How to win: Barnsley Council Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF)

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The Department for Education funded ‘Holiday Activities and Food’ (HAF) programme provides healthy food and enriching activities to disadvantaged children. Following the 2021 national pilot, Government has announced the programme will be extended, provisionally to 2024 (inclusive). Barnsley Council are seeking to work in collaboration with a wide network of partners who can deliver high quality holiday club provision coordinated across Barnsley, delivered for the equivalent of at least 4 hours a day.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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