Decision details

1)    To contract with Changing Lives Together (CLT) for the supply of food hampers to a value of with £85,000.00 to support free school meal young people in Cheshire East, as funded by the Department for Education’s Holiday Activity Fund (HAF)

2)    To contract with Everybody Health and Leisure for the supply of gym and swimming activities to a value of £85,000 on behalf of the local authority over the Christmas period, as funded by the Department for Educations Holiday Activity Fund (HAF).

The business justification for making these purchases is to provide food support and an activity pass during the Christmas School Holidays to some of our most vulnerable children, as identified by through Cheshire East Early Help and Social care teams as free school meal recipients, or highly vulnerable.

By making these purchases we will be supporting sustainability within our local community over the Christmas period, increasing their likelihood of well-fed, happy, secure households and making Cheshire East a good place to live for all.