AwardedAwarded 30 March 2026

Provision of Holiday Activity and Food Programme

Blackpool Council · Local authority

In brief

Blackpool Council awarded this contract to Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside Limited, Blackpool Carers Centre Ltd and Blackpool F.C. Community Trust and 5 others on 30 March 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £2,250,000 including VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 1 April 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.

What the notice says

Blackpool Council is seeking to put in place longer term arrangements with Providers of Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) schemes for benefits-eligible free school meal children, aged 4-16, who are in school, and other vulnerable children, aged 4-16, as defined by the Authority. This Framework is being created to purchase places and schemes to create a consortium of Providers that meet the Department for Education (DfE ) and Blackpool Councils' requirements for the HAF Programme.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside Limited (SME)
Blackpool Carers Centre Ltd
Blackpool F.C. Community Trust
Magic Club
The Boathouse Youth
Effective Pedagogy Solutions Community Interest Company
Rosscon Training Ltd (SME)
Skool of Street
—
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
Blackpool Carers Centre Ltd—
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
Magic Club—
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
The Boathouse Youth—
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
Effective Pedagogy Solutions Community Interest Company—
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside Limited (SME)—
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
Rosscon Training Ltd (SME)—
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
Skool of Street—
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 001122-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 003898-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 028852-2026

About the buyer

Blackpool CouncilLast 12 months

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From notice 001122-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 7 January 2026, last updated 30 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.