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Essex County Council

Activate Essex Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) 2026-2028

ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published10 Apr 2026
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
3FOOD4U + 103 more

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
abbey.wellington@essex.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

The Department for Education has provided Essex County Council with funding in order to deliver the holiday activity and food programme (HAF) across Essex during the Easter, Summer and Winter school holidays.

Active Essex will be managing the programme on behalf of Essex County Council.

Active Essex and Essex County Council will also be managing the HAF programme on behalf of Thurrock Council.

Across Essex and Thurrock the programme is called Essex ActvAte Essex ActivAte will engage and support young people and families who are eligible for benefits based free school meals and families most in need.

The programme will provide free and inclusive holiday clubs across the county that will include a range of fun physical and enrichment activities, a free nutritious meal, nutritional education and mentoring and support for the young person and whole family.

The programme aims to improve health generally, including, crucially, mental health and aim to provide the families with the knowledge and support to live healthier, happier lives.

Bidders will be awarded funding from the overall grant fund to deliver their projects.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Department for Education has provided Essex

The Department for Education has provided Essex County Council with funding in order to deliver the holiday activity and food programme (HAF) across Essex during the Easter, Summer and Winter school holidays.

02

Across Essex and Thurrock the programme is

Across Essex and Thurrock the programme is called Essex ActvAte Essex ActivAte will engage and support young people and families who are eligible for benefits based free school meals and families most in need.

03

The programme will provide free and inclusive

The programme will provide free and inclusive holiday clubs across the county that will include a range of fun physical.

04

And enrichment activities, a free nutritious meal

and enrichment activities, a free nutritious meal, nutritional education and mentoring and support for the young person and whole family.

05

The programme aims to improve health generally

The programme aims to improve health generally, including, crucially, mental health and aim to provide the families with the knowledge and support to live healthier, happier lives.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ed1e
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
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Buyer ref
032922-2026
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