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Supporting the Local Delivery of Flexible Childcare

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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22 Apr 2021 at 21:55

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process titled "Supporting the Local Delivery of Flexible Childcare" was conducted by the Department for Education in the UK, focusing on administrative educational services. This tender, part of an open procedure, aims to enhance the availability of affordable and flexible childcare, particularly during periods like school holidays, to address parents' needs as identified in recent surveys. This process is currently complete, with the contract awarded for a national support service to local authorities to deliver the 2021 Holiday Activities and Food programme. The significant date for this contract was 23rd March 2021, with a total value of £1,570,001.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses involved in childcare provision, educational services, or community support initiatives. Companies that specialise in delivering childcare services or have experience working with local authorities could greatly benefit from participating in future bids. The focus on creating more high-quality and flexible childcare options means that businesses capable of developing innovative solutions and partnerships to enhance childcare accessibility during holidays are well-suited to compete in this market.

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Notice Title

Supporting the Local Delivery of Flexible Childcare

Notice Description

In the 2018 Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents, parents report that the most helpful changes to local childcare provision to make it better suited to their needs would be affordable childcare (26%) and more childcare available during the school holidays (19%) - with summer holidays reported as the main time of year that improvements could be made. The same survey also found that 15% of parents thought childcare which operated for longer hours would make provision better suited to their needs; with almost a fifth of parents (18%) wanting to use more after school club provision.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The government is committed to creating more high quality, affordable and flexible childcare, including before and after school and during the school holidays. Our Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF) will provide free childcare, structured activities and food for those on free school meals (FSM), during the Easter, Christmas and summer holidays. This contract is for support, advisory and performance monitoring services to assist local authorities with ensuring holiday provision for school-age children across England. This will include (but is not limited to) - 1. Supporting local authorities with the tools and practical guidance on rapidly mapping the current sufficiency of school-age childcare within their region. 2. Providing practical planning and delivery advice to support local authorities in increasing the sufficiency of school-age childcare in their region. This may include identifying potential gaps in provision, supporting the creation of new childcare places, enhancing existing offers and making best use of partnership arrangements with local bodies, schools and other relevant organisations. 3. Regular reporting to DfE against the contract and progress in local authorities. 4. Helping local authorities to create and implement a local communication plan to target parents and hardest to reach communities. 5. Setting up a system of peer-to-peer support amongst local authorities.

Options: TBC

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a95b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008682-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services


CPV Codes

75121000 - Administrative educational services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,570,001 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Apr 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Mar 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
flexible.childcare@education.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MOTT MACDONALD

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