Activate Essex Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) 2026-2028
Essex County CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £15,000,000
Deadline
6 January 2026
Published
30 March 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
The Department for Education has provided Essex County Council with funding in order to deliver the holiday activity and food programme (HAF) across Essex during the Easter, Summer and Winter school holidays. Active Essex will be managing the programme on behalf of Essex County Council.
Active Essex and Essex County Council will also be managing the HAF programme on behalf of Thurrock Council. Across Essex and Thurrock the programme is called Essex ActvAte.
Essex ActivAte will engage and support young people and families who are eligible for benefits based free school meals and families most in need. The programme will provide free and inclusive holiday clubs across the county that will include a range of fun physical and enrichment activities, a free nutritious meal, nutritional education and mentoring and support for the young person and whole family.
Additional details
The programme aims to improve health generally, including, crucially, mental health and aim to provide the families with the knowledge and support to live healthier, happier lives. Bidders will be awarded funding from the overall grant fund to deliver their projects.
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Award Details
3FOOD4U
£15,000,000
ACE MUSIC THERAPY CIC
£15,000,000
A Q BASKETBALL CIC
£15,000,000
ARTS OUTBURST
£15,000,000
ATF SOUTHEND
£15,000,000
BRAINTREE DISTRICT MUSEUM TRUST
£15,000,000
BURNHAM RAMBLERS FOOTBALL CLUB LTD
£15,000,000
BUTTERFLIES CLUB C.I.C.
£15,000,000
BWild Adventures
£15,000,000
CAMP 4 CHAMPS LIMITED
£15,000,000
CAST A THOUGHT CIC
£15,000,000
CHAFFORD TOTS TO TEENS CHILDCARE SERVICES LTD
£15,000,000
CHANGING LIVES COMMUNITY SERVICES CIC
£15,000,000
CHELMSFORD SPORT & ATHLETICS CENTRE
£15,000,000
CHELMSFORD CITY FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION
£15,000,000
CHILD & PROVIDE COMMUNITY C.I.C.
£15,000,000
CMXSC LTD
£15,000,000
COLCHESTER UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
£15,000,000
SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST
£15,000,000
CRAFTY KATIE LIMITED
£15,000,000
DISABILITY 4 SPORT C.I.C.
£15,000,000
ESSEX BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS
£15,000,000
ESSEX ELITE SPORTS ACADEMY LTD
£15,000,000
ESSEX KIDS CAMP LIMITED
£15,000,000
Essex Music Service
£15,000,000
ESSEX PROFESSIONAL COACHING LTD
£15,000,000
KWH FFF COACHING LLP
£15,000,000
WEALDEN LEISURE LIMITED
£15,000,000
FUTURES ESSEX LTD
£15,000,000
GET WITH THE KIDS VIBE LTD
£15,000,000
GO BANANAS COLCHESTER LIMITED
£15,000,000
GOLF IN THE COMMUNITY CIC
£15,000,000
Thurrock Council
£15,000,000
HAPPY HEALTHY MINDS LIMITED
£15,000,000
HCL ACTIVITY CAMPS LIMITED
£15,000,000
HOLISTIC EDUCATION & SPORT SUPPORT SERVICES CIC
£15,000,000
JACK OF ALL SPORTS LIMITED
£15,000,000
JTD ARTS LTD
£15,000,000
KIDBUSTERZ LIMITED
£15,000,000
KINETIX ACADEMY CIC
£15,000,000
LEGENDS LEARNING CENTRE LTD
£15,000,000
LET'S GET OUT C.I.C.
£15,000,000
M.R.F.A
£15,000,000
MAKING IT MINDFUL C.I.C.
