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# School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-age-childcare-early-adopting-communities-project-ocds-h6vhtk-049407). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Clackmannanshire Council: "School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Clackmannanshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/clackmannanshire-council-ons-s12000005)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Child daycare services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM72
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £19,457,026 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-049407`

## Before you bid
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- **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/school-age-childcare-early-adopting-communities-project-ocds-h6vhtk-049407#tl-md)

## Description
The Council is to continue to develop and test a community-based system of school age childcare in Alloa South and East  Clackmannanshire and expand this system to include additional communities, over the relevant financial years. The Council will continue to provide targeted school age childcare for children who are recognised as being within one of the six priority groups set out in the Best Start, Bright Futures: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26 or within the locally recognised priority family of care experienced. Over the relevant financial years, the Council will increase the capacity of the Project to support the number of children receiving childcare in the South and East Alloa area, including the frequency and duration of available provision; the project will expand beyond this area into other targeted Clackmannanshire areas.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Continuation of service
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2024 to 31/03/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** 027249-2024-2/6/2183-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Action for Children Scotland, Alva Play Pals Out of School Care, CERT (+15 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180583`, `GB-FTS-122736`, `GB-FTS-122741`, `GB-FTS-122742`, `GB-FTS-86672`, `GB-FTS-86673`, `GB-FTS-122738`, `GB-FTS-122739`, `GB-FTS-183164`, `GB-FTS-86676`, `GB-FTS-122737`, `GB-FTS-180582`, `GB-FTS-86675`, `GB-FTS-102769`, `GB-FTS-122735`, `GB-FTS-122740`, `GB-FTS-86677`, `GB-FTS-185106`
  - Value: £702,243 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project (active)
  - Award id: `036957-2026-2/6/2183-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Action for Children Scotland, Alva Play Pals Out of School Care, CERT (+16 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180583`, `GB-FTS-122736`, `GB-FTS-122741`, `GB-FTS-122742`, `GB-FTS-186267`, `GB-FTS-86672`, `GB-FTS-86673`, `GB-FTS-122738`, `GB-FTS-122739`, `GB-FTS-183164`, `GB-FTS-86676`, `GB-FTS-122737`, `GB-FTS-180582`, `GB-FTS-86675`, `GB-FTS-102769`, `GB-FTS-122735`, `GB-FTS-122740`, `GB-FTS-86677`, `GB-FTS-185106`
  - Value: £10,649,524 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project (active)
  - Award id: `074368-2025-2/6/2183-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Action for Children Scotland, Alva Play Pals Out of School Care, CERT (+16 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180583`, `GB-FTS-122736`, `GB-FTS-122741`, `GB-FTS-122742`, `GB-FTS-86672`, `GB-FTS-86673`, `GB-FTS-122738`, `GB-FTS-122739`, `GB-FTS-183164`, `GB-FTS-86676`, `GB-FTS-122737`, `GB-FTS-180582`, `GB-FTS-86675`, `GB-FTS-102769`, `GB-FTS-122735`, `GB-FTS-122740`, `GB-FTS-86677`, `GB-FTS-166725`, `GB-FTS-185106`
  - Value: £8,105,260 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** 027249-2024-2/6/2183-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £702,243
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2024

- **Contract:** School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,649,524
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2024

- **Contract:** School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project (active)
  - Signed Value: £8,105,260
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036957-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-23T09:54:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T22:16:43.218Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-049407