Notice Information
Notice Title
CC14055 - Early Learning and Childcare Funded Placements with Private ELC Providers Reopening of CC13109
Notice Description
Re-opening of Early Learning and Childcare Providers Framework CC13109 to new entrants
Lot Information
Lot 1
To supplement in house provision, West Lothian Council re-opened the Early Learning & Childcare Services Framework CC13109. To be appointed to the framework service providers were required to pass the Qualification Stage, meet all mandatory requirements, meet Authority requirements, demonstrate that they meet all the requirements of the National Standards Criteria and be prepared to accept the Council's hourly rate of GBP7.32 per hour (2024/25 rate which may be subject to change). Whilst service providers will receive this specific hourly rate, there will be no definite number of hours per week.
Renewal: At the sole discretion of the council, this contract may be extended for a period of a further 12 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dd58
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013591-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- 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
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £18,146,772 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- In accordance with provisions 74 - 76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 for the Award of contracts for social and other specific services, the council may re-open this Flexible Framework to other providers at quarterly intervals after contract commencement in August 2024 and new service providers will be able to apply to be appointed to the Flexible Framework.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Tom Henderson
- Contact Email
- tom.henderson@westlothian.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVINGSTON
- Postcode
- EH54 6FF
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM14 West Lothian
- Delivery Location
- TLM78 West Lothian
-
- Local Authority
- West Lothian
- Electoral Ward
- Livingston South
- Westminster Constituency
- Livingston
Further Information
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