Activate Essex Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) 2026-2028
key details
| Value | £15,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Status | complete |
| Category (CPV) | 55240000 |
| Region | East of England |
| Deadline | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Procedure | open |
| SME suitable | Yes |
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-05ed1e |
Awards (105)
This procurement was awarded to 105 suppliers. Values shown are per-award; the notice total is £15,000,000.
| Supplier | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3FOOD4U shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| ACE MUSIC THERAPY CIC shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| ACTIVE CHRISTIAN TRUST (THE MEGACENTRE) shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| ACTIVE ESSEX FOUNDATION shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| A Q BASKETBALL CIC shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| ARTS OUTBURST shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| ATF SOUTHEND shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| BRAINTREE DISTRICT MUSEUM TRUST shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| BURNHAM RAMBLERS FOOTBALL CLUB LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| BUTTERFLIES CLUB C.I.C. shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| BWild Adventures shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| CAMP 4 CHAMPS LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| CAST A THOUGHT CIC shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| CHAFFORD TOTS TO TEENS CHILDCARE SERVICES LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| CHANGING LIVES COMMUNITY SERVICES CIC shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| CHELMSFORD CITY FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| CHELMSFORD SPORT & ATHLETICS CENTRE shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| CHILD & PROVIDE COMMUNITY C.I.C. shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| C KNIGHT DANCE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| CMXSC LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| COLCHESTER MERCURY THEATRE LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| COLCHESTER UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| CRAFTY KATIE LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| DISABILITY 4 SPORT C.I.C. shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| EAST ANGLIA COACHING LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| ESSEX BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| ESSEX ELITE SPORTS ACADEMY LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| ESSEX KIDS CAMP LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| Essex Music Service shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| ESSEX PROFESSIONAL COACHING LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| FRY SPORTS HOLDINGS LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| FUTURES CHANGING LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| FUTURES ESSEX LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| GET WITH THE KIDS VIBE LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| GJLWSPORTS LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| GO BANANAS COLCHESTER LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| GOLF IN THE COMMUNITY CIC shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| HAPPY HEALTHY MINDS LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| HCL ACTIVITY CAMPS LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| HOLISTIC EDUCATION & SPORT SUPPORT SERVICES CIC shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| INDEPENDENCE PROJECT LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| INTERACT CHELMSFORD LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| JACK OF ALL SPORTS LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| JTD ARTS LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| KIDBUSTERZ LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| Kidzactive shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| KINETIX ACADEMY CIC shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| KWH FFF COACHING LLP shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| LEAP AND LEARN SPORTS LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| LEGENDS LEARNING CENTRE LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| LET'S GET OUT C.I.C. shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| MAKING IT MINDFUL C.I.C. shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| MALDON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY VOLUNTARY SERVICE shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| MALDON GYMNASTICS CLUB LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| MALEARN LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| MEGA CAMPS LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| MiniMe Mindfulness shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| MISTLEY KIDS CLUB LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| M.R.F.A shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| MULTICOACH LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| MUSHROOM THEATRE COMPANY LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| NEXT THING EDUCATION CAMPS LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| NURTURE DEN LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| OFJ SPRING TOPCO LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| OLIVERS LODGE LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| PARAGON TRAINING FACILITY C.I.C. shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| Parents Dream shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| PLAYPALZ PARTY AND SOFTPLAY CENTRE LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| POP ESSEX shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| PRECISIONMULTISPORTS LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| PREMIER SCHOOL LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| PREMIER SPORTSCOACH SOLUTIONS LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| PRESTIGE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| PROSPORTS HOLDINGS LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| RAINBOW CHILDREN'S CORNER LTD. shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| RISE SPORTS LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| ROBWHEN COACHING LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| ROSEDAN LOMO LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| SCHOOL'S OUT ACTIVITIES LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| SCWE CIC shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| SILVERBIRCH ANIMAL THERAPY S.A.T CIC shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| SIMMPLY ACTIVE GROUP CIC shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| SKILLS LINK PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT C.I.C. shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| SOUTHEND UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| Sports Coaching Specialists Ltd shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| SSS EDUCATION GROUP LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| STING PERFORMING ARTS LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| STRIKE ACADEMY LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| The Active Wellbeing Society shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| THE ARK FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| THE FUTURE OF SPORT CIC shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| The Holiday Club shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| THE LIGHTHOUSE SPORTS AND SOCIAL HUB ESSEX LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| THE PE SPECIALISTS LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| The SLM Community Leisure Charitable Trust shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| Thurrock Council shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| TIME FOR CHANGE AM LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| TINY SPORTS SCHOOL LTD shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| WEALDEN LEISURE LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| WELLBEING 4 LIFE CIC shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| XTRA TIME SPORTS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
| YMCA ESSEX shared | £15,000,000 | 23 Jan 2026 | active |
description
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.
Bidders will be awarded funding from the overall grant fund to deliver their projects.
documents
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078994-2025 , tenderNotice
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notice history
3 notices published against this procurement.
| Published | Type | Regime | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 2025 | Tender notice (UK4) | Procurement Act 2023 | 078994-2025 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Contract award (UK6) | Procurement Act 2023 | 029311-2026 |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Contract details (UK7) | Procurement Act 2023 | 032922-2026 |
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