Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Funded Early Learning and Childcare Places Framework Agreement
Authority: Scottish Borders Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAward of non competitive flexible framework agreement of Early Learning and Childcare providers for funded placements of up to 1140 hours per year to all eligible 2 year olds and all children from age 3 to those not yet attending primary school being effective from August 2021.The framework allows for the re-opening to new providers on an annual basis.
CPV: Child daycare services · Pre-school education services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 20 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 29 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Nursery Services (including Private and Third Sector Settings)
The Council are awarding Lot 1 - Nursery Services using the flexible framework for Early Learning and Childcare providers from the voluntary, independent and private settings to provide Early Learning and Childcare for 2,3 and 4 year old children. Additional information: Framework Agreement duration is 3 years and options to extend for a further 3 x 12 months.
Lot #2Childminder Services
The Council are awarding Lot 2 Childminder Services using a flexible framework for Early Learning and Childcare providers from the voluntary, independent and private settings to provide Early Learning and Childcare for 2,3 and 4 year old children. Additional information: Framework Agreement duration is 3 years and options to extend for a further 3 x 12 months.
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).
Please see tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
Benchmark Qualification for ELC practitioners for their role.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- Bidders must confirm that they are appropriately registered with the Care Inspectorate for the services required. In addition to passing the Qualification Stage service providers will be required to demonstrate that they fully meet the National Standards criteria and sub - criteria.
- “Provision of Funded Early Learning and Childcare Places Framework…” 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
- 9 Apr 2021, 12:45 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Sept 2021, 10:14 BST
- Authority reference
SBC/CPS/1815- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-023905- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a443Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Providers will be expected to follow the requirements set out in the Service Specification and must comply with all statutory requirements in the delivery of the service.
- Review procedure
The contracting authorities will incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI,2015 No446) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rule to take action in the Sherriff Court or Court of Session.A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Framework Agreement award being published on Find A Tender or within 30 days of the date to thosewho expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within six months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:665612)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 31 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
31 May 2021 → 27 Sept 2021 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published27 Sept 2021, 10:14 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Sept 2021, 10:14 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £23,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Nursery Services (including Private and Third Sector Settings)
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Childminder Services
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Nursery Services (including Private and Third Sector Settings) | 20bids · 20 electronic | 20 | — | — |
| 2 · Childminder Services | 9bids · 9 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Jedburgh Sherriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
29 commercial parties on the notice- Argus PlaygroupFramework contractor
- Blainslie Childminding ServicesFramework contractor
- Busy BeesFramework contractor
- Castlegate Nursery & Out of School Club LimitedFramework contractor
- Cherrytrees Nurseries LtdFramework contractor
- Cherrytrees NurseryFramework contractor
- ChildminderFramework contractor
- Christine GreenFramework contractor
- Denholm Pre-School PlaygroupFramework contractor
- Donna Long ChildmindingFramework contractor
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- East Green Nursery and Out of School ClubFramework contractor
- First Nursery LtdFramework contractor
- Fogo Nursery School TrustFramework contractor
- Highway Day NurseryFramework contractor
- Katrina Skelton ChildminderFramework contractor
- Kingsmeadows Nursery (Peebles) LtdFramework contractor
- Links Nursery DunsFramework contractor
- Little Acorns ChildcareFramework contractor
- Lizzie Bizzie's ChildmindingFramework contractor
- Natalie's ChildcareFramework contractor
- Newlands & Kirkurd Womens Guild PlaygroupFramework contractor
- Old station nurseryFramework contractor
- Polly Wolly Doodle ChildcareFramework contractor
- Rosetta Early LearnersFramework contractor
- Seashells Nursery ELCCFramework contractor
- Tweedbank Early Learners (SCIO)Framework contractor
- Village NurseryFramework contractor
- West Linton Early LearnersFramework contractor
- Wiggly Worms Children's Day NurseryFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.