Official UK procurement notice
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Childcare in the Non-Maintained Sector
Authority: Caerphilly County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNotification of Award of previously advertised opportunity
Please note that this is a contract award notice as the Council has established a Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Childcare in line with the Light Touch Regime and Public Contract Regulations 2015. The Council has engaged with suitably experienced and qualified childcare providers to provide
Lot 1 - Early Years
Lot 2 - Flying Start
Lot 3 - Assisted Places and Supported Places
Childcare providers have been awarded to one or more of the lots above.
This DPS has replaced an existing arrangement for the provision of Childcare PS1609/17/HS, which expired on the 31 March 2023.
The total cost is based on estimated spend at this current time for the 10 years if extensions are taken up for all lots
CPV: Child daycare services · Pre-school education services · Primary education services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Bids received
- 27 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 28 suppliers appointed
- Market period
6 yrs from 31 Oct 2022, This arrangement is the setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System under the Light Touch Regime Schedule 3
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Early Years EducationPublished value£1,000,000
This is a contract award notice to advise the market of service providers awarded to lot 1 - Early Years provision under the DPS
Lot #2Flying StartPublished value£13,000,000
This is a contract award notice to advise the market of service providers awarded to lot 2 - Flying Start provision under the DPS
Lot #3Assisted Places and Supported PlacesPublished value£500,000
This is a contract award notice to advise the market of service providers awarded to lot 3 - Assisted and Supported place provision under the DPS
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Service Providers that meet the criteria shall be placed on the arrangement for the lot(s) they are successful for following their application. Being placed on the arrangement does not guarantee any business and award of any business shall be subject to meeting the required criteria in the specification as well as parental demand for places.
- Shortlisting
- The mechanism of the DPS allows new childcare providers with the ability to join at any time during the validity period of the DPS as set out in the ITT. The nature of the DPS is to establish a list of childcare providers who are suitably qualified to deliver Lot 1 - Early Years Lot 2 - Flying Start Lot 3 - Assisted and Supported Places Childcare providers can tender for more than one lot. Childcare providers will be able to join at any time additional settings and additional lots Service Providers that meet the criteria shall be placed on the arrangement for the lot(s) they are successful for following their application. Being placed on the arrangement does not guarantee any business and award of any business shall be subject to meeting the required criteria in the specification as well as parental demand for places.
- “Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Childcare in the…” is a dynamic market: 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
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Sept 2022, 16:48 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Sept 2023, 15:59 BST
- Authority reference
DPS1003584/22/HS- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-026686- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0365f1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (WA Ref:128453)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/account/login ↗
- Admission period ends
- 31 Jan 2029, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
31 Oct 2022 → 31 Jan 2029 · 3 dates- Contract starts31 Oct 2022
- Notice published8 Sept 2023, 15:59 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 Jan 2029, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jan 2023- Deadline moved to 31 Jan 2029, 12:00 GMT31 Jan 2023, 14:47 GMT+2311 days · was 4 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete8 Sept 2023, 15:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Assisted Places and Supported Places
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2023
- Value
- £500,000
- Period
- … – 31 Oct 2028
- Status
- active
Early Years Education
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2023
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 Oct 2028
- Status
- active
Flying Start
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2023
- Value
- £13,200,000
- Period
- … – 31 Oct 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Early Years Education | 15bids · 15 electronic | 15 | — | — |
| 2 · Flying Start | 26bids · 26 electronic | 26 | — | — |
| 3 · Assisted Places and Supported Places | 27bids · 27 electronic | 27 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
28 commercial parties on the notice- 1st Steps Day CareAdmitted to the market
- Bobl Bach ClareAdmitted to the market
- Brighter Minds Childcare LtdAdmitted to the market
- Busy Feet Gilfach LtdAdmitted to the market
- Cefn Fforest Rising Stars Childcare ltdAdmitted to the market
- Curious Koalas Childcare ServicesAdmitted to the market
- Cwtsh NurseryAdmitted to the market
- Cylch Meithrin Coed DuonAdmitted to the market
- Cylch Meithrin Cwm DerwenAdmitted to the market
- Cylch Meithrin PontllanfraithAdmitted to the market
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- Cylch Meithrin RhymniAdmitted to the market
- Cylch Meithrin Tedi TwtAdmitted to the market
- Cylch Meithrin Yr EnfysAdmitted to the market
- Ladybird PlaygroupAdmitted to the market
- Little Acorns PlaygroupAdmitted to the market
- Little Einsteins Academy LimitedAdmitted to the market
- Markham Playgroup LTDAdmitted to the market
- Mini Miners ClubAdmitted to the market
- Moriah PlaygroupAdmitted to the market
- PlayworksAdmitted to the market
- The Alphabet Tree Day NurseryAdmitted to the market
- The Children's SpaceAdmitted to the market
- Tiddlers WraparoundAdmitted to the market
- Ysgol Feithrin AbertridwrAdmitted to the market
- cylch meithrin ifor bachAdmitted to the market
- cylch meithrin nelsonAdmitted to the market
- cylch meithrin tonyfelinAdmitted to the market
- littlepeeps playgroupAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.