Award

Nursery Provision of Early Years & Childcare for RAF Valley and RAF Honington

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

03 Jul 2024 at 09:42

TenderUpdate

10 May 2024 at 15:38

Tender

01 May 2024 at 14:49

Planning

20 Mar 2024 at 10:46

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence has completed the procurement process for the nursery provision of early years and childcare services for RAF Valley and RAF Honington. The procurement focused on pre-school education services and aimed to ensure high-quality, flexible, and affordable provision for children aged 0-5 years and up to 11 years at the specified RAF stations. The procurement stage was marked by various key dates, and the awarded contract for RAF Valley was signed on 18th June 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in pre-school education services to supply nursery provision and childcare services to RAF Valley and RAF Honington. Interested businesses with experience in providing early years education, safeguarding policies, catering services, and a commitment to social value can compete for potential contracts with the Ministry of Defence. The buying organisation, Ministry of Defence, sought suppliers that could align with the National Minimum Standards for Regulated Childcare and deliver high-quality childcare services to military personnel and their families.

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Notice Title

Nursery Provision of Early Years & Childcare for RAF Valley and RAF Honington

Notice Description

The Royal Air Force are seeking a supplier to deliver high quality, flexible and affordable 0-5 early years provision and wrap around childcare and holiday delivery for 4 - 11 years for service families at the following RAF stations: RAF Valley, Holyhead, Wales Are you passionate about supporting the lives of service children? Would you like to extend your portfolio of nursery and childcare provision and enable children to reach their full potential? This could be the opportunity to make a positive difference and contribution to ensure our military personnel have a safe, secure, and high-quality nursery to meet theirs and their children's needs. The services must be compliant with the National Minimum Standards for Regulated Childcare and Care Inspectorate Wales; and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework, and Ofsted as applicable.

Lot Information

Nursery Provision of Early Years & Childcare for RAF Valley

The below provides a brief illustration of the current provision and operational delivery of the nursery site. Please note this is an illustration and detail can be subject to change. There will be scope to work with each station to adapt the operational delivery and outputs of the setting to meet the needs of service families and the station's statement of requirements. RAF Valley The nursery operates out of a purpose-built single-story nursery that is located outside of the wire at RAF Valley, Holyhead, Anglesey, LL65 3LW. The nursery is open Mon - Fri from 08.00 - 18.00 for 51 days of the year providing up to 68 places for children aged 0-5 years, including an offer of full, half day and sessional options to meet the needs of service families living and working at RAF Valley. There are currently 76 children on roll. There are 21 staff employed to work with the children. Where capacity permits and is identified additional provision including wraparound childcare and holiday provision for 4 - 11 years should be provided. This is needed to support the workforce of RAF Valley (Military, Civil Servants, and Contractors) and to also deliver childcare support to the wider local community.

Renewal: Optional 36 month extension period

Nursery Provision of Early Years & Childcare for RAF Honington

The below provides a brief illustration of the current provision and operational delivery of the nursery site. Please note this is an illustration and detail can be subject to change. There will be scope to work with each station to adapt the operational delivery and outputs of the setting to meet the needs of service families and the station's statement of requirements. RAF Honington The nursery operates outside the wire at RAF Honington, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk IP31 1EE. The nursery is open Mon - Fri from 07.45 to 18.00, 51 weeks of the year providing up to 75 places for children aged 0-5 years, including an offer of full, half day and sessional options to meet the needs of service families living and working at RAF Honington. There are currently 87 children on roll. There are 21 staff employed to work with the children. The nursery accepts funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. Wraparound childcare and holiday provision (4 - 11 years) has been identified as a requirement where capacity permits. This would ideally be reinstated to support the workforce of RAF Honington (Military, Civil Servants, and Contractors) and to also deliver childcare support to the wider local community

Renewal: Optional 36 month extension period

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-044aae
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020231-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80110000 - Pre-school education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
£1
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Jul 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 May 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
21 Apr 2024Expired
Award Date
17 Jun 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Stephen Crawley
Contact Email
stephen.crawley104@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
HIGH WYCOMBE
Postcode
HP14 4UE
Post Town
Hemel Hempstead
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
Delivery Location
TLH14 Suffolk CC, TLJ13 Buckinghamshire, TLL11 Isle of Anglesey

Local Authority
Buckinghamshire
Electoral Ward
Ridgeway West
Westminster Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION

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