Live tenders / West Northamptonshire Council
West Northamptonshire Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Coordination and Delivery Service 2027
What the buyer is asking for
West Northamptonshire Council is seeking to appoint a Provider to coordinate and manage the delivery of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme across West Northamptonshire from 1 March 2027. The successful Provider will act as the strategic coordinator of the programme and will be responsible for the planning, mobilisation, management, quality assurance and performance monitoring of HAF provision. The Provider will recruit, support and manage a network of delivery partners to ensure that sufficient high-quality holiday activities and healthy food provision are available during the Easter, summer and winter school holiday periods.
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- qualityQuality (including Social Value)Scoring criteria is detailed within the Tender documents
- Value
- £4,379,672
- Submission deadline
- 23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT (16 days left)
- Enquiry deadline
- 09 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by
- 08 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract start
- Not stated
- Contract end
- Not stated
- Category
- services
- Lots
- 1
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- CPV codes
- 55243000, 75200000, 80000000
- Legal basis
- 2023/54
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London
- Tender notice published14 days ago23 Oct 2026, 15:39 BST
- Clarification questions byin 3 days9 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 17 days23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 63 days8 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
Commercial outcome and contract awards
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Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender
- Pipeline or early engagement notice5 May 2026, 12:21 BST040954-2026
- Pipeline or early engagement notice24 Aug 2026, 17:09 BST080565-2026
- Tender notice23 Oct 2026, 15:39 BST100666-2026
Documents
- Tender documents, including the Invitation to Tender, Service Specification and draft contract, are available via the West Northamptonshire Council e-procurement portal (In-Tend). Interested suppliers must register on the portal to access the documents and submit a response.
- Tender notice on Find a Tender
How to bid
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the West Northamptonshire Council e-procurement portal (In-Tend): https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc Tender responses must be completed and submitted through the portal by the stated deadline. Submissions by email, post or other means will not be accepted.
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