Planning

Market Sounding Exercise - Little Owls Daycare Provision

LEEDS CITY COUNCIL - PACS

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Planning

19 Aug 2024 at 13:17

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

19 Aug 2024 at 12:58

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

19 Aug 2024 at 07:57

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leeds City Council is conducting a Market Sounding Exercise (MSE) regarding the Little Owls Daycare Provision across multiple locations in Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom. This procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 27th September 2024. The council aims to explore alternative options for delivering high-quality pre-school education and daycare services at several Little Owls nursery sites. Relevant parties can attend briefing events on 22nd August and 5th September 2024 to gain further insights.

This procurement exercise presents an excellent opportunity for businesses in the pre-school education and daycare services industry, particularly those experienced in managing childcare facilities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. By engaging in this exercise, businesses can influence future procurement strategies and potentially secure contracts that enable growth and regional market presence. Interested organisations are invited to provide their insights and feedback to help shape a more efficient and focused procurement process.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Start Free Trial Book a Demo
All Features Pricing

Notice Information

Notice Title

Market Sounding Exercise - Little Owls Daycare Provision

Notice Description

Leeds City Council is looking into a potential procurement option to put in place future contractual arrangements for suitably qualified and experienced organisations to deliver the Little Owls Daycare Provision. Leeds City Council is currently exploring alternative options for the delivery of the Little Owls Daycare Provision at certain Little Owls nursery sites. We are seeking informal market sounding information from suitably qualified and experienced organisations that may be interested in delivering the provision at these sites. Leeds City Council wishes for high quality provision to children to continue to be delivered from these sites. We are interested in exploring options for other organisations to run and manage this delivery for children and are seeking the views of organisations to inform decision making on potential future arrangements. To support this, we would like to gain information from the market regarding a number of issues related to the potential procurement exercise. You are therefore invited to consider the programme requirements detailed in this document, and complete the attached questionnaire to give us your feedback on the proposed approach. This Market Sounding Exercise (MSE) is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. Leeds City Council, as contracting authority, is issuing this request for information only, in order to assess the reaction of the market and thus make any potential procurement process more focused and efficient. The Little Owl settings that are the subject of this market sounding exercise are: * Bramley * Burley Park * City & Holbeck * Hawksworth Wood * Hunslet Rylestone * Hunslet St Mary's * Meanwood * Osmondthorpe * Parklands * Quarry Mount * Rothwell * Shepherds Lane Further information relating to the background, and engagement with parents can be found here - https://www.leeds.gov.uk/consultations-and-feedback/little-owls-review We will also be holding two 1-hour briefing events, on Thursday the 22nd August at 1-2pm and Thursday 5th September at 11am-12pm. If you wish to attend, or have general queries, please email LittleOwlsReview@leeds.gov.uk.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-cebe59f4-f986-4ae1-961d-1d6ec3df5c65
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/297f54dd-5922-4ce8-9a9d-1cad7ae6c03f
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

80110000 - Pre-school education services

85312100 - Daycare services

85312110 - Child daycare services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
27 Sep 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEEDS CITY COUNCIL - PACS
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 1UR
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts. 

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-b5fd17-cebe59f4-f986-4ae1-961d-1d6ec3df5c65-2024-08-19T14:17:33+01:00",
    "date": "2024-08-19T14:17:33+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-cebe59f4-f986-4ae1-961d-1d6ec3df5c65",
    "language": "en",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "title": "Market Sounding Exercise - Little Owls Daycare Provision",
    "planning": {
        "milestones": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "title": "Engagement end date",
                "type": "engagement",
                "dueDate": "2024-09-27T23:59:59+01:00"
            }
        ],
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
                "description": "Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/297f54dd-5922-4ce8-9a9d-1cad7ae6c03f",
                "datePublished": "2024-08-19T08:57:44+01:00",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en",
                "dateModified": "2024-08-19T14:17:33+01:00"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "documentType": "marketStudies",
                "description": "The market sounding exercise can be found here on Yortender: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=79038&B=UK. Please use reference number '84815'",
                "url": "https://uk.eu-supply.com/"
            },
            {
                "id": "3",
                "documentType": "marketStudies",
                "description": "The market sounding exercise can be found here on Yortender: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=79038&B=UK. Please use reference number '84815'",
                "url": "https://uk.eu-supply.com/"
            },
            {
                "id": "4",
                "documentType": "marketStudies",
                "description": "The market sounding exercise can be found here on Yortender: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=79038&B=UK. Please use reference number '84815'",
                "url": "https://uk.eu-supply.com/"
            }
        ]
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "84815",
        "title": "Market Sounding Exercise - Little Owls Daycare Provision",
        "description": "Leeds City Council is looking into a potential procurement option to put in place future contractual arrangements for suitably qualified and experienced organisations to deliver the Little Owls Daycare Provision. Leeds City Council is currently exploring alternative options for the delivery of the Little Owls Daycare Provision at certain Little Owls nursery sites. We are seeking informal market sounding information from suitably qualified and experienced organisations that may be interested in delivering the provision at these sites. Leeds City Council wishes for high quality provision to children to continue to be delivered from these sites. We are interested in exploring options for other organisations to run and manage this delivery for children and are seeking the views of organisations to inform decision making on potential future arrangements. To support this, we would like to gain information from the market regarding a number of issues related to the potential procurement exercise. You are therefore invited to consider the programme requirements detailed in this document, and complete the attached questionnaire to give us your feedback on the proposed approach. This Market Sounding Exercise (MSE) is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. Leeds City Council, as contracting authority, is issuing this request for information only, in order to assess the reaction of the market and thus make any potential procurement process more focused and efficient. The Little Owl settings that are the subject of this market sounding exercise are: * Bramley * Burley Park * City & Holbeck * Hawksworth Wood * Hunslet Rylestone * Hunslet St Mary's * Meanwood * Osmondthorpe * Parklands * Quarry Mount * Rothwell * Shepherds Lane Further information relating to the background, and engagement with parents can be found here - https://www.leeds.gov.uk/consultations-and-feedback/little-owls-review We will also be holding two 1-hour briefing events, on Thursday the 22nd August at 1-2pm and Thursday 5th September at 11am-12pm. If you wish to attend, or have general queries, please email LittleOwlsReview@leeds.gov.uk.",
        "status": "planning",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "80110000",
            "description": "Pre-school education services"
        },
        "additionalClassifications": [
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "85312100",
                "description": "Daycare services"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "85312110",
                "description": "Child daycare services"
            }
        ],
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "Yorkshire and the Humber",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "Yorkshire and the Humber",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "Yorkshire and the Humber",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "suitability": {
            "sme": true,
            "vcse": true
        }
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-SRS-supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/9z587U4w",
            "name": "Leeds City Council - PACS",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Leeds City Council - PACS",
                "scheme": "GB-SRS",
                "id": "supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/9z587U4w"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Civic Hall",
                "locality": "Leeds",
                "postalCode": "LS1 1UR",
                "countryName": "England"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Mandi Kaushal",
                "email": "Mandeep.Madahar@leeds.gov.uk",
                "telephone": "01133781013"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-SRS-supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/9z587U4w",
        "name": "Leeds City Council - PACS"
    }
}