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Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme - Market Event

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

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

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 1 year, up to 2 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

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 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 12 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Dudley MBC Council would like to invite you to attend our upcoming Market Engagement Event to discuss the future delivery of Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme. The holiday activities and food (HAF) programme provides healthy meals, enriching activities, and free childcare places to children from low-income families, benefiting their health, wellbeing and learning. This session will give providers an opportunity to: • Hear about the planned approach and timeline for the upcoming procurement exercise • Understand key service priorities and anticipated outcomes • Ask questions and share feedback to help shape the commissioning model Date: 27th April 2026 Time: 10am-11am Venue: Virtual Teams Link

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 035318-2026

About the buyer

Dudley Metropolitan Borough CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

95

Awards

55

Suppliers it has used most for care

All tenders and awards from Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

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From notice 035318-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 17 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.