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CE-176-23 - PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES

Pre-school education services
Scotland (UKM94)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: South Ayrshire Council: "CE-176-23 - PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySouth Ayrshire CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: South Ayrshire Council
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Published history for South Ayrshire Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
8.6Bids / Report
49.3% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 275 active published awards; 274 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySouth Ayrshire Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published13 Mar 2024, 08:41 GMT
Last source update13 Mar 2024, 08:41 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationPre-school education services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM94)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-041727
What is being bought
PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Mar 2024, 08:41 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    13 Mar 2024, 08:41 GMT
  3. Submission deadline changed to published date
    13 Mar 2024, 08:41 GMT
  4. Status changed to active
    9 Nov 2023, 15:45 GMT
  5. Official notice release published
    9 Nov 2023, 15:45 GMT
  6. Submission deadline changed to 16 Aug 2027, 12:00 BST
    9 Nov 2023, 15:45 GMT
  7. Buyer information updated
    9 Nov 2023, 15:45 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    South Ayrshire Council (the Council) is seeking to establish a Flexible Framework Agreement (FFA) to ensure the delivery of funded ELC placements within the Council’s geographic area. The choice of the provider will be selected by the parent/guardian of the child therefore the council is utilising a Flexible Framework Agreement under the Light Touch Rules contained in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Providers of ELC are invited to join the FFA by submitting a tender to the Council. They will be appointed to the FFA if they can successfully demonstrate that they meet the National Standard, the Law, applicable guidance, and the Council’s procedural requirements and accept the Rates which have been set by the Council in relation to the delivery of funded hours. The FFA will always be open and will allow providers to be added over its 5 year term.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    13 Mar 2024, 08:41 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 2 Feb 2024, 00:00 GMT · £12,800,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Alphabet Yard, Busy Bees Nurseries Ayr, Doonvale Private Nursery School, Fly High Early Learning & Childcare, Granny Smith's Nursery, HEADS OF AYR NURSERY LTD, Jacqueline's Childminding, Lisa’s ChildcAyr, MARINA VIEW NURSERY, Pine Trees Nursery, Riverbank Nursery, The Meadows Private Day Nursery, Wellington School (Ayr) Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£12,800,000 · signed 2 Feb 2024, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 12 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 12 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 11 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

South Ayrshire Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-4854
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  • South Ayrshire Council
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    County Buildings, Wellington Square, Ayr, UKM94, KA7 1DR
    procurement@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
    +44 3001230900

  • Alphabet Yard
    supplier

    South Harbour Street, Ayr, UK, KA7 1JX

  • Ayr Sheriff Court
    reviewBody

    Ayr

  • Busy Bees Nurseries Ayr
    supplier

    Dalmellington Road, Ayr, UKM94, KA6 6PE

  • Doonvale Private Nursery School
    supplier

    Doonholm Road, Ayr, UKM94, KA6 6BL

  • Fly High Early Learning & Childcare
    supplier

    13 Main Street , Monkton, Prestwick, UK, KA9 2RN

  • Granny Smith's Nursery
    supplier

    22 Ayr Strret, Troon, UKM94, KA10 6EB

  • HEADS OF AYR NURSERY LTD
    supplier

    LAIGH KYLESTON FARM, DUNURE ROAD, AYR, UKM94, KA7 4LD

  • Jacqueline's Childminding
    supplier

    Troon, UK

  • Lisa’s ChildcAyr
    supplier

    147 James Campbell Road, Ayr, UKM94, KA80RY

  • MARINA VIEW NURSERY
    supplier

    131 TEMPLEHILL, Troon, UKM94, KA10 6BQ

  • Pine Trees Nursery
    supplier

    1 Ayr Road, Prestwick, UKM94, KA9 1SX

  • Riverbank Nursery
    supplier

    2 Citadel Place, Ayr, UKM94, KA7 1JN

  • The Meadows Private Day Nursery
    supplier

    74 Mauchline Road, Mossblown, Ayr, UKM94, KA6 5DL

  • Wellington School (Ayr) Ltd
    supplier

    Carleton Turrets, 1 Craigweil Road, Ayr, UK, KA7 2XH
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