Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Childcare Services (Flying Start & Non-maintained Early Education)
Notice Description
WCBC is establishing a compliant procurement route for the execution of Childcare Provision - Flying Start/Non-Maintained Funded Early Education. This will provide an unlimited number of suitably qualified and experienced Childcare Providers (referred to as Potential Providers). The provision is being purchased under two Lots: LOT 1 - FLYING START LOT 2 - NON-MAINTAINED EARLY EDUCATION
Lot Information
Flying Start
Provision of Flying Start
Options: This tender will be reopened annually
Renewal: 2 years in yearly increments
Non-Maintained Early EducationProvision of Non-Maintained Early Education
Options: This commissioning exercise will reopen annually
Renewal: 2 years in yearly increments
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066b3a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023599-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- 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
- £3,954,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,954,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Mar 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Apr 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- 2032-03-11
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WREXHAM
- Postcode
- LL11 1AR
- Post Town
- Llandudno
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL3 North Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
- Delivery Location
- TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham
-
- Local Authority
- Wrexham
- Electoral Ward
- Grosvenor
- Westminster Constituency
- Wrexham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023599-2026
16th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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