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Published 2 May 2024, 16:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Funded Early Learning and Childcare Places Framework Agreement - Reopening May 2024

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Borders Council (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 10 Jun 2024awarded 1 Aug 2024
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Contract Award for suitably qualified and experienced providers to supplement it's existing framework for Funded Early Learning and Childcare Places (ref SBC/CPS/1815).

CPV: Child daycare services · Pre-school education services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Nursery Services (including Private and Third Sector Settings)

Contract Award of Funded Early Learning and Childcare Framework to new providers from the voluntary,independent and private settings to provide Early Learning and Childcare for 2,3 and 4 year old children.

Lot 1 - Nursery Services

All providers who apply and meet the national standards, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted onto the framework agreement to deliver funded provision.

Delivery: Scotland
Lot #2Childminder Services

Contract Award of Funded Early Learning and Childcare Framework to new providers from the voluntary,independent and private settings to provide Early Learning and Childcare for 2,3 and 4 year old children.

Lot 2 - Childminder Services

All providers who apply and meet the national standards, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted onto the framework agreement to deliver funded provision.

Delivery: Scotland

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
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders must confirm that they are appropriately registered with the Care Inspectorate for the services required.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • “Funded Early Learning and Childcare Places Framework Agreement -…” 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 May 2024, 16:23 BST
Last source update
7 Oct 2024, 10:39 BST
Authority reference
SBC/CPS/1815
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032022
Classification (CPV)
Child daycare servicesPre-school education services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM91)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0456fa Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:774621)

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
10 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

10 Jun 2024 → 7 Oct 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    10 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    7 Oct 2024, 10:39 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Oct 2024, 10:39 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Aug 2024

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £3,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Childminder Services

    Signed
    1 Aug 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Nursery Services (including Private and Third Sector Settings)

    Signed
    1 Aug 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Nursery Services (including Private and Third Sector Settings)1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
2 · Childminder Services2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Borders Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council HQ, Newtown St Boswells, Scotland, TD6 0SAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Jedburgh Sherriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body JedburghContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • Flora CoullFramework contractor 26, Whitehaugh Avenue, Peebles, Scotland, EH45 9AFContact phone
  • Rebecca Irvine ChildmindingFramework contractor 60 Waverley Mills, Innerleithen, Scotland, EH446RHContact phone
  • The High Street Nursery - LauderFramework contractor 7 Market Place, Lauder, Scotland, TD2 6SRContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.