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Published 14 Feb 2025, 14:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Ceredigion - Flying Start Provision of Childcare

Official notice

Authority: Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£865,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide high quality childcare within a stimulating environment for children aged between 2-3 for 2.5 hours per day, 5 days per week (39 weeks of the year) who live within the Flying Start areas.

CPV: Child daycare services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Renewal
Delivery: Wales
Extensions: Possible extension of 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Feb 2025, 14:42 GMT
Last source update
14 Feb 2025, 14:42 GMT
Award evaluation window
24 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
itt_115228
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005182
Classification (CPV)
Child daycare services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e1fc Find a Tender

Publisher note: NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148111 (WA Ref:148111) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en, cy
Bids opened
24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Feb 2025 → 24 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    14 Feb 2025, 14:42 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Canolfan Rheidol, Rhoddfa Padarn, Aberystwyth, Wales, SY23 3UEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.