Notice Information
Notice Title
CE-176-23 - PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES
Notice Description
PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES
Lot Information
Lot 1
South Ayrshire Council (the Council) is seeking to establish a Flexible Framework Agreement (FFA) to ensure the delivery of funded ELC placements within the Council's geographic area. The choice of the provider will be selected by the parent/guardian of the child therefore the council is utilising a Flexible Framework Agreement under the Light Touch Rules contained in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Providers of ELC are invited to join the FFA by submitting a tender to the Council. They will be appointed to the FFA 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 FFA will always be open and will allow providers to be added over its 5 year term.
Renewal: further one (1) period of up to twelve (12) months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000749941
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR500764
- 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
- Large, 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
- £12,800,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Mar 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Aug 20272 years to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Feb 20242 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- four (4) years with the option to extend for a further one (1) period of up to twelve (12) months
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3001230900
Buyer Location
- Locality
- AYR
- Postcode
- KA7 1DR
- Post Town
- Kilmarnock
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM9 Southern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM94 South Ayrshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM94 South Ayrshire
-
- Local Authority
- South Ayrshire
- Electoral Ward
- Ayr West
- Westminster Constituency
- Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV492299
CE-176-23 - PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES - PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR500764
CE-176-23 - PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES - PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES
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