Official UK procurement notice
Funded Early Learning and Childcare Provision
Authority: Glasgow City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe council requires the appointment of multiple providers, registered by the Care Inspectorate to provide daycare services to children, to deliver Early Learning and Childcare within the Glasgow boundary
- Recurrence: The framework duration is for 5 years with an option to extend for a further 3 years
CPV: Pre-school education services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 125 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The appointment of multiple providers, registered by the Care Inspectorate to provide…RenewalPublished value£350,000,000
The appointment of multiple providers, registered by the Care Inspectorate to provide daycare services to children, to deliver Early Learning and Childcare within the Glasgow boundary.
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).
- Suitability
Must have a Care Inspectorate evaluation of 4 or above.
- Economic & financial standing
Nursery Operators must comply with the undernoted financial requirements in order to participate in the tendering process:-
There is a minimum financial requirement that affects trading performance and balance sheet strength.
Financial requirements should be calculated on most recent accounts.
Accounts should have been prepared by an independent accountant or in the case of small playgroups, by an independent person with financial experience.
Trading Performance Ratio
An overall positive outcome on pre tax profits over a 3 year period.
Exceptional items, occurring in the normal course of business, can be excluded from the calculation.
The above would be expressed in the ratio Pre-Tax Profit/Turnover Balance Sheet strength
Net worth of the organisation must be positive at the time of evaluation and organisation must not be subject to an insolvency process.
Intangibles can be included for purposes of the Total Assets figure
The above would be expressed in the ratio Total Assets/Total Liabilities
Nurseries that are only required to file abbreviated accounts, must submit full sets of accounts for the last two individual years filed, in order for the three year profitability requirement to be verified.
A Bidder should have no outstanding issues, with regard to statutory filing requirements with Companies House.
Nursery Operators who have been trading for less than the 3 years noted above must provide evidence that they are complying with the above minimum financial requirements fo…
Minimum: Glasgow City Council’s Insurance Requirements are: Bidders shall take out and maintain, throughout the period of the Framework, Employer’s Liability insurance to the value of at least TEN MILLION POUNDS STERLING (10,000,000 GBP) in respect of any one event and unlimited in the pe… - Technical & professional ability
Bidders must have a Care Inspectorate evaluation of 4 or above
- “Funded Early Learning and Childcare Provision” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 125 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
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · The framework duration is for 5 years with an option to extend for a further 3 years
- First published
- 14 Apr 2026, 08:59 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 08:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 May 2026 – …
- Authority reference
GCC006424CPU- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033523- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06817fFind a Tender
- Performance terms
10 Criteria as follows, full list of details are contained in the Invitation to Tender document
Criteria 1 - Staffing Leadership and Management
Criteria 2 - Development of children's cognitive skills, health and wellbeing
Criteria 3 - Physical Environment
Criteria 4 - Self Evaluation and Improvement
Criteria 5 - Parent and carer engagement and involvement in the life of the setting
Criteria 6 – Inclusion
Criteria 7 - Business Sustainability
Criteria 8 - Fair Work Practices, including payment of the Living Wage
Criteria 9 - Payment Processes
Criteria 10 – Food
- Review procedure
Glasgow City Council (“the Council”) must, by notice in writing as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform all tenderers and candidates concerned of its decision to award the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish a dynamic purchasing system. The Council must allow a period of at least the relevant standstill period (where the notice is sent by facsimile or electronic means the period is 10 days ending at midnight at the end of the 10th day after that on which the last notice is sent, when sent by other means the period is 15 days) to elapse between the date of despatch of the notice referred to in Regulation 85(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”).
The Council is obliged to comply with the Regulations and any eligible economic operator can bring an action in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session where as a consequence of a breach by the Council, suffers or risks suffering loss or damage. The bringing of court proceedings during the standstill period means that the Council must not enter into the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish the dynamic purchasing system unless the proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of; or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition.
The bringing of court proceedings after the standstill period has elapsed and the remedies that are available to the courts are detailed in the Regulations. Economic Operators can write to the Council seeking further clarification on the notice, to which the Council must respond within 15 days. Economic Operators should be mindful to seek their own independent legal advice when they consider appropriate to do so.
Publisher note: Bidders must hold certificates for Quality Assurance, Health and Safety and Environmental Management Standards or comply with all questions noted in SPD Section 4D. Freedom of Information Act - Information on the FOI Act is contained in Appendix A of the ITT. Tenderers must note the implications of this legislation and ensure that any information they wish the council to consider withholding is specifically indicated on the FOI certificate contained in the Technical Envelope within the PCS Tender portal (NB the council does not bind itself to withhold this information). Tenderers Amendments - bidders must enter any clause, condition, amendment to specification or any other qualification they may wish to make conditional to this offer. Bidders will be required to complete the tenderers amendment certificate that is contained within the Technical Envelope within PCS Tender portal. Prompt Payment - the successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the tender, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these works are paid timeously and that as a minimum, invoices rendered by subcontractors shall (unless formally disputed by the tenderer) be paid within 30 days of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its sub-contractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any. Tenderers will be required to complete the prompt payment certificate contained in the Technical Envelope within PCS Tender portal. Non-Collusion - Tenderers will be required to complete the Non-Collusion certificate contained in the Technical Envelope within the PCS Tender portal. Insurance Mandate - All successful suppliers will be required to sign an Insurance Mandate, contained in the Technical Envelope within the PCS Tender portal authorising the Council to request copies of insurance documents from the supplier’s insurance provider. If the mandate is not signed and returned the Council reserves the right to request copies of insurance certificates from suppliers at any point during the contract period. Professional Integrity Certifcate - Tenderers will be required to complete the Professional Integrity Certifcate contained in the Technical Envelope within the PCS Tender portal Terms and Conditions are located within the buyers attachments area within the PCS Tender portal. Additional information pertaining to this contract notice is contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation, situated within the buyers attachments area of PCS-T. Tenderers must ensure they read these documents in line with this contract notice. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31355. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Minimum Community Benefits 840 points is required; community benefit points will be triggered once the following spend thresholds are reached Threshold 1 - 50,000 – 100,000 GBP – 80 points Threshold 2 - 100,000 – 250,000 GBP – 120 points Threshold 3 - 250,000 – 500,000 GBP – 160 points Threshold 4 - 500,000 – 1,000,000 GBP – 200 points Threshold 5 – 1,000,000 – 3,000,000 GBP – 160 points Threshold 6 - 3,000,000 – 5,000,000 GBP – 80 points Threshold 7 - 5,000,000 – 10,000,000 GBP – 40 points (SC Ref:828015)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
14 Apr 2026 → 14 May 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published196 days ago14 Apr 2026, 08:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends166 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened166 days ago14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.