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Published 3 Nov 2022, 11:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Early Learning, Childcare and Brokerage Services

Official notice

Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council (Local council)

Framework agreement3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Scotland (UKM92)
Framework ceiling (notional)£44,486,143total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 5 Dec 2022awarded 22 Feb 2023
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Council has a statutory duty to make pre-school education available for eligible children under the Standards in Scotland’s Schools Act 2000. The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and Statutory Guidance set out the increased entitlement to 1140 hours for eligible children which became a statutory duty from August 2021.

The Funding Follows the Child approach places choice in parents’ and carers’ hands enabling them to access their child’s funded entitlement with a provider that best suits their needs. To provide Early Learning and Childcare and/or Brokerage Services on behalf of the Council all existing and prospective providers should register their interest through this PIN on Public Contracts (Scotland) and will then need to apply for a place on the Early Learning and Childcare and Brokerage Services Flexible Framework in Autumn 2022.

All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children in January 2023 to commence Brokerage placements from January 2023 and funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2023.

CPV: Child daycare services · Pre-school education services · Primary education services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 100 suppliers · 65 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (0.7 per place) · 64 appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1ELC - Private and Third Sector Settings (excluding Childminders)AwardedRenewal

The Early Learning and Childcare and Brokerage Services Flexible Framework will be tendered in Autumn 2022.

All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children in January 2023 to commence Brokerage placements from January 2023 and funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2023.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The framework will be for an initial five year period with an optional extension of a further two years.Variant bids: not allowed
80100000 Primary education services80110000 Pre-school education services85312110 Child daycare services
Lot #2ELC - ChildmindersAwardedRenewal

The Early Learning and Childcare and Brokerage Services Flexible Framework will be tendered in Autumn 2022.

All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children in January 2023 to commence Brokerage placements from January 2023 and funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2023.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The framework will be for an initial five year period with an optional extension of a further two years.Variant bids: not allowed
80100000 Primary education services80110000 Pre-school education services85312110 Child daycare services
Lot #3Childcare BrokerageAwardedRenewal

The Early Learning and Childcare and Brokerage Services Flexible Framework will be tendered in Autumn 2022.

All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children in January 2023 to commence Brokerage placements from January 2023 and funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2023.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The framework will be for an initial five year period with an optional extension of a further two years.Variant bids: not allowed
80100000 Primary education services80110000 Pre-school education services85312110 Child daycare services

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
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • meeting minimum standards: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • meeting minimum standards: 100
  • Price: 0
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    As detailed in tender pack suite of documents

  • Economic & financial standing

    As detailed in the tender pack suite of documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    As detailed in the tender pack suite of documents

What this means for your bid
  • “Early Learning, Childcare and Brokerage Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 100 suppliers, 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
3 Nov 2022, 11:09 GMT
Last source update
28 Feb 2023, 15:22 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
DGT-4060-22
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-005884
Classification (CPV)
Child daycare servicesPre-school education servicesPrimary education services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM92)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037ea7 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

As detailed in the tender pack suite of documents

Publisher note: (SC Ref:724123)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Appointment period ends
5 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Dec 2022, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

5 Dec 2022 → 3 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    5 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    5 Dec 2022, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    28 Feb 2023, 15:22 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    3 Mar 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Feb 2023, 15:22 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 64admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 6565 from SMEs · busiest of 3 lots
Contracts signed 3latest 22 Feb 2023

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

Contracts

All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £48,686,143, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • ELC - Childminders

    Signed
    22 Feb 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Lot 3- Childcare Brokerage

    Signed
    22 Feb 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • ELC - Private and Third Sector Settings (excluding Childminders)

    Signed
    22 Feb 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · ELC - Private and Third Sector Settings (excluding Childminders)65bids · 65 electronic65——
2 · ELC - Childminders65bids · 65 electronic65——
3 · Childcare Brokerage65bids · 65 electronic65——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Procurement Team, Carruthers House, Dumfries, Scotland, DG1 2HPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dumfries Sheriff CourtReview body Dumfries

Framework contractors & participating bidders

65 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awarded

The first 50 of 65 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.

Show 40 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria