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Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement

South Lanarkshire Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

24 Jan 2022 at 00:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

23 Jul 2021 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South Lanarkshire Council is inviting tenders for the "Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement", aimed at establishing a Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) for Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) services. This procurement falls under the services category and is classified as a public contract, initiated under the open procedure. The tender period is currently active, with a bid submission deadline set for 1st September 2021. The service is to be delivered across the South Lanarkshire Council geographical boundary.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses within the education and childcare sectors, particularly those that can provide high-quality early learning services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can demonstrate compliance with national standards and local regulations, alongside those experienced in delivering ELC, will find this procurement particularly relevant. The arrangement allows providers to continuously join the PSA over its 10-year duration, offering a stable market for providers who meet the council's established criteria.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement

Notice Description

The choice of the provider will be selected by the parent/guardian of the child therefore the council is utilising an innovative Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) under the Light Touch Rules contained in Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Providers of ELC are invited to join the PSA by submitting a tender to the Council. They will be appointed to the PSA if they can successfully demonstrate that they meet the National Standard, the Law, applicable guidance, and the Council's procedural requirements and accept the Rates which have been set by the Council in relation to the delivery of funded hours. The PSA will allow providers to be added over its 10 year term.

Lot Information

Lot 1

South Lanarkshire Council ("the Council") is seeking to establish a Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) to ensure the delivery of funded ELC placements within the Council's geographic area.. The duration is from 01/03/2020 to 31/07/2030 . This notice is alerting the market that Phase 5 of this PSA is now open for application within a new project in PCS-T. The previous PCS-T project was 13956, from today all applications should be made to Project 18787 in PCS-T.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000661553
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN438445
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award 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
£143,500,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£143,500,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jan 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Sep 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jan 20224 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
PSA term will be just over 10 years, bidders can apply at any time to join the PSA. Evaluations will take place in March and September each year.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
South Lanarkshire 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
HAMILTON
Postcode
ML3 0AA
Postcode Area
Motherwell
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Local Authority
South Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Hamilton North and East
Westminster Constituency
Hamilton and Clyde Valley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ACE Place Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL422059
    Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement - The choice of the provider will be selected by the parent/guardian of the child therefore the council is utilising an innovative Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) under the Light Touch Rules contained in Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Providers of ELC are invited to join the PSA by submitting a tender to the Council. They will be appointed to the PSA if they can successfully demonstrate that they meet the National Standard, the Law, applicable guidance, and the Council's procedural requirements and accept the Rates which have been set by the Council in relation to the delivery of funded hours. The PSA will allow providers to be added over its 10 year term.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN438445
    Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement - The choice of the provider will be selected by the parent/guardian of the child therefore the council is utilising an innovative Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) under the Light Touch Rules contained in Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Providers of ELC are invited to join the PSA by submitting a tender to the Council. They will be appointed to the PSA if they can successfully demonstrate that they meet the National Standard, the Law, applicable guidance, and the Council's procedural requirements and accept the Rates which have been set by the Council in relation to the delivery of funded hours. The PSA will allow providers to be added over its 10 year term.

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