Pre-school education services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 80110000·Services · class·in Education & Training
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 13 lots from 12 competitions run by 10 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 8 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 5 from older notices (bids received, middle 12).
Newest open tenders
3 of 6 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Provision of partner status to providers of Early Learning and Childcare - Dynamic Purchasing System | Clackmannanshire Council | 30 Nov 2026 | 35d | £26,787,236 ceiling |
| CE-176-23 - Funded Early Learning and Childcare Flexible Framework Agreement - Re-opening | South Ayrshire Council | 17 Aug 2029 | 1026d | — |
| Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement | South Lanarkshire Council | 10 Mar 2027 | 135d | £143,500,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
80110000 Pre-school education services97 notices · 98%- Training services 399 · 12m
- Specialist training services 303 · 12m
- Adult and other education services 122 · 12m
- Vocational training services 103 · 12m
- E-learning services 95 · 12m
- Higher education services 61 · 12m
- Training facilities 60 · 12m
- Personal development training services 54 · 12m
- Special education services 51 · 12m
- Health and first-aid training services 49 · 12m
- All of Education & Training →
Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Local authorities83%(82 notices)
82 of 99 notices are Local authorities (83%).Central government14%(14 notices)
14 of 99 notices are Central government (14%).Other public bodies1%(1 notices)
1 of 99 notices are Other public bodies (1%).Not classified2%(2 notices)
2 of 99 notices are Not classified (2%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| South Ayrshire Council | Local authorities | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| East Dunbartonshire Council | Local authorities | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| West Lothian Council | Local authorities | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| East Ayrshire Council | Local authorities | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Moray Council | Local authorities | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| North Lanarkshire Council | Local authorities | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| South Lanarkshire Council | Local authorities | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire County Council | Local authorities | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Worcestershire County Council | Local authorities | 3 | 0 | 0 |
39 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 92 of 99 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract54%(53 notices)
53 of 99 notices are Contract (54%).Framework45%(45 notices)
45 of 99 notices are Framework (45%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(1 notices)
1 of 99 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (1%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open68%(67 notices)
67 of 99 notices are Open (68%).Route not published18%(18 notices)
18 of 99 notices are Route not published (18%).Limited / restricted12%(12 notices)
12 of 99 notices are Limited / restricted (12%).Selective1%(1 notices)
1 of 99 notices are Selective (1%).Direct award1%(1 notices)
1 of 99 notices are Direct award (1%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold80%(12 notices)
12 of 15 notices are Above threshold (80%).Below threshold20%(3 notices)
3 of 15 notices are Below threshold (20%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (25) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid38%(5)
5 of 13 lots fall in 1 bid (38%).2–323%(3)
3 of 13 lots fall in 2–3 (23%).4–615%(2)
2 of 13 lots fall in 4–6 (15%).7 or more23%(3)
3 of 13 lots fall in 7 or more (23%).
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 13 lots from 12 competitions run by 10 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 8 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 5 from older notices (bids received, middle 12).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
20 of 22 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 3 more give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
27 SME bids out of 49, on 12 lots where the buyer published the split.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
5 of 25 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 8 lots from 6 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 51 awards to 41 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Rafa Kidz Limited | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Camau Tirion | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Andi Pandis's Day Nursery | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| CYCA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Cylch Meithrin Ysgol y Bedol | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Flexible Childcare Services Scotland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Serendipity Nursery | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| ACE Place Ltd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 57 of 99 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in pre-school education services
6 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Provision of partner status to providers of Early Learning and Childcare - Dynamic Purchasing System | Clackmannanshire Council | 30 Nov 2026 | 35d | £26,787,236 ceiling |
| Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement | South Lanarkshire Council | 10 Mar 2027 | 135d | £143,500,000 |
| CE-176-23 - Funded Early Learning and Childcare Flexible Framework Agreement - Re-opening | South Ayrshire Council | 17 Aug 2029 | 1026d | — |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 8011. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 25 Sept 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.