Official UK procurement notice
Phase 3 Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement
Authority: South Lanarkshire Council (Local council)
Re-procurement openEarly Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement · bids close
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe choice of the provider will be selected by the parent/guardian of the child therefore the council is utilising an innovative Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) under the Light Touch Rules contained in Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Providers of ELC are invited to join the PSA by submitting a tender to the Council. They will be appointed to the PSA if they can successfully demonstrate that they meet the National Standard, the Law, applicable guidance, and the Council’s procedural requirements and accept the Rates which have been set by the Council in relation to the delivery of funded hours.
The PSA will allow providers to be added over its 10 year term.
CPV: Pre-school education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1South Lanarkshire Council (“the Council”) is seeking to establish a Procured Service…Awarded
South Lanarkshire Council (“the Council”) is seeking to establish a Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) to ensure the delivery of funded ELC placements within the Council’s geographic area.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- National Standards Criteria: 95%
- price: 5%
Published award criteria (2)
- National Standards Criteria: 95
- Price: 5
- Price carries 5 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 0.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Feb 2021, 11:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Feb 2021, 11:56 GMT
- Authority reference
SLC/PS/EDUC/19/019- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-002465- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029108Find a Tender
Publisher note: When requested by the council bidders must complete and submit the following declarations to evidence their compliance with the relevant questions in the Qualification and Technical envelopes. Declarations and Certificates ESPD Question 2D.1 Prompt Payment Certificate ESPD Questions 3A.1 to 3A.8 Serious and Organised Crime Declaration Serious and Organised Crime – Information Sharing Protocol with Police Scotland Form ESPD Question 3A.6 Modern Slavery Act Declaration ESPD Question 3D.3 Human Rights Act Declaration ESPD Question 3D.11 Non-Collusion Certificate Declaration Section Form of Tender ESPD Question 4B.5.1 Insurance Certificates ESPD Question 4C.6 Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act Declaration Food Safety and Hygiene Certificate SSSC registration numbers and Qualifications held ESPD Question 4D.1 Health and Safety Evidence of the statements Failure to provide this information or in the event that the information provided does not support or evidence the statements made within the ESPD will invalidate the bid. (SC Ref:643513)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Hunter ChildmindingSME, Lisa MorrisonSME, The Nature NurserySMEjoint award | £143,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002465-2021-SLC/PS/EDUC/19/019-1 · Caroline Hunter ChildmindingSME, Lisa MorrisonSME, The Nature NurserySME
- Signed
- 22 Jul 2020
- Value
- £143,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Caroline Hunter ChildmindingAwarded supplier
- Lisa MorrisonAwarded supplier
- The Nature NurseryAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.