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North Northamptonshire Council Provision of Holiday Activities & Food Programme[E16]

Corby, United KingdomNorth Northamptonshire Council[E1]

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What they want
North Northamptonshire Council is seeking to procure one Provider to work with the Council on the coordination and implementation of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme. This is a Department for Education Funded programme to deliver holiday activities, including a meal, to eligible children and their families during the Easter, Summer and Christmas school holiday.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 19 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 19 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.
Published 22 Oct 2026.
Value
GBP 4,400,000
Buyer
North Northamptonshire CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Deadline[E5]
19 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC
Value[E17]
GBP 4,400,000
Published[E13]
22 Oct 2026
Procedure[E12]
Open procedure
Source
UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
19 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

North Northamptonshire Council is seeking to procure one Provider to work with the Council on the coordination and implementation of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme. This is a Department for Education Funded programme to deliver holiday activities, including a meal, to eligible children and their families during the Easter, Summer and Christmas school holiday. In addition to covering the essential three main holidays the Provider may offer further provision in half terms subject to budget. North Northamptonshire Council (hereafter referred to as the "Council") wishes to invite Tender Responses for the supply of services in respect of this requirement. The Council's detailed requirements are defined in the Specification.[E6]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: UKF25, United Kingdom.[E7]
  • ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E8]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E10]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.[E9]
  • DetailLot 1 runs from 1 Mar 2027 to 28 Feb 2029, extendable to 28 Feb 2031.[E3]
  • DetailThe notice explains how to submit a tender.[E15]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC

    The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.

    Source document 099828-2026

Evidence

17 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is North Northamptonshire Council.

    Document 099828-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 85000000 (Health and social work services).

    Document 099828-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Lot 1 runs from 1 Mar 2027 to 28 Feb 2029, extendable to 28 Feb 2031.

    “2027-03-01T00:00:00Z to 2029-02-28T23:59:59Z”

    Document 099828-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.

    Document 099828-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    Tenders must be submitted by 19 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.

    “2026-11-19T12:00:00Z”

    Document 099828-2026, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “North Northamptonshire Council is seeking to procure one Provider to work with the Council on the coordination and implementation of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme. This is a Department for Education Funded programme to deliver holiday activities, including a meal, to…”

    Document 099828-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Delivery location: UKF25, United Kingdom.

    Document 099828-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).

    Document 099828-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

    “vcse: true”

    Document 099828-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/vcse, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

    “sme: true”

    Document 099828-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document 099828-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    The procedure is: Open procedure.

    Document 099828-2026, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    The notice was published on 22 Oct 2026.

    “2026-10-22T10:31:15+01:00”

    Document 099828-2026, field /tender/documents/1/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    Find a Tender gives the tender status as active.

    Document 099828-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    The notice explains how to submit a tender.

    “The Council is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement process. All documents and communications issued by the Council Procurement Team can be accessed via the Council's e-Procurement portal, ProContract. The Council require any potential organisation t…”

    Document 099828-2026, field /tender/submissionMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  16. E16

    The notice is titled "North Northamptonshire Council Provision of Holiday Activities & Food Programme".

    Document 099828-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  17. E17

    The stated value is GBP 4,400,000 excluding VAT.

    “4400000 GBP”

    Document 099828-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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