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# Provision of Early Childhood Services through Children’s Centres in the Borough of Bedford

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-early-childhood-services-through-children-s-centres-in-the-borough-of-bedford-ocds-h6vhtk-02a791). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bedford Borough Council: "Provision of Early Childhood Services through Children’s Centres in the Borough of Bedford". Published status: complete. Published Value: £7,140,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 May 2021, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Bedford Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bedford-borough-council-ons-e06000055)
- **Published Value:** £7,140,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH24
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £6,954,484 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a791`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-early-childhood-services-through-children-s-centres-in-the-borough-of-bedford-ocds-h6vhtk-02a791#tl-md)

## Description
Bedford Borough Council (‘the Council’) is wishing to contract for the management of early childhood services delivered through its network of Children’s Centres.  The Contractor will operate in line with the Ofsted framework April 2013 and local Bedford Borough strategies. The policy basis for the delivery of provision will be the National Core Purpose 2017 for Children’s Centres which enables a flexible model of provision that is focused on tackling a range of local inequalities .  This contract will be for an initial 5 year period, with an option to extend of 24 months.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £7,140,000
- **Description:** Bedford Borough Council (‘the Council’) is wishing to contract for the management of early childhood services delivered through its network of Children’s Centres.  Children’s Centre services form a key element of the Council’s offer of early help and...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of Early Childhood Services through Children’s Centres in the Borough of Bedford (active)
  - Award id: `014787-2021-BBC CH 01268-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Early Childhood Partnership**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-20838`
  - Value: £6,954,484 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of Early Childhood Services through Children’s Centres in the Borough of Bedford (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,954,484
  - Signed Date: 27/06/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014787-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-06-29T09:14:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T19:22:00.780Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a791