Official UK procurement notice
Funded Early Learning and Childcare Places Framework Agreement - Reopening May 2025
Authority: Scottish Borders Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionScottish Borders Council is seeking bid submissions from suitably qualified and experienced providers to supplement it's existing framework for Funded Early Learning and Childcare Places (ref SBC/CPS/1815).
CPV: Child daycare services · Pre-school education services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Nursery Services (including Private and Third Sector Settings)
Scottish Borders Council is reopening its Funded Early Learning and Childcare Framework to new providers from the
voluntary,independent and private settings to provide Early Learning and Childcare for 2,3 and 4 year old children.
Lot 1 - Nursery Services
All providers who apply and meet the national standards, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted onto the framework agreement to deliver funded provision.
As this service is listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations and the contract value exceeds the threshold, the Council will be using the afforded flexibility of the Light Touch Regime to re-open the framework. Additional information: Option to extend for a further 1 x 12 months.
Lot #2Childminder Services
Scottish Borders Council is reopening its Funded Early Learning and Childcare Framework to new providers from the
voluntary, independent and private settings to provide Early Learning and Childcare for 2,3 and 4 year old children.
Lot 2 - Childminder Services
All providers who apply and meet the national standards, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted onto the framework agreement to deliver funded provision.
As this service is listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations and the contract value exceeds the threshold, the Council will be using the afforded flexibility of the Light Touch Regime to re-open the framework.
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).
- Technical & professional ability
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Bidders must confirm that they are appropriately registered with the Care Inspectorate for the services required.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- “Funded Early Learning and Childcare Places Framework Agreement -…” 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
- 30 Apr 2025, 10:31 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2025, 09:11 BST
- Authority reference
Ref No: SBC/CPS/1815- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052994- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0509d5Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:808889)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
Timeline
30 May 2025 → 2 Sept 2025 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published2 Sept 2025, 09:11 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete2 Sept 2025, 09:11 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Childminder Services
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2025
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Childminder Services | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Jedburgh Sherriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Little Wonders Childminding serviceFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.