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# Carmarthenshire Flying Start Childcare Services Refresh Tender 2

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/carmarthenshire-flying-start-childcare-services-refresh-tender-2-ocds-h6vhtk-03b559). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Carmarthenshire County Council: "Carmarthenshire Flying Start Childcare Services Refresh Tender 2". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Apr 2023, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Carmarthenshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/carmarthenshire-county-council-ons-w06000010)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 April 2023 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Child daycare services, Pre-school education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b559`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/carmarthenshire-flying-start-childcare-services-refresh-tender-2-ocds-h6vhtk-03b559#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/carmarthenshire-flying-start-childcare-services-refresh-tender-2-ocds-h6vhtk-03b559#participate

## Description
Award NoticeCarmarthenshire County Council is re-commissioning the Flying Start childcare service and seeking to procure a childcare provider to deliver high quality funded childcare to all eligible 2-3 year old children from a local authority venue from 1st September 2023.
Ysgol Y Castell, Kidwelly
The Flying Start childcare is being commissioned on a fixed price model, in line with Flying Start programmes across Wales.
The Services to which this Notice relates fall within the Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations). Although the Contracting Authority may voluntarily adopt certain provisions in the Regulations neither the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to services falling within Regulation 74. The Contracting Authority may, from time to time, at its absolute discretion, undertake a renewal (Renewal) of this Framework Agreement during the Term. The Renewal may include, but shall not
be limited to, varying the number, scope, extent and description of the Lots, Services and/or Charges (as the case may be), together with the appointment of additional (new) Providers onto the Framework Agreement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80110000, 85312110
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** AWARD NOTICE Childcare required at Flying Start venue:
Ysgol Y Castell, Kidwelly
Welsh Medium / English Medium
Providers are welcome to come and visit Ysgol Y Castell site on Tuesday 28th March 2023. To book a time slot, please contact Sabrina Morris...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 023840-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CYLCH MEITHRIN MYNYDDYGARREG**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90221`
  - Value: £414,586 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 023840-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £414,586
  - Signed Date: 22/05/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023840-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-15T10:16:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:26:15.235Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b559