How to win: West Northamptonshire Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Coordination and Delivery Service 2027

About this contract

West Northamptonshire Council is seeking to appoint a Provider to coordinate and manage the delivery of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme across West Northamptonshire from 1 March 2027. The successful Provider will act as the strategic coordinator of the programme and will be responsible for the planning, mobilisation, management, quality assurance and performance monitoring of HAF provision. The Provider will recruit, support and manage a network of delivery partners to ensure that sufficient high-quality holiday activities and healthy food provision are available during the Easter, summer and winter school holiday periods.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — West Northamptonshire Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £4,379,672, 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 23 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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