Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for Flying Start Childcare Provision in Powys
Authority: Powys County Council (Local council)
Re-procurement openFramework Agreement for Provision of Welsh Government Childcare for 2 year olds in Powys. · bids close
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is establishing a framework agreement for Flying Start Childcare Provision in Powys. The Flying Start programme is to ensure that all Flying Start eligible children resident within the specific postcode areas of Welshpool, Newtown, Ystradgynlais, Brecon and Llandrindod Wells, have access to free, high quality childcare for up to 2.5 hours per day, for a maximum of 12.5 hours per week.
Children will start childcare from the term after their second birthday until the term after their third birthday.
Flying Start eligible children and their families, will feel involved, informed, supported and empowered and each child will achieve tangible outcomes of:
- Language Development
- Cognitive Development
- Social & Emotional Development
- Physical Health
- Reduced poverty
- Early Identification of high needs
Service providers may bid for one lot.
The Council intends to let a pseudo framework agreement under Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 Light Touch Regime.
The Council is awarding a framework, which allows flexibility while complying with Treaty principles of transparency and equal treatment of providers.
The Council may decide in future to re-open the framework to allow providers to join, should the Council need to meet demand.
CPV: Child daycare services · Pre-school education services · Primary education services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 15 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 14 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Maintained Settings
Lot 1 - Maintained Settings
Lot #2Non-Maintained in School
Lot 2 - Non-Maintained in School
Lot #3Non-Maintained in Private Building
Lot 3 - Non-Maintained in Private Building
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).
As per the Council's constitution
- Technical & professional ability
As per the tender documentation
- Shortlisting
- As per the tender documentation
- “Framework Agreement for Flying Start Childcare Provision in Powys” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Nov 2021, 09:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Feb 2022, 10:34 GMT
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-004778- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f25fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As per the tender documentation
Publisher note: (WA Ref:118470)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 1 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 Dec 2021 → 21 Feb 2022 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown1 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published21 Feb 2022, 10:34 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Feb 2022, 10:34 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,800,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 - Maintained Settings
- Signed
- 1 Feb 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Non-Maintained in Private Building
- Signed
- 1 Feb 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Non-Maintained in School
- Signed
- 1 Feb 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Maintained Settings | 15bids · 15 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Non-Maintained in School | 15bids · 15 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Non-Maintained in Private Building | 15bids · 15 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
14 commercial parties on the notice- Cylch Meithrin LlandrindodFramework contractor
- Cylch Meithrin Y DrenewyddFramework contractor
- Hope Day NurseryFramework contractor
- Jigsaw PreschoolFramework contractor
- Maesyrhandir School/ Little StarsFramework contractor
- Maldwyn Nursery and Family CentreFramework contractor
- Meithrinfa Dechrau DisglairFramework contractor
- Open Door Family CentreFramework contractor
- Priory Pre-SchoolFramework contractor
- Trehafren Childrens CentreFramework contractor
Show 4 more suppliers
- Treowen Children's CentreFramework contractor
- Welshpool Church in Wales Primary SchoolFramework contractor
- Ysgol Golwg Y CwmFramework contractor
- Ysgol Trefonnen Church in Wales Primary SchoolFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.