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EDU23024 Enhanced Early Years Nursery Provision

WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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11 Aug 2023 at 10:54

Summary of the contracting process

The Worcestershire County Council has issued a tender (WCC 00003444) for "EDU23024 Enhanced Early Years Nursery Provision" in the services industry category (CPV code: 80110000). This procurement process is currently at the tender stage, with a contract value of £3,000,000. The contract is for a duration of 3 years starting from 1st January 2024. The tender submission deadline is on 6th October 2023. The Council is seeking enhanced early years provision in South Worcestershire, specifically Worcester City, Malvern, and Wychavon, to cater to children with complex needs.

This tender by Worcestershire County Council presents an opportunity for businesses providing pre-school education services and daycare services for handicapped children and young people to participate. Businesses located in the UKG12 region can submit their bids electronically or in writing. The Council aims to create an enhanced provision for children with special education needs to access their Nursery Education Funding entitlement. The procurement method for this tender is an open procedure, providing a transparent opportunity for interested businesses to compete and potentially secure a contract with the Council.

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Notice Title

EDU23024 Enhanced Early Years Nursery Provision

Notice Description

Worcestershire Children First (WCF) are looking to broker an Enhanced Early Years Provision (EEYP) for children whose identified complex needs make it difficult to attend an early year provision. The intention is to deliver EEYP within South Worcestershire as a pilot.WCF are looking for a provision within Worcester City or Malvern and have assessed the current sufficiency need could be up to 35 children a year. WCF are also looking for a provision in Wychavon and have assessed the current sufficiency need could be up to 25 children a year. WCF have evidence of an increase in the numbers of children needing an Enhanced Provision over the last several years. It is anticipated that the numbers required will increase. This will need to be reviewed as part of the pilot.Contract will be for 3 years starting 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2026, with an option to extend for a further year, plus a further year (maximum 5 years) dependant upon the success of the pilot.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Worcestershire Children First (WCF) completed a Nursery Assessment Unit (NAU) Review in November 2022. The review identified a need to consider the sufficiency of places, where children with complex needs, could access their full Nursery Education Funding (NEF) entitlement.The outcome of the review can be found on our website. WCF has used the findings to support the development of an Enhanced Early Years Provision (EEYP).The EEYP will provide an important function for children with complex Special Education Needs (SEN) within the county. The intention is to deliver:* Enhanced provision for children whose identified complex needs make it difficult to attend early year provision(s). * Early Help Services for parent/carers of attending children. * An enhanced provision to enable children and families to access their NEF entitlement.

Renewal: Option to extend for up to a further 2 years

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ef08
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023551-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

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

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

80110000 - Pre-school education services

85312120 - Daycare services for handicapped children and young people

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Oct 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2026 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
procurement@worcestershire.gov.uk
Contact Email
droe@worcestershire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1905844896

Buyer Location

Locality
WORCESTER
Postcode
WR5 2NP
Post Town
Worcester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG12 Worcestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLG12 Worcestershire CC

Local Authority
Worcester
Electoral Ward
Nunnery
Westminster Constituency
Worcester

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