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# CivTech 7 - Challenge 7.8 - How can technology aid parents through the admissions process for an ever-changing statutory entitlement to early learning and childcare?

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/civtech-7-challenge-7-8-how-can-technology-aid-parents-through-the-admissions-process-for--ocds-h6vhtk-0342aa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Lothian Council: "CivTech 7 - Challenge 7.8 - How can technology aid parents through the admissions process for an ever-changing statutory entitlement to early learning and childcare?". Published status: active. Published Value: £650,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Lothian Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-lothian-council-ons-s12000040)
- **Published Value:** £650,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 June 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Pre-school education services, Research and development services and related consultancy services, Social work services without accommodation
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/civtech-7-challenge-7-8-how-can-technology-aid-parents-through-the-admissions-process-for--ocds-h6vhtk-0342aa#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0342aa`

## 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/civtech-7-challenge-7-8-how-can-technology-aid-parents-through-the-admissions-process-for--ocds-h6vhtk-0342aa#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/civtech-7-challenge-7-8-how-can-technology-aid-parents-through-the-admissions-process-for--ocds-h6vhtk-0342aa#participate

## Description
All 3 and 4 year olds, and some 2 year olds, have a statutory entitlement to early learning and childcare (nursery education). There are council run nurseries and partner providers. Within each setting we offer different options for patterns of attendance, and the entitlement can be split between providers. The challenge is to find a solution to manage the application process. We need to allocate places fairly in line with our placing guidelines and parents / carers need to be kept informed about the progress of their application. We need the solution to be straightforward for staff and parents / carers to use.
Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved:
https://www.civtech.scot/how-to-apply
https://www.civtech.scot/selection-process

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72000000, 80110000, 85312000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** CivTech’s mission is to drive daring and innovation in the public sector by collaboratively solving Challenges that make people’s lives better – and in doing so create generations of sustainable, high growth businesses.
CivTech brings together public...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015364-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-06-01T13:26:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T07:41:14.836Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0342aa