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Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme National Evaluation (Con_32276)

Department for Education

Estimated Value

£949,787 – £0

Deadline

20 May 2026

Published

18 September 2026

Type

services

SME SuitableVCSE SuitableAny regionGBCPV: 73000000
CategoryResearch & development

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**This is not a call for competition** This is the contract award notice for "Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme National Evaluation ". The competition was carried out using the CCS RM6126 Research & Insights Marketplace DPS.

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This notice announces the award of a contract to evaluate the UK Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme at a national level. The buyer is the Department for Education (or relevant government department) and the work will be delivered through the CCS RM6126 Research & Insights Marketplace.

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Ecorys UK

1 Sept 20261 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2029

£949,787

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4 found
  1. 1

    Alma Economics

    1 contract wonlatest 25 Sept 2026ends 31 Dec 2031

    £599,200

    total awarded

  2. 2

    National Centre for Social Research

    1 contract wonlatest 9 Sept 2026ends 31 Mar 2030

    £14m

    total awarded

  3. 3

    Ecorys

    1 contract wonlatest 7 Sept 2026ends 30 Sept 2029

    £5m

    total awarded

  4. 4

    ipsos (Market Research) Ltd

    1 contract wonlatest 18 Jun 2026ends 24 May 2029

    £1m

    total awarded

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Department for Education
Typepublic body
RegionNorth East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West
Total tenders349
Total spend£25,941,053,500
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18 September 2026

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20 May 2026

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