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title: "Quality Funded Early Learning and Childcare (1140 Hours)"
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# Quality Funded Early Learning and Childcare (1140 Hours)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/quality-funded-early-learning-and-childcare-1140-hours-ocds-h6vhtk-0470fe). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dundee City Council: "Quality Funded Early Learning and Childcare (1140 Hours)". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £25,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Dundee City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dundee-city-council-ons-s12000042)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £25,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Child daycare services, Pre-school education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM71
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 8 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/quality-funded-early-learning-and-childcare-1140-hours-ocds-h6vhtk-0470fe#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0470fe`

## 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/quality-funded-early-learning-and-childcare-1140-hours-ocds-h6vhtk-0470fe#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/quality-funded-early-learning-and-childcare-1140-hours-ocds-h6vhtk-0470fe#participate

## Description
Dundee City Council invites bid submissions from suitably qualified and experienced providers to supplement its existing framework (Contract Reference: C&F/ELC/MAIN/25) for Quality Funded Early Learning and Childcare. This opportunity ensures that all eligible children residing in Dundee can access their entitlement to 1140 hours of funded Early Learning and Childcare.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Early Learning and Childcare for eligible 2 Year Olds
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80110000, 85312110
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £25,000,000
- **Description:** To support its own services and existing framework providers under Framework C&F/ELC/MAIN/25 (Quality Funded Early Learning and Childcare), Dundee City Council will re-open the framework to new providers using the flexibility of the Light Touch Regim...
- **Contract Period:** 17/08/2026 to 18/08/2029

### Lot 2: Early Learning and Childcare for Eligible 3-5 Year olds
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80110000, 85312110
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £25,000,000
- **Description:** To support its own services and existing framework providers under Framework C&F/ELC/MAIN/25 (Quality Funded Early Learning and Childcare), Dundee City Council will re-open the framework to new providers using the flexibility of the Light Touch Regim...
- **Contract Period:** 17/08/2026 to 18/08/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F060366-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-26T12:59:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:33:06.257Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0470fe