Official UK procurement notice
CC14055 - Early Learning and Childcare Funded Placements with Private ELC Providers Reopening of CC13109
Authority: West Lothian Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRe-opening of Early Learning and Childcare Providers Framework CC13109 to new entrants
- Recurrence: In accordance with provisions 74 - 76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 for the Award of contracts for social and other specific services, the council may re-open this Flexible Framework to other providers at quarterly intervals after contract commencement in August 2024 and new service providers will be able to apply to be appointed to the Flexible Framework.
CPV: Pre-school education services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 40 suppliers · 1 bids received (0.0 per place) · 1 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1To supplement in house provision, West Lothian Council re-opened the Early Learning &…AwardedRenewal
To supplement in house provision, West Lothian Council re-opened the Early Learning & Childcare Services Framework CC13109. To be appointed to the framework service providers were required to pass the Qualification Stage, meet all mandatory requirements, meet Authority requirements, demonstrate that they meet all the requirements of the National Standards Criteria and be prepared to accept the Council's hourly rate of GBP7.32 per hour (2024/25 rate which may be subject to change). Whilst service providers will receive this specific hourly rate, there will be no definite number of hours per week.
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 (2)
- Quality: 50
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “CC14055 - Early Learning and Childcare Funded Placements with Private…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 40 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · In accordance with provisions 74 - 76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 for the Award of contracts for social and other specific services, the council may re-open this Flexible Framework to other providers at quarterly intervals after contract commencement in August 2024 and new service providers will be able to apply to be appointed to the Flexible Framework.
- First published
- 10 Feb 2025, 15:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Apr 2025, 11:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013591- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dd58Find a Tender
- Performance terms
Service Providers must be able to meet the National Standards criteria - Good or Above.
Service Providers must be registered with the Care Inspectorate as a Day Care of Children Service or a Childminding Service
This is a mandatory requirement
Publisher note: The value of the contract of GBP18146772 relates to the value of the framework for the duration of the remaining period and not to the award of this contract to the service provider. (SC Ref:795647)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 14 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Mar 2025 → 8 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown14 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened14 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published8 Apr 2025, 11:19 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Apr 2025, 11:19 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 013591-2025-1-1
- Signed
- 4 Apr 2025
- Value
- £18,146,772
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Livingston sheriff courtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Fun Little EducationFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria