Summer Holiday (2024) Activities with Healthy Food for Children in Receipt of Benefits-related Free School Meals

Concepts

• durham
• sport services
• school aged children
• christmas school holiday
• free school meals
• aged children
• school
• summer holiday activities
• children
• summer holiday

Location

DURHAM

Description

The Council wishes to seek multiple Providers to deliver Summer Holiday Activities with Healthy Food for Children in Receipt of Benefits-related Free School Meals within the boundaries of County Durham. All providers must meet the required DfE framework of standards. There are two sources of funding available for Fun and Food Summer programme 2024: 1) DfE funding is for school aged children in receipt of benefits related free school meals - anticipated budget is £1,000,000 2) Durham County Council funding is for school aged children not eligible for DfE funded places but who have been identified as having other vulnerabilities identified (see service specification) - anticipated budget is £175,000

Total Quantity or Scope

This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime) with no standstill period.

CPV Codes

• 92600000 - Sporting services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.

Other Information

Tender Documents can be accessed free of charge at www.nepo.org using reference DN721332. There may be an opportunity that successful Providers' contracts may be extended to cover delivery in the Christmas school holiday period. At the sole discretion of the Council, providers will be identified and approached for Christmas delivery, this is likely to be dependent on successful achievement from the Summer 2024 delivery and Commissioners professional judgement.