--- title: "QU098 - Supporting Quality Improvement, Sufficiency and the Information Duty in the Out of School Sector" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8e9f8749-2f5d-4374-99f3-ff61b735bcc0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8e9f8749-2f5d-4374-99f3-ff61b735bcc0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8e9f8749-2f5d-4374-99f3-ff61b735bcc0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8e9f8749-2f5d-4374-99f3-ff61b735bcc0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2018-01-22" --- # QU098 - Supporting Quality Improvement, Sufficiency and the Information Duty in the Out of School Sector Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8e9f8749-2f5d-4374-99f3-ff61b735bcc0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8e9f8749-2f5d-4374-99f3-ff61b735bcc0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8e9f8749-2f5d-4374-99f3-ff61b735bcc0.json) ## Summary The Birmingham City Council is seeking a supplier through a tender process titled "QU098 - Supporting Quality Improvement, Sufficiency and the Information Duty in the Out of School Sector." This procurement falls under the industry category of welfare services for children and young people, specifically aimed at improving child daycare services and related data services. The procurement is currently in the Tender stage, with a submission deadline set for 12:00 hours on 5th February 2018. The contract is expected to run for 12 months, commencing from 1st April 2018 until 31st March 2019, with services required in Birmingham, West Midlands (postal code B4 7WB). This tender presents an opportunity for businesses engaged in childcare services, data collection, and guidance services to expand their operations. Companies that provide high-quality childcare support, those capable of offering data analysis and preparation services, or organisations well-versed in responding to the demands of families, including those with special educational needs, will find this tender particularly relevant. By participating, businesses can contribute to enhancing childcare quality and accessibility in Birmingham, ultimately fostering better outcomes for children and families while supporting their own growth objectives. ## Notice Birmingham City Council Early Years and Childcare Service (EYCC) requires a supplier for the provision of Supporting Quality Improvement, Sufficiency and the Information Duty in the Out of School Sector. It is the intention of the EYCC service to commission a contract to provide the following: * Support, advice, guidance and challenge to support the continuous quality improvement cycle in the private and maintained OOS and holiday scheme sector as, evidence shows that higher quality provision has greater developmental benefits for children, particularly for the most disadvantaged children leading to better long term aspirations and outcomes. * Support in meeting the sufficiency duty relating to the private and maintained OOS sector because parents and carers require high quality, flexible and accessible childcare to enable them to work and train. Improving accessibility to work and training will reduce the negative impacts of poverty on child and family well-being. * Contributing to the information duty, by supporting the collection of reliable data relating to the availability of out of school and holiday care provision available in Birmingham. Previous sufficiency assessments have informed that parents have difficulty accessing information relating to childcare and holiday play schemes. This difficulty increases for families with children with special educational needs or a disability creating a barrier to returning to training and work. The commissioning arrangement will ensure best value for service provision and will enable the on-going provision of sufficient high quality out of school childcare services. This contract will be for a period of 12 months commencing 1st April 2018 until 31st March 2019. BCC will be using its e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. The web address is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Registration and use of In-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the In-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with In-tend please either email cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000. If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Councils tender Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the quotation documentation. Requests to participate must be by way of completion and return of the quotation documentation no later than 12:00 hours on 5th February 2018 using the Supplier Portal. Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c59a5dd-3630-4327-a309-4a3f35d85eca | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jan 2018 | | Submission deadline | 5 Feb 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | WEST MIDLANDS | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B4 7WB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Newtown | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 72312100 - Data preparation services - 72313000 - Data capture services - 72314000 - Data collection and collation services - 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people - 85312100 - Daycare services - 85312110 - Child daycare services - 85312120 - Daycare services for handicapped children and young people - 85312310 - Guidance services ## Release History - 22 Jan 2018 at 17:25 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c59a5dd-3630-4327-a309-4a3f35d85eca - 22 Jan 2018 at 17:25 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c59a5dd-3630-4327-a309-4a3f35d85eca - 22 Jan 2018 at 17:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c59a5dd-3630-4327-a309-4a3f35d85eca ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c59a5dd-3630-4327-a309-4a3f35d85eca 22nd January 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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