Published date: 12 February 2025

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: 5 March 2025, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 92000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£1 to £1,500,000

Procurement reference

OPEN202593

Published date

12 February 2025

Closing date

5 March 2025

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

12 April 2025

Contract end date

31 December 2025

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

The Council wishes to seek multiple Providers to deliver 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 DfE framework of standards as below:

• Food Provision
• Enrichment Activities
• Physical Activities
• Increasing Awareness of Healthy Eating, healthy lifestyles, and
positive behaviours
• Signposting and referrals and supporting families
• Safeguarding
• Policies and Procedures

This project utilises DfE funding which is for school aged children in receipt of benefits related free school meals.

Sessions do not need to be exclusively for children in receipt benefits-related Free School Meals. Alternative funding may be sourced by the organisation to fund children ineligible for DfE funding i.e parents/carers may be charged for sessions by the activity organisation.

Providers will be asked to bid and submit a proposal for Easter Holidays 2025.

Successful Providers' contracts, as delivered under the Easter 2025 holiday provision, may be extended/varied to cover delivery in the Summer and Christmas school holiday period. At the sole discretion of the Council, providers will be identified and approached for Summer and subsequently Christmas delivery, this is likely to be dependent on successful achievement from Easter 2025 delivery under this contract and Commissioners professional judgement.

If Successful Providers meet the threshold that the Commissioner deems as successful delivery, they will be emailed a proposal form for completion for the next school holiday period. The same evaluation criteria will be applied to the subsequent proposals.

There is also a possibility that DCC may acquire funding from different sources that may be used for main school holidays, half term holidays or funding for participants to attend that are not in receipt of Benefits-related Free School Meals. Where this is the case successful providers will be updated regarding the scope of delivery.


Tender Documents can be accessed free of charge at www.open-uk.org

About the buyer

Contact name

Donna Iley

Address

County Hall
DURHAM
DH15UQ
England

Email

donna.iley@durham.gov.uk