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Published 2 Jul 2021, 10:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Flying Start Childcare Placements Contracts

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£3,283,898exc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Aug 2021awarded 7 Oct 2022
Awarded to Darling Buds Nursery Ltd +4 more2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Flying Start Programme requires provision of a part-time childcare place for all 2-3 year old children residing in Flying Start catchments. The Service to be provided is the delivery of childcare places (defined as up to 5 x 2.5 hours of childcare a week for up to 39 weeks a year) to the standards as specified within the Welsh Government guidance for the Flying Start Programme. It is imperative that these service continue to provide to the specified requirements at the existing location in order to secure consistency for Flying Start children living in the area. This is an ongoing requirement as part of the Welsh Government Flying Start programme. The childcare provision delivered is regulated by CIW.

  • Recurrence: 2025

CPV: Child daycare services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Welsh Government Flying Start Programme requires the provision of a part-time…Awarded

The Welsh Government Flying Start Programme requires the provision of a part-time childcare place for all 2–3-year-old children residing in Flying Start catchments and Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA’s). These areas are expanding from September 2022. It is imperative that, where possible, existing contracted Flying Start providers offer places to children identified within the expansion areas as these providers currently meet the Flying Start standards that are over and above the National Minimum Standards (NMS) and Guidance for regulated childcare

Delivery: Wales
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Price: 0

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 2025
First published
2 Jul 2021, 10:45 BST
Last source update
13 Oct 2022, 16:20 BST
Award evaluation window
2 Aug 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028892
Classification (CPV)
Child daycare services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c2b6 Find a Tender
Contract terms

Publisher note: (WA Ref:125460)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗

Submission deadline
2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en, cy
Bids opened
2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Aug 2021 → 13 Oct 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    13 Oct 2022, 16:20 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Sept 2021, 11:35 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £5,735,9242 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 7 Oct 2022

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 4UWContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.