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Children’s Activities Framework – Holiday Activities and Food (HAF)

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Council is intending to undertake a procurement exercise for children's activities including Holidays Activities & Food (HAF). In order to help inform such an exercise, the Council is undertaking this second pre-market engagement stage to explore what is available in the market, seeking feedback and guidance from providers. The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme is a national programme funded by the Department for Education (DfE). The programme targets children and young people from Reception to Year 11 (ages 4 to 16) who are in receipt of benefit-related free school meals (FSMs). It offers free access to nutritious meals and engaging activities, aiming to alleviate holiday hunger, reduce social isolation, and encourage physical activity. There will be a supplier presentation briefing session held on Tuesday 3rd March 2026 at 12:30pm. This session is expected to last no more than 1 hour. In order to confirm attendance to the Pre-Market Engagement event, please complete and return appendix 1 of the Pre-Market Engagement document by 12noon on 02/03/2026.

Classification

  • CPV55243000 — Children's holiday-camp services
  • CPV85312100 — Daycare services
  • CPV85312110 — Child daycare services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value not stated

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
P633
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
4 Mar 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Nov 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55243000
Description
Children's holiday-camp services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312100
Description
Daycare services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312110
Description
Child daycare services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Due
2 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
011358-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Feb 2026, 13:05
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PYHH-2597-YVZG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYHH-2597-YVZG

Address

Street Address
Town Hall
Locality
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Postal Code
S70 2TA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE31

Contact

Name
Katie Tomlinson
Telephone
+44 0126000000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Barnsley, South Yorkshire · UKE31 · S70 2TA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 011358-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·