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Published 21 Apr 2021, 08:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Quality Funded Early Learning & Childcare (1140 hours)

Official notice

Authority: Dundee City Council (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Scotland (UKM71)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 15 Apr 2021
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Dundee City Council wish to seek bid submissions from suitably qualified and experienced providers to supplement it's existing framework (Contract Reference PROC/C&F/02/20) for Quality Funded Early Learning and Childcare

CPV: Child daycare services · Pre-school education services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
7 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 7 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Early Learning & Childcare for Eligible 2 Year OldsAwarded

To supplement it's own in house service provision and the framework providers appointed to framework PROC/C&F/012/20 (Quality Funded Early Learning & Childcare), as the aforementioned framework allows for re-opening to new providers, Dundee City Council now intend to re-open the framework. In addition to passing the Qualification Stage, Service providers appointed to the framework will be required to demonstrate that they fully meet the National Standards criteria and sub criteria and be prepared to accept the Council's hourly rates as detailed below:

5.31 GBP per hour of Early Learning and Childcare, per pre-school Child in their deferred, pre-school or ante pre-school year (but excluding Eligible 2 Year Olds);

5.60 GBP per hour of Early Learning and Childcare per Eligible 2 Year Old (but excluding pre-school/ante pre-school Children in their deferred, pre-school or ante pre-school year); and

2.10 GBP per day for the provision of a Meal, per pre-school Child and Eligible 2 Year Olds accessing the Services (per session) such payment on proof of appropriate provision.

As this service is listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations and the contract value exceeds 750,000 euros over the contract period, the Council will be using the afforded flexibility of the Light Touch Regime to re-open the framework.

Delivery: Scotland · Dundee
80110000 Pre-school education services
Lot #2Early Learning & Childcare for Eligible 3-5 Year OldsAwarded

To supplement it's own in house service provision and the framework providers appointed to framework PROC/C&F/012/20 (Quality Funded Early Learning & Childcare), as the aforementioned framework allows for re-opening to new providers, Dundee City Council now intend to re-open the framework. In addition to passing the Qualification Stage, Service providers appointed to the framework will be required to demonstrate that they fully meet the National Standards criteria and sub criteria and be prepared to accept the Council's hourly rates as detailed below:

5.31 GBP per hour of Early Learning and Childcare, per pre-school Child in their deferred, pre-school or ante pre-school year (but excluding Eligible 2 Year Olds);

5.60 GBP per hour of Early Learning and Childcare per Eligible 2 Year Old (but excluding pre-school/ante pre-school Children in their deferred, pre-school or ante pre-school year); and

2.10 GBP per day for the provision of a Meal, per pre-school Child and Eligible 2 Year Olds accessing the Services (per session) such payment on proof of appropriate provision.

As this service is listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations and the contract value exceeds 750,000 euros over the contract period, the Council will be using the afforded flexibility of the Light Touch Regime to re-open the framework.

Delivery: Scotland · Dundee
85312110 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
What this means for your bid
  • “Quality Funded Early Learning & Childcare (1140 hours)” 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Apr 2021, 08:55 BST
Last source update
21 Apr 2021, 08:55 BST
Authority reference
PRO/C&F/02/21
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-008417
Classification (CPV)
Child daycare servicesPre-school education services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a852 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:650929)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 7admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 77 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 15 Apr 2021

2 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, £25,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Early Learning & Childcare for Eligible 2 Year Olds

    Signed
    15 Apr 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Early Learning & Childcare for Eligible 3-5 Year Olds

    Signed
    15 Apr 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Early Learning & Childcare for Eligible 2 Year Olds7bids · 7 electronic7——
2 · Early Learning & Childcare for Eligible 3-5 Year Olds7bids · 7 electronic7——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dundee City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 1NZContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dundee Sheriff CourtReview body Dundee

Framework contractors & participating bidders

7 commercial parties on the notice
  • Aberfoyle Childcare ServicesFramework contractor 309 Strathmartine Road, Dundee, Scotland, DD3 8NSContact phone
  • Aberfoyle Too NurseryFramework contractor Block 1a, dunsinane industrial estate, DUNDEE, Scotland, dd2 3qnContact phone
  • ChildminderFramework contractor 53 Findchapel place, Fintry, DUNDEE, Scotland, DD4 9NPContact phone
  • Home Sweet Home ChildcareFramework contractor 1c Pentland Crescent, Dundee, UK, DD22BUContact phone
  • Kiddycare Day NurseryFramework contractor 112 Cowgate, Dundee, Scotland, dd1 2juContact phone
  • Tots Academy Daycare NurseryFramework contractor 137 Strathern Road , Broughty Ferry, Dundee, UK, DD5 1BRContact phone
  • happy bunniesFramework contractor 90, fintrydise, dundee, Scotland, dd4 9lbContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.