£15,000,000
MALEARN LIMITED
£15,000,000
MEGA CAMPS LTD
£15,000,000
MUSHROOM THEATRE COMPANY LTD
£15,000,000
MiniMe Mindfulness
£15,000,000
MISTLEY KIDS CLUB LIMITED
£15,000,000
WELLBEING 4 LIFE CIC
£15,000,000
MULTICOACH LTD
£15,000,000
NEXT THING EDUCATION CAMPS LTD
£15,000,000
NURTURE DEN LTD
£15,000,000
OLIVERS LODGE LIMITED
£15,000,000
OFJ SPRING TOPCO LIMITED
£15,000,000
PARAGON TRAINING FACILITY C.I.C.
£15,000,000
Parents Dream
£15,000,000
PLAYPALZ PARTY AND SOFTPLAY CENTRE LTD
£15,000,000
POP ESSEX
£15,000,000
PREMIER SCHOOL LIMITED
£15,000,000
PROSPORTS HOLDINGS LIMITED
£15,000,000
RAINBOW CHILDREN'S CORNER LTD.
£15,000,000
RISE SPORTS LTD
£15,000,000
ROBWHEN COACHING LTD
£15,000,000
ROSEDAN LOMO LIMITED
£15,000,000
SCHOOL'S OUT ACTIVITIES LTD
£15,000,000
SILVERBIRCH ANIMAL THERAPY S.A.T CIC
£15,000,000
SIMMPLY ACTIVE GROUP CIC
£15,000,000
SKILLS LINK PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT C.I.C.
£15,000,000
The SLM Community Leisure Charitable Trust
£15,000,000
SOUTHEND UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
£15,000,000
Sports Coaching Specialists Ltd
£15,000,000
SCWE CIC
£15,000,000
SSS EDUCATION GROUP LTD
£15,000,000
STING PERFORMING ARTS LIMITED
£15,000,000
STRIKE ACADEMY LTD
£15,000,000
The Active Wellbeing Society
£15,000,000
THE ARK FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE
£15,000,000
THE FUTURE OF SPORT CIC
£15,000,000
The Holiday Club
£15,000,000
THE LIGHTHOUSE SPORTS AND SOCIAL HUB ESSEX LIMITED
£15,000,000
ACTIVE CHRISTIAN TRUST (THE MEGACENTRE)
£15,000,000
THE PE SPECIALISTS LTD
£15,000,000
TIME FOR CHANGE AM LTD
£15,000,000
TINY SPORTS SCHOOL LTD
£15,000,000
Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club
£15,000,000
XTRA TIME SPORTS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
£15,000,000
YMCA ESSEX
£15,000,000
ACTIVE ESSEX FOUNDATION
£15,000,000
C KNIGHT DANCE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
£15,000,000
GJLWSPORTS LIMITED
£15,000,000
INDEPENDENCE PROJECT LIMITED
£15,000,000
FRY SPORTS HOLDINGS LTD
£15,000,000
COLCHESTER MERCURY THEATRE LIMITED
£15,000,000
Kidzactive
£15,000,000
EAST ANGLIA COACHING LIMITED
£15,000,000
FUTURES CHANGING LTD
£15,000,000
INTERACT CHELMSFORD LIMITED
£15,000,000
LEAP AND LEARN SPORTS LTD
£15,000,000
MALDON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY VOLUNTARY SERVICE
£15,000,000
MALDON GYMNASTICS CLUB LTD
£15,000,000
PRECISIONMULTISPORTS LTD
£15,000,000
PRESTIGE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT LTD
£15,000,000
South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre
£15,000,000
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Potter Raper Ltd
4 contracts wonlatest 8 Jun 2026ends 8 Mar 2028£213,512
total awarded
- 2
PEABODY TRUST
£18m
total awarded
- 3
MY LOCAL BOBBY LIMITED
£117,936
total awarded
- 4
THE SKILLS CENTRE LONDON LIMITED
£420,960
total awarded
- 5
COUNTIES & CAPITAL CONSULTING LTD
£17m
total awarded
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ESSEX COUNTY COUNCILKey Dates
Published
30 March 2026
Submission deadline
6 January 2026
Notice type
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