Expired contract

SEND Specific Fun and Food Programme for Children in Receipt of Benefits-related Free School Meals (Easter 2026)

Details

Value
£1,905
Topic
Education and training services
Published
26 March 2026

Tender description

The Council wishes to seek multiple Providers to deliver the Fun and Food programme to Children with SEND in Receipt of Benefits-related Free School Meals within the boundaries of County Durham. This project utilises Department for Education (DfE) funding which is for school aged children in receipt of benefits related free school meals. All providers must meet DfE framework of standards as below: • Food Provision • Enrichment Activities • Physical Activities • Increasing Awareness of Healthy Eating, healthy lifestyles, and positive behaviours • Signposting and referrals and supporting families • Safeguarding • Policies and Procedures Please note - sessions do not need to be exclusively for children in receipt benefits related Free School Meals, alternative funding may be sourced by the organisation to fund children ineligible for DfE funding i.e parents/carers may be charged for sessions by the activity organisation. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published26 March 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date26 March 2026
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date17 April 2026

About the buyer

Durham County Council delivers local government services across County Durham, and buys as a local authority with its own corporate procurement team. Tenders and quotations are handled through the NEPO OPEN Portal, the council's online etendering system. Larger opportunities also appear on the government's Find a Tender Service under the Procurement Act 2023. Durham is one of twelve north-east councils sourcing goods and services through the North East Procurement Organisation. Specialist professional services can be sourced through the Bloom NEPRO framework across nineteen categories. The council also procures on behalf of additional public bodies beyond Durham itself.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Durham County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 80000000 · Education and training services
  • 85000000 · Health and social work services
  • 92000000 · Recreational, cultural and sporting services
  • 98000000 · Other community, social and personal services

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