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

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council has announced plans to buy care work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £3,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 2 years, starting 1 December 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 17 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £3,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

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.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 011358-2026

Last time this was bought

Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme – Barnsley’s Healthy Holidays

Won by
Active Barnsley Limited, Active Fusion, Barnsley Civic Enterprise Limited, Barnsley Community Gymnastics Academy and 23 more
Awarded
31 August 2026
Value
£8,146,080
Bids
32
Contract ends
31 August 2029

Matched on Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

145

Awards

89

Suppliers it has used most for care

  • Barnsley Premier Leisure2 contracts
  • Turning Point2 contracts
  • 1st Enable Ltd1 contract
  • Active Barnsley Limited1 contract
  • Active Fusion1 contract
All tenders and awards from Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

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From notice 011358-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.