← Back to Browse Contracts
Health & Social CareSouth EastSource: Find a Tender

Holiday Activity Fund Framework

Reading Borough Council

Value
£360,000 to £450,000
Currency
GBP
Region
South East
Category
Health & Social Care
Procedure / notice type
award,contract
Published
24 Jun 2026
Closing date
Not stated
Contract ends
30 Jun 2027
Current supplier
AN SSC LIMITED

Get free alerts for contracts like this

Health & Social CareSouth East

Overview

Reading Borough Council have been awarded funding from the Department for Education to deliver the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme for three further years (April 2026 - March 2029). RBC has been awarded £450,000 for 2026 - 2027.   The HAF programme provides access to healthy meals and enriching activities for children and young people eligible for free school meals between the ages of 5 to 16. It addresses food insecurity, social isolation, and educational inequalities during school holidays.  Key benefits include:  • Reaching thousands of disadvantaged children each year with food, physical activity, and learning.  • Improved wellbeing, readiness to learn, and community engagement.  • Strengthened local partnerships across schools, the voluntary sector, and community organisations.  • Fulfilment of statutory duties and DfE expectations.  Investment appraisal indicates that continuing or enhancing the current service model is the most cost-effective and impactful use of the grant

Looking for work in this area? Create a free worker profile

Contract information is aggregated from public sources under the Open Government Licence and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify details against the official published notice before bidding.

Analysis tools

What you can run here depends on your plan. Free accounts get a taster, Pro and Business unlock the full set.

Match score

See how well this contract fits your company profile, scored 0 to 100 with a plain-English breakdown. Included with Pro and Business.

Create an account

Tender X-Ray

A plain-English breakdown of this notice: what the buyer wants, the evaluation criteria and weightings, what you must prove, and what could disqualify you.

Analyse any tender free: create an account

How you'll be scored

The buyer's scoring criteria and weightings for this notice, how well your profile covers each one, and which weighted gaps to close first. Included with Pro and Business.

Create an account

Bid Co-Pilot

Paste a bid question and the Co-Pilot drafts an answer from your own company profile and Answer Library, scores it against the criterion, and lists the evidence you still need. It never invents clients, figures or certifications. Included with Pro and Business, with a monthly allowance.

Create an account

Have the full tender pack? Open the bid workspace to read the pack, check the gates and answer every question.

Should I bid?

A clear BID / CONSIDER / DO NOT BID verdict for this notice, with the reasons behind it. Included with Pro and Business.

Create an account

Bid Pack for this contract

One-off · £349

Get Bid Pack (£349)

An auto-generated draft bid document for this notice: a response to the stated requirements, a Social Value statement, a Modern Slavery policy statement, and an SQ-style company overview.

This is a strong starting draft, generated automatically from your inputs and the published notice. It is not a guaranteed winning submission. You are responsible for reviewing, finalising, and checking it against the buyer's full requirements before you submit.

One-off payment. Your draft is generated as soon as your payment is confirmed.

An automated first draft, not a guaranteed win. You are responsible for reviewing and finalising it.

Similar open contracts

Original government notice

Create a free account to view the original government notice.

Sign upLog in

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 123 Tenders is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any buyer organisation named in these notices, and gives no guarantee as to accuracy or outcome.