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CS2686 - Food Provision for FUEL Winter 2026 and Spring 2027

Details

Value
£78,000
Topic
Prepared meals
Published
23 September 2026
Submission
14 October 2026in 3 weeks

Tender description

HAF aims to tackle the triple inequalities of holiday hunger, physical inactivity, and social isolation. It provides free of charge activities and food for children and young people who are entitled to benefits- related Free School Meals and school age up to the end of Year 11. The programme is funded by the Department for Education. It is intended that participants in the HAF programme will: ? Eat more healthily over the school holidays. ? Be more active during the school holidays. ? Be safe and less socially isolated. ? Engage in enriching activities which support personal development and wellbeing. ? Have greater understanding of health and nutrition. ? Be more engaged with school and other local services. There are around11,000 children in Wiltshire who are eligible for benefit related Free School Meals. Wiltshire Council are seeking a range of large and small organisations to support the delivery of the programme across Wiltshire.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published23 September 2026
    Current notice
  2. Next: Submission date14 October 2026in 3 weeks

About the buyer

Wiltshire Council is a local authority serving Wiltshire, and buys through its own procurement team. Procurement follows the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. All contract opportunities are listed on the Supplying the South West portal, shared across councils in the region. Larger opportunities also appear on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Some contracts are awarded through frameworks the council runs itself, others through partners such as the Crown Commercial Service. Adult social care providers can join frameworks including the Flexible Framework, Good Lives Alliance and Living My Life through the same portal.

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 Wiltshire Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, construction work and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 15894200 · Prepared meals
  • 15894210 · School meals
  • 55322000 · Meal-cooking services
  • 55521200 · Meal delivery service

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