Official UK procurement notice
Childcare Development and Sustainability Service
Authority: Bristol City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRecommissioning of Childcare Development and Sufficiency service to support Bristol's statutory duty to facilitate and support the local childcare market in order to ensure sufficient childcare for working parents/carers.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,062,500
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price carries 43 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.3 points. Quality carries 43 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jul 2025, 11:54 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Nov 2025, 10:02 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
DN781297- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040584- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055bdcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Jul 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published9 Jul 2025, 11:54 BST
- Market engagement14 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Bristol City Council is looking to tender a contract to support its statutory duties under the Childcare Act 2006, related to sufficient childcare, starting in January 2026.
This event is your opportunity to find out more about the contract and hear from officers what it is we are looking for. Officers will be able to explain the practical steps you will need to take during the tender process and answer any questions
This is an online event. Please register/reserve your spot using the following link:
- Tender notice published16 Jul 2025, 15:18 BST
- Next notice expected18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by8 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by399 days ago18 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent387 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published343 days ago14 Nov 2025, 10:02 GMT
- Contract starts295 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Jul 2025, 11:54 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published16 Jul 2025, 15:18 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active16 Jul 2025, 15:18 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Jul 2025, 15:18 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST16 Jul 2025, 15:18 BST
- Tender notice published16 Jul 2025, 15:57 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Oct 2025, 16:03 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Oct 2025, 16:03 BST
- Contract signature expected17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 Nov 2025, 10:02 GMTUK7
Published amendments (1)
ProContract advert link added.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-07: 2 releases · 9 Jul 2025, 16 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRISTOL ASSOCIATION FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD DAYCARE LIMITEDSMEVCSE1 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: 2 x 1-year extensions | £1,062,500 | 1 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · BRISTOL ASSOCIATION FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD DAYCARE LIMITEDSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 6 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,062,500
- Period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 1-year extensions
1 agreed KPI: N/A - Light-touch
- N/A - Light-touch
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BRISTOL ASSOCIATION FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD DAYCARE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender