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Essex County Council

CO0587 - Essex ActivAte Programme (HAF) 2025

HospitalityCPV 55240000
ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published26 Mar 2025
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
3food4U + 99 more

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

Who to contact
Mr Andrew Beaver
Andrew.beaver@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.

We are looking for delivery partners or consortiums who can lead and deliver Essex ActivAte clubs across Essex and Thurrock during the main school holidays.

Maximum funding per project is £300,000

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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

Essex ActivAte will engage and support young

Essex ActivAte will engage and support young people and families who are eligible for benefits.

03

The programme will provide free and inclusive

The programme will provide free and inclusive.

04

Activities, a free nutritious meal, nutritional education

activities, a free nutritious meal, nutritional education and mentoring and support for the young.

05

Mental health and aim to provide

mental health and aim to provide the families with the knowledge and support to live healthier,.

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OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04db1b
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
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Buyer ref
011404-2025
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