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Published 5 Jan 2023, 11:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Flying Start Two-Year-Old Childcare Expansion Phase 2b

Official notice

Authority: Torfaen County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Final published estimate£1,004,250initial estimate £744,750 · exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 6 Mar 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Torfaen County Borough Council, participation in the Welsh Government Flying Start Programme. Flying Start are seeking to secure Flying Start childcare places in Mid Torfaen (Pontypool and Panteg) and South Torfaen (Pontnewydd and Southville) within pram pushing distance of a Flying Start area. The appointed provisions will provide registered sessional childcare for 2 – 3 year olds. The successful applicants will need to demonstrate their involvement and commitment to the Flying Start programme as well as integrating with the transitioning feeder school communities.

CPV: Child daycare services · Daycare services · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£1,004,250
Delivery: Wales · Mid Torfaen and South Torfaen
Extensions: There is an option to extend the contract for a further period of up to 24 months in total subject to Welsh Government fundingVariant bids: not allowed

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
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Jan 2023, 11:01 GMT
Last source update
10 Feb 2023, 11:50 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Mar 2023 – …
Authority reference
T.4514
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004154
Classification (CPV)
Child daycare servicesDaycare servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL16)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03952c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents

Publisher note: The tender and all supporting documentation are only available from the Proactis Supplier Portal, which can be directly accessed following registration. NB: Tender information and any questions and answers relating to the tender will only be available directly from the portal and will not be communicated by any other means. Tender submissions will only be accepted via the portal and not by any other means unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Council. E-Tender access information: — Go to https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login You can access the opportunity by completing the following steps: If you have not already signed-up to the Proactis Supplier Portal, click "Signup", complete the required information and then click "Register". — Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation. — If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Portal then you must not register again. — Please contact the Primary Contact in order to arrange access to the Portal. An activation email will be sent to the email address of your primary contact. Click on the link contained within the email to activate your account. Sign into the Proactis Supplier Portal by entering your Login Name that you previously provided. Enter the temporary password that was provided in the activation e-mail. Complete the Self Registration/Organisation Details. Click the < and > arrows to move from page to page; on page 8, create a new password. Click "Complete Registration" Click on the Red Box marked "Opportunities", type Torfaen in the box at the top of the page called "Search by customer reference, title or customer name..." and click "Search" Identify the Opportunity with the title of “T.4514-Flying Start Two-Year-Old Childcare Expansion Phase 2b“and click the White Arrow in a Blue Circle on the right-hand side of the line. Click "Register Interest" Then click the Telescope button on the left-hand side of the page, then enter "Torfaen" in the box at the top of the page called "Search by customer reference, title or customer name... and click "Search". You will now see that the “T.4514-Flying Start Two-Year-Old Childcare Expansion Phase 2b “Opportunity now to Private. Click the White Arrow in a Blue Circle. It is recommended that you read the information provided in the documents that can be found if you click the line marked "Request Documents" before attempting to answer any of the questions. (WA Ref:129046)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Feb 2023 → 6 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    10 Feb 2023, 11:50 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Feb 2023
  1. Published value updated to £1,004,250
    10 Feb 2023, 11:50 GMT
    was £744,750
  2. Deadline moved to 6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
    10 Feb 2023, 11:50 GMT
    +28 days · was 6 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Torfaen County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityEducation Civic Centre, Pontypool, Wales, NP4 6YBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria