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Holiday Activity and Food Programme

Cheshire East Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:12.

Opportunity overview

Cheshire East Council is seeking to commission a number of providers to deliver face to face school holiday activities for young people in Cheshire East. The holiday activities and food (HAF) programme is a 'Department for Education' (DfE) initiative enabling local authorities to coordinate a programme that provides school age young people between the ages of 4 - 16, and up to age 18 for eligible SEND young people, with healthy food and enriching activities during the summer and winter holidays. These school holiday activities provide young people with: • positive and safe things to do and places to go • the opportunity to spend time with friends, to develop personally and socially, and reduce isolation • the chance to undertake new activities and have new experiences As a result of this programme, we want to ensure that the young people who participate in this programme receive the following: • a safe environment • nutritious meals (improving their knowledge of health and nutrition) • engaging, enriching and physical activities which support the development of resilience, health and wellbeing • fun and friendly interaction • encouragement and signposting towards additional services and support available to them • a chance to develop new skills • have new experiences For LOT 1 and LOT 2 provisions providers are expected to deliver the entirety of their programme in line with grant conditions. This includes exciting, enriching and physical activities for young people, which are expected to be face-to-face. Provisions need to be inclusive and meet additional needs where appropriate within the scope of their funding/expertise. Providers are also expected to provide nutritional education and food education in addition to supporting families with appropriate sign posting to other services and or making referrals where appropriate.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

ASM SPORTS (UK) LIMITED

Match pending…
Contract value
£11.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jun 2025
Including VAT
£13.8k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Stoke-on-Trent, UKG23, ST6 4BF, United Kingdom

Adv4nce Group

Match pending…
Contract value
£72.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jun 2025
Including VAT
£86.8k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Location
Stoke-on-Trent, UKG24, ST5 1BT, United Kingdom
Contract value
£18k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jun 2025
Including VAT
£21.6k
Award ID
3
Status
active
Location
Middlewich, UKD62, CW10 9DH, United Kingdom

CEDRUS CROWN STARS LTD

Match pending…
Contract value
£9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jun 2025
Including VAT
£10.8k
Award ID
4
Status
active
Location
Mildenhall, UKH14, IP28 7DE, United Kingdom
Contract value
£7.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jun 2025
Including VAT
£8.8k
Award ID
5
Status
active
Location
Helsby, UKD63, WA6 0DY, United Kingdom
Contract value
£6.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jun 2025
Including VAT
£7.7k
Award ID
6
Status
active
Location
Disley, UKD62, SK12 2BJ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV55243000 — Children's holiday-camp services
  • CPV55523100 — School-meal services
  • CPV85312000 — Social work services without accommodation

Lots

  • General HAF provision£200k
  • Specialist HAF provision£146k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C4243
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
23 May 2025, 16:00

Enquiry period

Ends
19 May 2025, 16:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Other Requirements

Reserved Participation Location

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ONS

Identifiers

K02000001

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
General HAF provision
Status
complete
Description
We want to ensure that the young people who participate in this programme receive the following: • a safe environment • nutritious meals (improving their knowledge of health and nutrition) • engaging, enriching and physical activities which support the development of resilience, health and wellbeing • fun and friendly interaction • encouragement and signposting towards additional services and support available to them • a chance to develop new skills • have new experiences LOT 1 provisions providers are expected to deliver the entirety of their programme in line with grant conditions. This includes exciting, enriching and physical activities for young people, which are expected to be face-to-face. Provisions need to be inclusive and meet additional needs where appropriate within the scope of their funding/expertise. Providers are also expected to provide nutritional education and food education in addition to supporting families with appropriate sign posting to other services and or making referrals where appropriate. Providers must supply young people with at least one meal a day (breakfast, lunch or tea) and all food provided at the holiday club (including snacks) must meet school food standards. LOT 1 funding has a maximum funding cost of £21.00 per session per child

Value

Amount
200,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
240,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Qualitative Questions
Type
quality
Description
Written responses

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
Please refer to Procurement Documents (RFQ Response Document) by expressing an interest in Project ID DN771716 at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Specialist HAF provision
Status
complete
Description
We want to ensure that the young people who participate in this programme receive the following: • a safe environment • nutritious meals (improving their knowledge of health and nutrition) • engaging, enriching and physical activities which support the development of resilience, health and wellbeing • fun and friendly interaction • encouragement and signposting towards additional services and support available to them • a chance to develop new skills • have new experiences LOT 2 provisions providers are expected to deliver the entirety of their programme in line with grant conditions. This includes exciting, enriching and physical activities for young people, which are expected to be face-to-face. Provisions need to be inclusive and meet additional needs where appropriate within the scope of their funding/expertise. Providers are also expected to provide nutritional education and food education in addition to supporting families with appropriate sign posting to other services and or making referrals where appropriate. Providers must supply young people with at least one meal a day (breakfast, lunch or tea) and all food provided at the holiday club (including snacks) must meet school food standards. LOT 2 is restricted to applications for specialist provision e.g., SEND, teen. LOT 2 provides access to higher individual session costings to reflect the additional costing/provision that may be needed to support these groups of young people. LOT 2 provision can exceed £21.00 per session per child but costs must be justified.

Value

Amount
146,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
175,200

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Qualitative Questions
Type
quality
Description
Written responses

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
Please refer to Procurement Documents (RFQ Response Document) by expressing an interest in Project ID DN771716 at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD62
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55243000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Children's holiday-camp services
Entry 2
Id
55523100
Scheme
CPV
Description
School-meal services
Entry 3
Id
85312000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services without accommodation
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD62
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55243000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Children's holiday-camp services
Entry 2
Id
55523100
Scheme
CPV
Description
School-meal services
Entry 3
Id
85312000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services without accommodation

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
019683-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
8 May 2025, 12:26

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PTWR-7124-XZXQ
Name
Cheshire East Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD62
Country
GB
Locality
Crewe
Postal Code
CW12JZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Delamere House, Delamere Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PTWR-7124-XZXQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Tracy Roberts
Telephone
01270 686973
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-158811
Name
ASM SPORTS (UK) LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG23
Country
GB
Locality
Stoke-on-Trent
Postal Code
ST6 4BF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Innovation Way

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-158812
Name
Adv4nce Group

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG24
Country
GB
Locality
Stoke-on-Trent
Postal Code
ST5 1BT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Marsh Parade

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-158813
Name
St Marys Catholic primary school

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD62
Country
GB
Locality
Middlewich
Postal Code
CW10 9DH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Manor Lane

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Contact

Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-158814
Name
CEDRUS CROWN STARS LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH14
Country
GB
Locality
Mildenhall
Postal Code
IP28 7DE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
James carter Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Contact

Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-158815
Name
CA Alternative Futures Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD63
Country
GB
Locality
Helsby
Postal Code
WA6 0DY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Latham Avenue

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Contact

Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-158816
Name
Inspiring Animal Therapy CIC

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD62
Country
GB
Locality
Disley
Postal Code
SK12 2BJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Heysbank Road

Details

Vcse
Yes
Scale
large

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD62
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55243000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Children's holiday-camp services
Entry 2
Id
55523100
Scheme
CPV
Description
School-meal services
Entry 3
Id
85312000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services without accommodation

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-158811
Name
ASM SPORTS (UK) LIMITED

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD62
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55243000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Children's holiday-camp services
Entry 2
Id
55523100
Scheme
CPV
Description
School-meal services
Entry 3
Id
85312000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services without accommodation
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD62
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55243000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Children's holiday-camp services
Entry 2
Id
55523100
Scheme
CPV
Description
School-meal services
Entry 3
Id
85312000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services without accommodation

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-158812
Name
Adv4nce Group

Related lots

1
2
Award 3
Id
3
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD62
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55243000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Children's holiday-camp services
Entry 2
Id
55523100
Scheme
CPV
Description
School-meal services
Entry 3
Id
85312000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services without accommodation

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-158813
Name
St Marys Catholic primary school

Related lots

1
Award 4
Id
4
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD62
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55243000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Children's holiday-camp services
Entry 2
Id
55523100
Scheme
CPV
Description
School-meal services
Entry 3
Id
85312000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services without accommodation

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-158814
Name
CEDRUS CROWN STARS LTD

Related lots

1
Award 5
Id
5
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD62
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55243000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Children's holiday-camp services
Entry 2
Id
55523100
Scheme
CPV
Description
School-meal services
Entry 3
Id
85312000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services without accommodation

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-158815
Name
CA Alternative Futures Ltd

Related lots

1
Award 6
Id
6
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD62
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
55243000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Children's holiday-camp services
Entry 2
Id
55523100
Scheme
CPV
Description
School-meal services
Entry 3
Id
85312000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services without accommodation

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-158816
Name
Inspiring Animal Therapy CIC

Related lots

2

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Holiday Activity and Food Programme
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
30 Jun 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
11,480
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
13,776

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
051138-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
26 Aug 2025, 09:54
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Holiday Activity and Food Programme
Status
active
Award ID
2
Date Signed
30 Jun 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
72,300
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
86,760

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
051138-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
26 Aug 2025, 09:54
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Holiday Activity and Food Programme
Status
active
Award ID
3
Date Signed
30 Jun 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
18,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
21,600

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
051138-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
26 Aug 2025, 09:54
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Holiday Activity and Food Programme
Status
active
Award ID
4
Date Signed
30 Jun 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
9,010
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
10,812

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
051138-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
26 Aug 2025, 09:54
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
Holiday Activity and Food Programme
Status
active
Award ID
5
Date Signed
30 Jun 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
7,350
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
8,820

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
051138-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
26 Aug 2025, 09:54
Entry 6
Id
6
Title
Holiday Activity and Food Programme
Status
active
Award ID
6
Date Signed
30 Jun 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
6,400
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
7,680

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
051138-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
26 Aug 2025, 09:54

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Crewe · UKD62 · CW12JZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD62 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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