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CS2686 - Food Provision for FUEL Winter 2026 and Spring 2027

Food & BeveragesCPV 15894200

Value£78,000

Deadline14 Oct 2026

Published23 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

£78,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline

Published 23 Sept 202620 days leftCloses 14 Oct 2026

Who to contact

Courtney Brock

courtney.brock@wiltshire.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

https://procontract.due-north.com/ Please submit electronically through procontract.co.uk - reference CS2686 - Food Provision for FUEL Winter 2026 and Spring 2027

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£78ktotal contract value

median £286k

this tender£0£8.8m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Food & Beverages band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 2,386 valued Food & Beverages tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Wiltshire Council has published 3 Food & Beverages notices, about every 33 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around June 2029.

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The brief

HAF aims to tackle the triple inequalities of holiday hunger, physical inactivity, and social isolation.

It provides free of charge activities and food for children and young people who are entitled to benefits- related Free School Meals and school age up to the end of Year 11.

The programme is funded by the Department for Education.

It is intended that participants in the HAF programme will: ?

Eat more healthily over the school holidays. ?

Be more active during the school holidays. ?

Be safe and less socially isolated. ?

Engage in enriching activities which support personal development and wellbeing. ?

Have greater understanding of health and nutrition. ?

Be more engaged with school and other local services.

There are around11,000 children in Wiltshire who are eligible for benefit related Free School Meals.

Wiltshire Council are seeking a range of large and small organisations to support the delivery of the programme across Wiltshire.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

Engage in enriching activities which support personal

Engage in enriching activities which support personal development and wellbeing. ?.

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5–9 daysof bid-team effort

£3.4k–£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Compressed window — start the same week

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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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