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title: "QU098 - Supporting Quality Improvement, Sufficiency and the Information Duty in the Out of School Sector - AWARD"
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# QU098 - Supporting Quality Improvement, Sufficiency and the Information Duty in the Out of School Sector - AWARD

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e8b21952-cace-435d-a212-1baae67aae3b

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Birmingham City Council, which has recently awarded a tender titled "QU098 - Supporting Quality Improvement, Sufficiency and the Information Duty in the Out of School Sector." This initiative falls under the welfare services for children and young people category and is located in Birmingham, West Midlands. The contract, initiated on April 1, 2018, has a duration of 12 months and is intended to enhance the quality of out-of-school childcare services. The award was announced on March 22, 2018, and the tender's submission deadline was February 5, 2018, with the procurement executed via an open procedure using the In-tend e-tendering system.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in childcare services, quality improvement consulting, and data capture related to childcare provision. Companies specialising in the development of child welfare services, flexible childcare solutions, or data-driven insights into childcare provision should consider participating in similar future tenders. The winning company will benefit from a stable contract period, enabling them to establish a strong foothold in the local childcare market while contributing to the improvement of services for disadvantaged families.

## 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/822671fc-0342-4582-a753-47a4bd6cee63 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Mar 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Feb 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Mar 2018 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HEMPSALL CONSULTANCIES |

## 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

- 26 Mar 2018 at 10:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/822671fc-0342-4582-a753-47a4bd6cee63

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/822671fc-0342-4582-a753-47a4bd6cee63
  26th March 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/

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