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Published 3 Oct 2025, 14:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Childcare Provision Planned Procurement Notice

Official notice

Authority: Wrexham County Borough Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Wales (UKL23)
Planned pipeline value£3,954,000total for 2 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 4 Feb 2026from the planned procurement notice
Lots 2see the lot list below
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Wrexham County Borough Council wish to re-commission our Childcare Provision of Non-Maintained Funded Early Education & Flying Start Childcare, including Childminders.

Term of Contract: three years with the option to extend for two years in annual increments starting 01 September 2026.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 4 Feb 2030, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Child daycare services · Pre-school education services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£3,954,000 together)
Lot #1Non-Maintained Funded Early EducationPlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,454,000

Description: Non-Maintained Funded Early Education

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,454,000 exc. VAT · £1,744,800 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Settings may be added throughout the term of the contract · Two years in Annual Increments
80110000 Pre-school education services85312110 Child daycare services
Lot #2Flying Start ChildcarePlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£2,500,000

Flying Start Childcare including Childminders

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensionsValue: £2,500,000 exc. VAT · £3,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Settings may be added throughout the lifetime of the contract · two years in annual increments
80110000 Pre-school education services85312110 Child daycare services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Yes · next expected 4 Feb 2030
First published
3 Oct 2025, 14:35 BST
Last source update
7 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 2 Jun 2026
Authority reference
Proc-25-51
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071844
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Child daycare servicesPre-school education services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a807 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
11 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗

Timeline

3 Oct 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published389 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 14:35 BST
  2. Market engagement355 days ago
    5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    Pre Market Engagement

  3. Latest notice published354 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMT
  4. Tender notice expected264 days ago
    4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Clarification questions by230 days ago
    11 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline223 days ago
    18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  7. Award decision expected by147 days ago
    2 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts57 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Oct 2025, 14:35 BST
    UK2
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    7 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMT
    UK3
  3. Published value updated to £3,954,000
    7 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMT
    was £4,004,000
  4. Status changed to planned
    7 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMT
  5. Procurement method changed
    7 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMT
  6. Deadline published: 18 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
    7 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wrexham County Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PJHN-6516-JQNZ Commissioning Procurement and Contract Management Unit, Wrexham, Wales, LL11 1ARContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure