Activate Essex Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) 2026-2028
Awarded to 3FOOD4U, A Q BASKETBALL CIC, ACE MUSIC THERAPY CIC +102 more
Essex County Council(buyer)
- Published
- Published 2 December 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 6 January 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
- Essex County CouncilBuyer
89 awarded contracts
Chelmsford, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PWVM-4844-NRQH
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £15,000,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 2 December 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Award date
- 23 January 2026
- Contract period
- 1 February 2026 → 31 January 2029
- Contract length
- 3 years
- Bids received
- 111
- 3FOOD4U
- A Q BASKETBALL CIC
- ACE MUSIC THERAPY CIC
- ACTIVE CHRISTIAN TRUST (THE MEGACENTRE)
- ACTIVE ESSEX FOUNDATION
- ARTS OUTBURST
- ATF SOUTHEND
- BRAINTREE DISTRICT MUSEUM TRUST
- BURNHAM RAMBLERS FOOTBALL CLUB LTD
- BUTTERFLIES CLUB C.I.C.
- BWild Adventures
- C KNIGHT DANCE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
- CAMP 4 CHAMPS LIMITED
- CAST A THOUGHT CIC
- CHAFFORD TOTS TO TEENS CHILDCARE SERVICES LTD
- CHANGING LIVES COMMUNITY SERVICES CIC
- CHELMSFORD CITY FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION
- CHELMSFORD SPORT & ATHLETICS CENTRE
- CHILD & PROVIDE COMMUNITY C.I.C.
- CMXSC LTD
- COLCHESTER MERCURY THEATRE LIMITED
- COLCHESTER UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- CRAFTY KATIE LIMITED
- DISABILITY 4 SPORT C.I.C.
- EAST ANGLIA COACHING LIMITED
- ESSEX BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS
- ESSEX ELITE SPORTS ACADEMY LTD
- ESSEX KIDS CAMP LIMITED
- ESSEX PROFESSIONAL COACHING LTD
- Essex Music Service
- FRY SPORTS HOLDINGS LTD
- FUTURES CHANGING LTD
- FUTURES ESSEX LTD
- GET WITH THE KIDS VIBE LTD
- GJLWSPORTS LIMITED
- GO BANANAS COLCHESTER LIMITED
- GOLF IN THE COMMUNITY CIC
- HAPPY HEALTHY MINDS LIMITED
- HCL ACTIVITY CAMPS LIMITED
- HOLISTIC EDUCATION & SPORT SUPPORT SERVICES CIC
- INDEPENDENCE PROJECT LIMITED
- INTERACT CHELMSFORD LIMITED
- JACK OF ALL SPORTS LIMITED
- JTD ARTS LTD
- KIDBUSTERZ LIMITED
- KINETIX ACADEMY CIC
- KWH FFF COACHING LLP
- Kidzactive
- LEAP AND LEARN SPORTS LTD
- LEGENDS LEARNING CENTRE LTD
- LET'S GET OUT C.I.C.
- M.R.F.A
- MAKING IT MINDFUL C.I.C.
- MALDON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY VOLUNTARY SERVICE
- MALDON GYMNASTICS CLUB LTD
- MALEARN LIMITED
- MEGA CAMPS LTD
- MISTLEY KIDS CLUB LIMITED
- MULTICOACH LTD
- MUSHROOM THEATRE COMPANY LTD
- MiniMe Mindfulness
- NEXT THING EDUCATION CAMPS LTD
- NURTURE DEN LTD
- OFJ SPRING TOPCO LIMITED
- OLIVERS LODGE LIMITED
- PARAGON TRAINING FACILITY C.I.C.
- PLAYPALZ PARTY AND SOFTPLAY CENTRE LTD
- POP ESSEX
- PRECISIONMULTISPORTS LTD
- PREMIER SCHOOL LIMITED
- PREMIER SPORTSCOACH SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- PRESTIGE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT LTD
- PROSPORTS HOLDINGS LIMITED
- Parents Dream
- RAINBOW CHILDREN'S CORNER LTD.
- RISE SPORTS LTD
- ROBWHEN COACHING LTD
- ROSEDAN LOMO LIMITED
- SCHOOL'S OUT ACTIVITIES LTD
- SCWE CIC
- SILVERBIRCH ANIMAL THERAPY S.A.T CIC
- SIMMPLY ACTIVE GROUP CIC
- SKILLS LINK PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT C.I.C.
- SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST
- SOUTHEND UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- SSS EDUCATION GROUP LTD
- STING PERFORMING ARTS LIMITED
- STRIKE ACADEMY LTD
- South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre
- Sports Coaching Specialists Ltd
- THE ARK FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE
- THE FUTURE OF SPORT CIC
- THE LIGHTHOUSE SPORTS AND SOCIAL HUB ESSEX LIMITED
- THE PE SPECIALISTS LTD
- TIME FOR CHANGE AM LTD
- TINY SPORTS SCHOOL LTD
- The Active Wellbeing Society
- The Holiday Club
- The SLM Community Leisure Charitable Trust
- Thurrock Council
- WEALDEN LEISURE LIMITED
- WELLBEING 4 LIFE CIC
- Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club
- XTRA TIME SPORTS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
- YMCA ESSEX
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
111
74 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 10% received only one.
Who bid
- 3FOOD4UWinner
- ACE MUSIC THERAPY CICWinner
- A Q BASKETBALL CICWinner
- ARTS OUTBURSTWinner
- ATF SOUTHENDWinner
- BRAINTREE DISTRICT MUSEUM TRUSTWinner
- BURNHAM RAMBLERS FOOTBALL CLUB LTDWinner
- BUTTERFLIES CLUB C.I.C.Winner
- BWild AdventuresWinner
- CAMP 4 CHAMPS LIMITEDWinner
- CAST A THOUGHT CICWinner
- CHAFFORD TOTS TO TEENS CHILDCARE SERVICES LTDWinner
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How bids were scored
Price 0% · Quality 100%
- Technical Questions100%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
£745,119
Median of 920 awards in the last 24 months
Essex County Council in the last 12 months
76
contracts awarded, worth £1,151,379,867 in total
Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
10 April 2026
Contract
30 March 2026
Contract Notice
2 December 2025
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