How to win: North Northamptonshire Council Provision of Holiday Activities & Food Programme

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North Northamptonshire Council is seeking to procure one Provider to work with the Council on the coordination and implementation of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme. This is a Department for Education Funded programme to deliver holiday activities, including a meal, to eligible children and their families during the Easter, Summer and Christmas school holiday. In addition to covering the essential three main holidays the Provider may offer further provision in half terms subject to budget. North Northamptonshire Council (hereafter referred to as the "Council") wishes to invite Tender Responses for the supply of services in respect of this requirement. The Council's detailed requirements are defined in the Specification.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — North Northamptonshire Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £4,400,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 19 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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