Published date: 14 May 2021

This notice was replaced on 28 June 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 28 June 2021)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • School catering services - 55524000

  • Primary education services - 80100000

  • Secondary education services - 80200000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£25,000 to £1,000,000

Procurement reference

HACK001-DN543721-83806546

Published date

14 May 2021

Closing date

2 June 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

26 July 2021

Contract end date

31 August 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The London Borough of Hackney is inviting tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified providers to deliver a programme of holiday activities and food. A service contract will be awarded to multiple providers. The contract will be established for 1 month, during the school summer holidays. The contracts are anticipated to begin on 29th July 2021, after an initial implementation period. The Holiday Activity and Food Programme is a national programme for free school meal (FSM) qualifying children rolled out via local authorities. The aim is for participants to eat healthily, have a greater knowledge of health and nutrition, be more active, engage in physical and creative activities, socialise and engage with schools and local services. Sessions will operate 4 days per a week throughout the summer holidays, for up to 4 weeks for 4 hours a day. One meal must be provided, which must meet the school food standards.The funding available will be set at £20 per FSM child per day. Non FSM qualifying children may also attend the scheme, and a fee may be charged at the discretion of the provider. There will be up to three thousand places, subdivided as appropriate across schools, Young Hackney and multiple external providers, as a result bidders should be aware that there is no guarantee of any particular level of service resulting from this tender process. The full tender pack, including the service specification and terms and conditions can be downloaded from 14th May 2021 from the e-tendering portal: https://www.londontenders.org/ Registration on the portal is necessary to be able to download the documents. Please search for reference DN54372. Tender submissions must be submitted via the portal. The deadline for submitting a tender response for this opportunity is midday on 2nd June 2021. Please submit any clarification questions relating to this tender via the message board on the portal. The deadline for clarification questions for this opportunity is midday on 28th May 2021.


About the buyer

Address

1 Reading Lane
Hackney
E8 1GQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 2083563000

Email

procurement.education@hackney.gov.uk

Website

http://www.hackney.gov.uk