Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Childcare at Kinloss Barracks Tender Notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionArmy Commercial are looking to procure a nursery provision and childcare support for military personnel at Kinloss Barracks for a period of 3 core years with the option to extend by an additional 2 x 1-year periods.
Kinloss Barracks is situated in Moray, North-East Scotland and comprises of Military Personnel, MOD Civil Servants and MOD Contractors.
Nursery provision and out of school childcare, to include holiday offering is required for 0-11 years to support the military workforce. With surplus capacity being made available to the local community.
The contract will operate in addition to a licence to occupy the childcare building which will be managed by Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).
- No preliminary market engagement: lack of sufficient time to conduct meaningful pre market engagement
CPV: Child daycare services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,550,000
- Economic & financial standing
See bid pack.
- Technical & professional ability
See bid pack.
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).
- Value for Money Index: This approach divides the total score of the non-cost (quality) criteria by the tender cost. It ranks tenders on the amount of quality (represented by the non-cost score) for each £ (or £k) of cost.
- Economic & financial standing
See bid pack.
- Technical & professional ability
See bid pack.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 May 2025, 13:23 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2026, 10:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
713228450- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019718- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050ebfFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Eligible childcare costs will be covered by The Scottish Government funded places.
Childcare in addition to the funded hours is parental responsibility and will be a private arrangement between parent and provider.
The provider needs to be registered to enable The Scottish Tax-Free Childcare Government Scheme which will enable parents to open an online savings account which will pay for childcare.
The MOD will not be responsible for payment and no payments will be made to the supplier through CP&F / EXOSTAR.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 May 2025 → 13 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published8 May 2025, 13:23 BST
- Clarification questions by17 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline2 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent21 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by28 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts29 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published223 days ago13 Mar 2026, 10:11 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 May 2025- Tender notice published8 May 2025, 13:23 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Aug 2025, 14:49 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2025, 14:49 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 Mar 2026, 10:11 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafa Kidz LimitedProvision of Childcare at Kinloss Barracks8 Sept 2025 – 7 Sept 2028 · up to 7 Sept 2030Extensions: Options to extend the Contract by up to 2 years in 1 year increments. · Options: Options to extend the Contract by up to 2 years in 1 year increments. | £1,550,000same award published again · counted once | 14 Aug 2025standstill to 2 Sept 2025 | Standstill |
| Rafa Kidz Limited | £1,550,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · Rafa Kidz Limited
- Signed
- 3 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,550,000
- Period
- 28 Mar 2026 – 27 Mar 2029 · up to 27 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Options to extend the Contract by up to 2 years in 1 year increments.
- Options
- Options to extend the Contract by up to 2 years in 1 year increments.
1 agreed KPI: See Contract
- See Contract, See Contract
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RAFAKidz LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender