Administration and Coordination of Worcestershire's Holiday Activities and Food Grant (HAF) 2022/23

Worcestershire County Council has been awarded funding from the Department for Education (DfE) for local coordination of free holiday activities and healthy food (HAF) for benefits related free school meal children and those who are just about managing/ vulnerable children, with scope to reach up to 15%. Worcestershire Children First (WCF), on behalf of WCC, is seeking a provider to administer and distribute this grant funding and co-ordinate holiday activities and food for the summer and Christmas holidays in 2022 an Easter, summer and Christmas holidays in 2023; under the umbrella of Ready Steady Worcestershire. The contract period will run from 1st June 2022 to 31st January 2024.

This is to allow time to prepare for summer holiday delivery as well as provide the relevant monitoring reports following Christmas holiday delivery. There will be an option to extend this up to 31st January 2026 as required, subject to confirmation and receipt of further HAF funding from the DfE.