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Published 23 Mar 2023, 11:22 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Carmarthenshire Flying Start Childcare Services Refresh Tender 2

Official notice

Authority: Carmarthenshire County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 25 Apr 2023awarded 23 May 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award NoticeCarmarthenshire County Council is re-commissioning the Flying Start childcare service and seeking to procure a childcare provider to deliver high quality funded childcare to all eligible 2-3 year old children from a local authority venue from 1st September 2023.

Ysgol Y Castell, Kidwelly

The Flying Start childcare is being commissioned on a fixed price model, in line with Flying Start programmes across Wales.

The Services to which this Notice relates fall within the Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations). Although the Contracting Authority may voluntarily adopt certain provisions in the Regulations neither the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to services falling within Regulation 74. The Contracting Authority may, from time to time, at its absolute discretion, undertake a renewal (Renewal) of this Framework Agreement during the Term. The Renewal may include, but shall not

be limited to, varying the number, scope, extent and description of the Lots, Services and/or Charges (as the case may be), together with the appointment of additional (new) Providers onto the Framework Agreement.

CPV: Child daycare services · Pre-school education services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
3 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AWARD NOTICE Childcare required at Flying Start venue:

AWARD NOTICE Childcare required at Flying Start venue:

Ysgol Y Castell, Kidwelly

Welsh Medium / English Medium

Providers are welcome to come and visit Ysgol Y Castell site on Tuesday 28th March 2023. To book a time slot, please contact Sabrina Morris on 01554 742446 or by email SaKMorris@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Delivery: Wales

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Carmarthenshire Flying Start Childcare Services Refresh Tender 2” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Mar 2023, 11:22 GMT
Last source update
15 Aug 2023, 11:16 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023840
Classification (CPV)
Child daycare servicesPre-school education services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b559 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:133715)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
25 Apr 2023, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Apr 2023 → 15 Aug 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    25 Apr 2023, 14:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    15 Aug 2023, 11:16 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Mar 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 25 Apr 2023, 14:00 BST
    23 Mar 2023, 11:45 GMT
    +8 days · was 17 Apr 2023, 14:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    15 Aug 2023, 11:16 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.217 Apr 202325 Apr 2023+8 d

Deadline date 25th April 2023 at 2pm

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 May 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 023840-2023-1

    Signed
    23 May 2023
    Value
    £414,586
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 0 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Carmarthenshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Carmarthen, Wales, SA31 1JPContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.