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Early Learning, Childcare and Brokerage Services

Child daycare services
Pre-school education services
Primary education services
Scotland (UKM92)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published3
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Dumfries and Galloway Council: "Early Learning, Childcare and Brokerage Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDumfries and Galloway CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Dumfries and Galloway Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
6.2Bids / Report
26.8% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 142 active published awards; 138 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDumfries and Galloway Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published9 Jan 2026, 16:03 GMT
Last source update9 Jan 2026, 16:03 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationChild daycare services, Pre-school education services, Primary education services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM92)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03ad59
What is being bought
The Council has a statutory duty to make pre-school education available for eligible children under the Standards in Scotland’s Schools Act 2000. The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and Statutory Guidance set out the increased entitlement to 1140 hours for eligible children which became a statutory duty from August 2021. The Funding Follows the Child approach places choice in parents’ and carers’ hands enabling them to access their child’s funded entitlement with a provider that best suits their needs. All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children in 2025 to commence Brokerage placements from Q2 2025 and funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2025. This is the July 2025 re-opening of the framework. If you have already been awarded a place on this framework, you do not need to re-apply.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Jan 2026, 16:03 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    9 Jan 2026, 16:03 GMT
  3. Submission deadline changed to published date
    9 Jan 2026, 16:03 GMT
  4. Status changed to active
    1 Jul 2025, 09:28 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    1 Jul 2025, 09:28 BST
  6. Submission deadline changed to 31 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    1 Jul 2025, 09:28 BST
  7. Status changed to complete
    28 Jan 2025, 11:49 GMT
  8. Official notice release published
    28 Jan 2025, 11:49 GMT
  9. Status changed to published status
    12 Nov 2024, 09:48 GMT
  10. Official notice release published
    12 Nov 2024, 09:48 GMT
  11. Submission deadline changed to published date
    12 Nov 2024, 09:48 GMT
  12. Status changed to active
    15 Oct 2024, 10:46 BST
  13. Official notice release published
    15 Oct 2024, 10:46 BST
  14. Submission deadline changed to 14 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
    15 Oct 2024, 10:46 BST
  15. Status changed to complete
    10 Jan 2024, 14:31 GMT
  16. Official notice release published
    10 Jan 2024, 14:31 GMT
  17. Status changed to published status
    12 Sept 2023, 08:51 BST
  18. Official notice release published
    12 Sept 2023, 08:51 BST
  19. Submission deadline changed to published date
    12 Sept 2023, 08:51 BST
  20. Status changed to active
    7 Sept 2023, 16:50 BST
  21. Official notice release published
    7 Sept 2023, 16:50 BST
  22. Submission deadline changed to 16 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
    7 Sept 2023, 16:50 BST
  23. Status changed to complete
    17 May 2023, 09:20 BST
  24. Official notice release published
    17 May 2023, 09:20 BST
  25. Submission deadline changed to published date
    17 May 2023, 09:20 BST
  26. Status changed to active
    1 Mar 2023, 16:11 GMT
  27. Official notice release published
    1 Mar 2023, 16:11 GMT
  28. Submission deadline changed to 29 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
    1 Mar 2023, 16:11 GMT
  29. Buyer information updated
    1 Mar 2023, 16:11 GMT
Lots and requirements (3)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    ELC - Private and Third Sector Settings (excluding Childminders)
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Council has a statutory duty to make pre-school education available for eligible children under the Standards in Scotland’s Schools Act 2000. The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and Statutory Guidance set out the increased entitlement to 1140 hours for eligible children which became a statutory duty from August 2021. The Funding Follows the Child approach places choice in parents’ and carers’ hands enabling them to access their child’s funded entitlement with a provider that best suits their needs. All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children in 2025 to commence Brokerage placements from Q2 2025 and funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2025.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    ELC - Childminders
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Council has a statutory duty to make pre-school education available for eligible children under the Standards in Scotland’s Schools Act 2000. The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and Statutory Guidance set out the increased entitlement to 1140 hours for eligible children which became a statutory duty from August 2021. The Funding Follows the Child approach places choice in parents’ and carers’ hands enabling them to access their child’s funded entitlement with a provider that best suits their needs. All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children in 2025 to commence Brokerage placements from Q2 2025 and funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2025.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Lot 3- Childcare Brokerage
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Council has a statutory duty to make pre-school education available for eligible children under the Standards in Scotland’s Schools Act 2000. The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and Statutory Guidance set out the increased entitlement to 1140 hours for eligible children which became a statutory duty from August 2021. The Funding Follows the Child approach places choice in parents’ and carers’ hands enabling them to access their child’s funded entitlement with a provider that best suits their needs. All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children in 2025 to commence Brokerage placements from Q2 2025 and funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2025.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    9 Jan 2026, 16:03 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Contract active
    Signed 4 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £48,686,143
  6. Contract active
    Signed 4 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £48,686,143
  7. Contract active
    Signed 19 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · £48,686,143
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
First Steps Nursery
Not published · Not published · active
Midget Gems Chilminder
Not published · Not published · active
First Steps Nursery
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
ELC - Private and Third Sector Settings (excluding Childminders)
£48,686,143 · signed 4 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Lot 3- Childcare Brokerage
£48,686,143 · signed 4 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
ELC - Childminders
£48,686,143 · signed 19 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
bids: 1 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 2)
smeBids: 1 (lot 2)
bids: 1 (lot 3)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 3)
smeBids: 1 (lot 3)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1510
View buyer profile

  • Dumfries and Galloway Council
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    Procurement Team, Carruthers House, Dumfries, UKM92, DG1 2HP
    Procurement.PeopleandProjects@dumgal.gov.uk

  • Dumfries Sheriff Court
    reviewBody

    Buccleuch Street, Dumfries

  • First Steps Nursery
    supplier

    Heathhall, Dumfries, UKM92, DG1 3NT
    +44 1387255345

  • Midget Gems Chilminder
    supplier

    Westdale, Springholm, Castle Douglas, UKM92, DG7 3LP
    +44 7855895331
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