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Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme CAFS/2023/113

Stoke-on-Trent City Council
West Midlands
Open procedure
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029

Lead provider model for the coordination and delivery of holiday activities and nutritious meals across Easter, Summer, and Winter school holidays. The service supports children from reception to year 11 who receive benefits-related free school meals. The provider is responsible for managing a network of sub-contracted activity providers to ensure consistent service delivery and compliance with programme objectives.

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Awarded value: £4.7m; As published
Published: 6 January 2026; Find a Tender
Awarded: 3 June 2026; The Hubb Foundation
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 30 June 2029

What the buyer is asking for

Management and delivery of holiday activity and food programmes for school-aged children, including sub-contracting, coordination, and nutritional meal provision.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
6 January 2026
Contract awardedto The Hubb Foundation
3 June 2026
Contract starts
1 July 2026
Contract ends
30 June 2029

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The buyer

Type: Council
HAF programme contracts, 24 months: 1
Open HAF programme tenders: 0
Typical HAF programme contract: £4.7m

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How it compares

71× the typical HAF programme contract (£66k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/342133/holiday-activities-and-food-haf-programme-cafs-2023-113
Buyer reference: DN807149
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-060030
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme CAFS/2023/113. Contract award, 6 January 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/342133/holiday-activities-and-food-haf-programme-cafs-2023-113 (accessed 12 October 2026).