Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd1-7501-73de-b0c0-50993ff1c520/holiday-activities-and-food-haf-programme-cafs2023113 awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme CAFS/2023/113 [Stoke on Trent City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/stoke-on-trent-city-council) Estimated value £4,680,990 Published 3 Jun 2026 Deadline Closed 6 Apr 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Department for Education (DfE) informed local authorities that as part of its Best Start in Life mission, the government confirmed the Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) Programme will be extended until May 2029. The HAF contract would operate under a lead provider model who would be responsible for the sub-contracting, management, coordination and delivery of activities through providers. The HAF programme provides enriching activities and nutritious meals supporting health, wellbeing and learning readiness as well as supporting parents and carers. This multiyear settlement will enable more strategic planning, innovation, and long-term partnerships, supporting value for money and ensuring that children and young people continue to benefit from enriching holiday experiences and nutritious meals. The programme runs through the Easter, Summer and Winter school holidays and is a holiday provision for school aged children from reception to year 11 (inclusive) who receive benefits-related free school meals and attend a Stoke-on-Trent school. ## CPV classification Recreational, cultural and sporting services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-060030-2026-06-03T10:44:15+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-060030-2026-06-03T10:44:15+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Stoke on Trent City Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/stoke-on-trent-city-council) [Sector More Recreation, culture & sport services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/recreation-culture-sport) ## More tenders like this [Recreational, cultural and sporting services – Servicio de atención al público, información e interpretación para visitantes en el Centro de Visitantes de La Fonseya (Oseja de Sajambre) y Valdeón (Posada de Valdeón) años 2027-2028 · Fundación del Patrimonio Natural de Castilla y León · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-75cc-7269-b01f-7efa2d0ae242/spain-recreational-cultural-and-sporting-services-servicio-de-atencion-al-p) [Library, archives, museums and other cultural services – Contrato de servicios de atención al visitante en los distintos museos y espacios expositivos municipales · Junta de Gobierno del Ayuntamiento de Almería · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8087-73a1-96fa-46fd359cb530/spain-library-archives-museums-and-other-cultural-services-contrato-de-ser) [Arts-facility operation services – Location et installation de structures démontables et de divers matériels et mobiliers d'agencement y compris équipements et matériels scéniques · Département de la Vendée · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ceca-702d-99bd-de2cead1913a/france-arts-facility-operation-services-location-et-installation-de-structur) [Recreational, cultural and sporting services – Servicio de atención al público, información e interpretación para visitantes en la Casa del Parque El Palomar de Villafafila años 2027-2028 · Fundación del Patrimonio Natural de Castilla y León · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7281-709a-baf3-a911a0335a72/spain-recreational-cultural-and-sporting-services-servicio-de-atencion-al-p) [Recreational, cultural and sporting services – Servicio de atención al público, información e interpretación para visitantes en la Casa del Parque de la Laguna Negra y Circos Glaciares de Urbión años 2027-2028 · Fundación del Patrimonio Natural de Castilla y León · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7f70-701b-9f62-f15cc63655d8/spain-recreational-cultural-and-sporting-services-servicio-de-atencion-al-p) [News-agency services – Mission d’accompagnement par une agence de relations presse pour le Musée d’arts de Nantes · Nantes Métropole · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-9457-7224-abab-d3e9dd7a4d85/france-news-agency-services-mission-daccompagnement-par-une-agence-de-relat)