# CO0431 Holiday Activity Fund 2024

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Essex County Council](/buyers/essex-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: 3food4u
- Award value: £3,500,000
- Tender value: £90,000
- Award date: 20 December 2023
- Published: 26 January 2024
- Contract start: 11 April 2024
- Contract end: 28 February 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Notice ID: c5d710c1-4fee-4302-bfdb-43762f754d26-717467
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a58aa212-bc9f-46d6-85a4-c080710880bd

## 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\. \\r \\r 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\. \\r \\r We are looking for delivery partners or consortiums who can lead and deliver Essex ActivAte clubs across Essex and Thurrock during the main school holidays\. \\r \\r The estimated funding per provider is £300,000

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- [CO0587 - Essex ActivAte Programme \(HAF\) 2025](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-baadab98-2934-4f33-9b24-73f26c24de2f): Essex County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5d710c1-4fee-4302-bfdb-43762f754d26-717467)