Published date: 12 January 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 February 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work services - 85310000

  • Daycare services - 85312100

Location of contract

WR5 2NP

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-336-2481-WCC 00002481

Published date

12 January 2022

Closing date

16 February 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 June 2022

Contract end date

31 January 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Worcestershire County Council has been awarded funding from the Department for Education (DfE) for local coordination of free holiday activities and healthy food (HAF) for benefits related free school meal children and those who are just about managing/ vulnerable children, with scope to reach up to 15%.

Worcestershire Children First (WCF), on behalf of WCC, is seeking a provider to administer and distribute this grant funding and co-ordinate holiday activities and food for the summer and Christmas holidays in 2022 & Easter, summer and Christmas holidays in 2023; under the umbrella of Ready Steady Worcestershire.

The contract period will run from 1st June 2022 to 31st January 2024. This is to allow time to prepare for summer holiday delivery as well as provide the relevant monitoring reports following Christmas holiday delivery. There will be an option to extend this up to 31st January 2026 as required, subject to confirmation and receipt of further HAF funding from the DfE. This value is built into the tender.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Deb Roe (CCO)

Address

Spetchley Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 2NP
United Kingdom

Telephone

01905 844896

Email

droe@worcestershire.gov.uk