found via the following https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html