Published date: 7 January 2021

Last edited date: 1 June 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 8 February 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Administrative educational services - 75121000

Location of contract

SW1P 3BT

Value of contract

£1,570,001

Procurement reference

tender_255981/968215

Published date

7 January 2021

Closing date

8 February 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

19 April 2021

Contract end date

19 April 2022

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 government is committed to creating more high quality, affordable and flexible childcare, including before and after school and during the school holidays.

Our Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF) will provide free childcare, structured activities and food for those on free school meals (FSM), during the Easter, Christmas and summer holidays.

This contract is for support, advisory and performance monitoring services to assist local authorities with ensuring holiday provision for school-age children across England.

This will include (but is not limited to) -

1. Supporting local authorities with the tools and practical guidance on rapidly mapping the current sufficiency of school-age childcare within their region.

2. Providing practical planning and delivery advice to support local authorities in increasing the sufficiency of school-age childcare in their region. This may include identifying potential gaps in provision, supporting the creation of new childcare places, enhancing existing offers and making best use of partnership arrangements with local bodies, schools and other relevant organisations.

3. Regular reporting to DfE against the contract and progress in local authorities.

4. Helping local authorities to create and implement a local communication plan to target parents and hardest to reach communities.

5. Setting up a system of peer-to-peer support amongst local authorities.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

National support service for local authorities to deliver the 2021 Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme

  • Opportunity
  • Published 7 January 2021, last edited 7 January 2021

Attachments

Additional text

The Department reserves the right to extend this contract by up to an additional 12 months.

Award information

Awarded date

23 March 2021

Contract start date

19 April 2021

Contract end date

19 April 2022

Total value of contract

£1,570,001

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

MOTT MACDONALD LIMITED

Address

Mott MacDonald House, 8-10 Sydenham Road, Croydon, CR0 2EE

Reference

Companies House number: 1243967

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

flexible.childcare@education.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education