Notice Information
Notice Title
Childcare Voucher Scheme - market research
Notice Description
Renfrewshire Council is undertaking market testing to determine the potential supply base for childcare voucher scheme. Renfrewshire Council is seeking to appoint a Service Provider for the Provision of a Childcare Voucher "salary sacrifice" Scheme( "Scheme") to provide a scheme aligned with the HMRC guidance on Salary Sacrifice schemes. The Scheme will be made available to all Council employees who meet the requirements of the Scheme ( "eligible employees) and other parties where payroll arrangements are administered by Renfrewshire Council.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renfrewshire Council is undertaking market testing to determine the potential supply base for childcare voucher scheme. The Council currently employ in the region of 7,920 employees, it is estimated that approximately 2% of employees may participate in the scheme. Please note: These figures are estimated and the uptake of employees participating in the scheme may increase or decrease over the duration of the Contract. Renfrewshire Council shall not be liable should the figures change. Please note: from 1st April 2018, under the new legislation, no new employees will be able to join the scheme. Renfrewshire Council are thus seeking notes of interest from potential suppliers to help us to gauge the current market. It must be stressed that this is market research only. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site However, please understand that if you are noting interest in response to this notice, you are noting interest for this market testing exercise only. Please also note that this market testing phase will end as of 5th December 2017, and we will not be engaging the supplier community any further after this date for market testing purposes. Please note that any enquiries regarding this notice should be made to Gillian Gordon at Gillian.gordon@renfrewshire.gov.uk. Suppliers are to note their interest via this prior information notice.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000520022
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV301836
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
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- CPV Codes
75310000 - Benefit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £22,500 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Nov 20178 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Dec 2017Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- cpu@renfrewshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1416186400
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PAISLEY
- Postcode
- PA1 1JB
- Post Town
- Paisley
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
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- Local Authority
- Renfrewshire
- Electoral Ward
- Paisley East and Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV301836
Childcare Voucher Scheme - market research - Renfrewshire Council is undertaking market testing to determine the potential supply base for childcare voucher scheme. Renfrewshire Council is seeking to appoint a Service Provider for the Provision of a Childcare Voucher "salary sacrifice" Scheme( "Scheme") to provide a scheme aligned with the HMRC guidance on Salary Sacrifice schemes. The Scheme will be made available to all Council employees who meet the requirements of the Scheme ( "eligible employees) and other parties where payroll arrangements are administered by Renfrewshire Council.
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