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title: "CE-176-23 - PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES"
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# CE-176-23 - PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ce-176-23-provision-of-funded-early-learning-and-childcare-elc-places-ocds-h6vhtk-041727). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** 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. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Aug 2027, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (open for submissions, 298 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [South Ayrshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-ayrshire-council-ons-s12000028)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 August 2027 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Pre-school education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM94
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £12,800,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041727`

## 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/ce-176-23-provision-of-funded-early-learning-and-childcare-elc-places-ocds-h6vhtk-041727#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ce-176-23-provision-of-funded-early-learning-and-childcare-elc-places-ocds-h6vhtk-041727#participate

## Description
PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 007943-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Alphabet Yard, Busy Bees Nurseries Ayr, Doonvale Private Nursery School (+10 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-107616`, `GB-FTS-107613`, `GB-FTS-65068`, `GB-FTS-65070`, `GB-FTS-65335`, `GB-FTS-107614`, `GB-FTS-107617`, `GB-FTS-107615`, `GB-FTS-65354`, `GB-FTS-13518`, `GB-FTS-65367`, `GB-FTS-65410`, `GB-FTS-65412`
  - Value: £12,800,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 007943-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £12,800,000
  - Signed Date: 02/02/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007943-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-13T08:41:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T15:05:29.463Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-041727