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School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project

Clackmannanshire Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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23 Apr 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice
AwardUpdate

17 Nov 2025 at 00:00

OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice
Award

27 Aug 2024 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project, initiated by Clackmannanshire Council, is an endeavour aimed at continuing the development of community-based school age childcare services in Alloa South and East Clackmannanshire, with plans to expand to additional communities. This project aligns with the Scottish Government's Child Wellbeing Partnership initiative and is classified under the services category with a focus on childcare activities. The procurement process is currently at the award stage, following amendments to extend the service period from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2026. The most recent contract update was signed on 20th August 2024, reflecting a contract value of £10,649,523.90. Key stakeholders include local children’s care and activity providers, along with employability and family support services throughout Clackmannanshire, ensuring broad community engagement.

The procurement presents significant business growth opportunities for service providers specialising in childcare and family support services. Businesses such as nurseries, youth community projects, and social enterprises are well-suited to engage with this project, benefiting from the direct contracts awarded to named providers due to technical requisites. The project's expansion into additional areas in Clackmannanshire and focus on vulnerable priority groups provides an avenue for enriched community involvement and service development. SMEs, in particular, can leverage the Scottish Government's funding to enhance outreach and service delivery during both the school term and holiday periods, thereby facilitating business growth and broader economic development within the region.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project

Notice Description

The Council is to continue to develop and test a community-based system of school age childcare in Alloa South and East Clackmannanshire and expand this system to include additional communities, over the relevant financial years. The Council will continue to provide targeted school age childcare for children who are recognised as being within one of the six priority groups set out in the Best Start, Bright Futures: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26 or within the locally recognised priority family of care experienced. Over the relevant financial years, the Council will increase the capacity of the Project to support the number of children receiving childcare in the South and East Alloa area, including the frequency and duration of available provision; the project will expand beyond this area into other targeted Clackmannanshire areas.

Procurement Information

Following Phase 1 & 2 funding received from the Scottish Ministers for Clackmannanshire Council's Early Adopting Communities Project, the Council has received further funding to continue to develop and test a community-based system of before and after school childcare and during holiday periods where families on lowest incomes will pay nothing. The Scottish Ministers funded Project includes for the provision of funding to named providers including Clackmannanshire Sport and Leisure, Community House Alloa, Hawkhill Community Association, Connect Alloa, Play Alloa, Kidz-World, Alva Play Pals, Clackmannan Development Trust, The Gate - Alloa, Forest School Association, Clackmannanshire Economic Development Trust, Stramash, Little Stars, Flying Start Nursery, Glenview Nursery, Action for Children, Homestart, NHS Forth Valley, SCMA, Promoting a More Inclusive Society (PAMIS), Ochil Youth Community Initiative (OYCI, family Support Collaborative. On the basis the funding is to be provided to named providers in terms of the grant conditions and the possibility of competition is therefore absent for technical reasons, the Council intends to rely on Regulation 33 (1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 to enter into contracts directly with the named providers

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000771612
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR554492
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312110 - Child daycare services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£10,649,523 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Apr 20264 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Aug 20242 years ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Clackmannanshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ALLOA
Postcode
FK10 1EB
Postcode Area
Falkirk and Stirling
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Local Authority
Clackmannanshire
Electoral Ward
Clackmannanshire South
Westminster Constituency
Alloa and Grangemouth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
20
Supplier Names

Action for Children Scotland

Alva Play Pals Out of School Care

CERT

Clackmannan council

Clackmannanshire Council

Community House Ltd

Connect Alloa

Flying Start Nursery

GLENVIEW COTTAGE NURSERY

Kidz World Nursery Ltd

Little Stars (Stirling) Ltd

Mrs

Ochil Youths Community Improvement

PAMIS (Promoting A More Inclusive Society)

Play Alloa

Safe Families

Scottish Childminding Association

Stramash Social Enterprise

The Gate

Thrive Outdoors

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG512887
    School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project - The Council is to continue to develop and test a community-based system of school age childcare in Alloa South and East Clackmannanshire and expand this system to include additional communities, over the relevant financial years. The Council will continue to provide targeted school age childcare for children who are recognised as being within one of the six priority groups set out in the Best Start, Bright Futures: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26 or within the locally recognised priority family of care experienced. Over the relevant financial years, the Council will increase the capacity of the Project to support the number of children receiving childcare in the South and East Alloa area, including the frequency and duration of available provision; the project will expand beyond this area into other targeted Clackmannanshire areas.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV543699
    School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR554492
    School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project

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