Published date: 14 February 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: 28 February 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Canteen and catering services - 55500000

  • Primary education services - 80100000

  • Secondary education services - 80200000

    • Sporting services - 92600000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

SUN001-DN597795-21798810

Published date

14 February 2022

Closing date

28 February 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

9 April 2022

Contract end date

24 April 2022

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?

Yes

Description

The Department for Education (DfE) is providing funding to local authorities to coordinate programmes to provide healthy food, physical and enriching activities to children and young people who are in receipt of benefit based free school meals during the Easter, Summer and Christmas Holidays. During 2021, working with local providers over 7000 children were supported.

Together for Children are aiming to reach more children and young people during 2022 and further develop the offer to ensure that there is a rich and diverse programme of activity for all children and young people in Sunderland to access who are eligible to benefits-based free school meals.

Providers are invited to participate in a Selection Questionnaire process and if successful, will be allocated funding to deliver schemes for Spring 2022.
All applications are welcome however, priority will be given to providers that are based locally within Sunderland.

About the buyer

Contact name

Michelle Soppitt

Address

City Hall
Plater Way
Sunderland
SR1 3AD
England

Telephone

+44 1915612368

Email

michelle.soppitt@sunderland.gov.uk

Website

http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/