Award

Inclusive Childcare Support Service 2022

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

21 Jun 2023 at 10:13

Tender

12 Dec 2022 at 10:55

Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council is conducting a procurement process for the Inclusive Childcare Support Service 2022 within the services industry category. This tender is in the active stage and aims to support the inclusion of children and young people with additional support needs in childcare settings. The main procurement method is an open procedure with a value of 980,000 GBP. The deadline for tender submission is January 20, 2023. The Council is located in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

This tender offers an opportunity for service providers specializing in child daycare services to compete. Businesses interested in social and environmental considerations, community engagement, and supporting young people with additional needs are well-suited to participate. The City of Edinburgh Council emphasises the importance of community benefits in this contract, encouraging potential suppliers to propose initiatives aligning with the authority's economic and social objectives.

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Notice Title

Inclusive Childcare Support Service 2022

Notice Description

The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) recognises the importance of supporting the inclusion of children and young people, from 0-18 years, with additional support needs in Care Inspectorate registered mainstream childcare settings which enables their parents/carers to continue or return to employment, training or education. The Inclusive Childcare Support Service has been established for over 10 years and is based on a 'reducing dependency increasing capacity' model. The service works closely with a provider to build staff skills, knowledge and confidence to include children and young people with additional support needs in their setting. The service can provide direct support to a child and young person through the deployment of support workers who work alongside staff to create an inclusive environment within normal staff ratios (as appropriate) or allocate funding to a setting that has been assessed by the service as requiring additional staff to support a child and young person.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is an open tender procedure with the Light Touch Regime applied. The City of Edinburgh Council requires a Service Provider to support the building of capacity of partner provider childcare settings. The service delivery is based on a 'reducing dependency increasing capacity' model. Support is provided to childcare settings to build staff skills, knowledge, and confidence to include children and young people with additional support needs. Where individual children need additional 1-1 adult time, the Service Provider will assess applications and offer funding for additional staffing support as appropriate. Additional information: All additional information is contained within the documents supplied.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-038c8d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017631-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85312110 - Child daycare services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£980,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£980,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Jan 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jun 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Paula Deegan
Contact Email
paula.deegan@edinburgh.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1315294723

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

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