Notice Information
Notice Title
Quality improvement support services for early education and childcare providers
Notice Description
The Council has appointed a provider of quality improvement support services to funded early education and childcare providers. The Council currently provides early years entitlement funding to 145 private, voluntary and independent (PVI) nurseries (including those run by school academies), 97 childminders, 79 maintained schools (nursery classes and nursery schools). Bidders were required to submit proposals for a universal and targeted offer which will provide quality improvement support for Council funded early years providers.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: There will be options to obtain additional services through the contract should demand alter throughout the contract term.
Renewal: There will be an option to extend the contract for up to 24 months if performance under the contract is in line with the contract KPI's and the requirement for the services remains.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055b39
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073513-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details 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
- £1,643,028 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,643,028 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,643,028 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,643,028 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- 2028-07-03
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- emma.albel@liverpool.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 1DS
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- TLD7 Merseyside
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- Waterfront South
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073513-2025
13th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064104-2025
10th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038277-2025
8th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?resetFilter=True&applyFilter=True&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21&v=1
The procurement documents can be found on the Council's procurement portal website above. Under Current Opportunities search the reference DN779989.
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