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title: "Provision of Early Learning and Childcare Services"
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# Provision of Early Learning and Childcare Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-early-learning-and-childcare-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f364). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Argyll and Bute Council: "Provision of Early Learning and Childcare Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Argyll and Bute Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/argyll-and-bute-council-ons-s12000035)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Child daycare services, Pre-school education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM63, UKM81
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f364`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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-learning-and-childcare-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f364#tl-md)

## Description
Argyll and Bute Council invites providers to submit an application to provide Early Learning and Childcare Services.  Applications available from Samantha.Torrie@argyll-bute.gov.uk.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Partner Providers - Early Learning and Childcare Centres
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 80110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Procurement of funded Early Learning and Childcare places from ELC Centres in Argyll and Bute.
Funded early learning and childcare (ELC) is available to all three and four year olds and eligible two year olds.
Any resulting contracts will be for 1140...

### Lot 2: Partner Providers - Early Learning and Childcare Services Childminders
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 80110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Procurement of funded Early Learning and Childcare places from ELC partner childminders in Argyll and Bute.
Funded early learning and childcare (ELC) is available to all three and four year olds and eligible two year olds.
Any resulting contracts wil...

### Lot 3: Community Childminding Services
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 85312110
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Procurement of Community Childminding Services as described by the Scottish Childminding Association. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 o...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Partner Providers - Early Learning and Childcare Centres (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `081788-2025-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Partner Providers - Early Learning and Childcare Services Childminders (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `081788-2025-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Community Childminding Services (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `081788-2025-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F081788-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-11T10:10:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:41:52.099Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f364