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title: "Early Learning, Childcare and Brokerage Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037ea7"
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# Early Learning, Childcare and Brokerage Services

Buyer: DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037ea7

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## Summary

The Dumfries and Galloway Council has completed the procurement process for Early Learning, Childcare, and Brokerage Services. The Council's duty under Scotland's Schools Act and the Children and Young People Act 2014 led to an increased entitlement to preschool education. Providers were required to register interest, meet standards, and adhere to contractual terms to deliver services starting from January 2023.

This tender for Early Learning, Childcare, and Brokerage Services by the Dumfries and Galloway Council offers business growth opportunities particularly for providers of child daycare, pre-school education, and primary education services within the UKM92 region. The procurement process has reached the award stage, with active contracts for Childminders, Childcare Brokerage, and Private and Third Sector Settings. Businesses meeting the required standards and contractual terms have the potential to deliver funded provisions through the Flexible Framework.

## Notice

The Council has a statutory duty to make pre-school education available for eligible children under the Standards in Scotland's Schools Act 2000. The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and Statutory Guidance set out the increased entitlement to 1140 hours for eligible children which became a statutory duty from August 2021. The Funding Follows the Child approach places choice in parents' and carers' hands enabling them to access their child's funded entitlement with a provider that best suits their needs. To provide Early Learning and Childcare and/or Brokerage Services on behalf of the Council all existing and prospective providers should register their interest through this PIN on Public Contracts (Scotland) and will then need to apply for a place on the Early Learning and Childcare and Brokerage Services Flexible Framework in Autumn 2022. All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children in January 2023 to commence Brokerage placements from January 2023 and funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2023.

### Lot Information

ELC - Private and Third Sector Settings (excluding Childminders)

The Early Learning and Childcare and Brokerage Services Flexible Framework will be tendered in Autumn 2022. All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children in January 2023 to commence Brokerage placements from January 2023 and funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2023.

Renewal: The framework will be for an initial five year period with an optional extension of a further two years.

ELC - Childminders

The Early Learning and Childcare and Brokerage Services Flexible Framework will be tendered in Autumn 2022. All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children in January 2023 to commence Brokerage placements from January 2023 and funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2023.

Renewal: The framework will be for an initial five year period with an optional extension of a further two years.

Lot 3- Childcare Brokerage

The Early Learning and Childcare and Brokerage Services Flexible Framework will be tendered in Autumn 2022. All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children in January 2023 to commence Brokerage placements from January 2023 and funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2023.

Renewal: The framework will be for an initial five year period with an optional extension of a further two years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005884-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £44,486,143 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £48,686,143 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DUMFRIES |
| Post town | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Postcode | DG1 2HP |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway |
| Local authority | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Electoral ward | Nith |
| Westminster constituency | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Delivery location | TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 64 |
| Supplier names | ACE; AGNES GREEN CHILDMINDING; AROUND THE CLOCK CHILDMINDING; BUSY BEES; CALDERBANK NURSERY; CAROL WESTBY T/A LITTLE TOTS FARM; CASSYS CHILDMINDING; CHILDMINDING; CLAIRE GALLOWAY; CLARE STEELE CHILDMINDING; CROSSMICHAEL AND PARTON PLAYGROUP; CURIOUS LITTLE LEARNERS; DALBEATTIE PLAYGROUP; DUNSCORE PRE-SCHOOL CENTRE; EASTRIGGS & DORNOCK EARLY YEARS; EMMA DUNSEITH CHILDMINDER; FIRST STEPS NURSERY; GRACIE DREW NURSERY; HAPPY FACES NURSERY; HAUGH OF URR NURSERY; JAYBEES (CHILDCARE; JOHNSTON NURSERY; JULIE DAVIDSON'S CHILDMINDING; KELLY'S KIDZCARE; KELTON NURSERY; KIDS AHOY CHILDCARE CENTRE; KIDS AHOY MOSS END; KINDERHOUSE SERVICES; KIRKCOLM UNDER 5'S NURSERY; LANGHOLM PLAYCARE; LAURA'S CHILDMINDING; LISA SNEDDON CHILDMINDING; LITTLE ACORNS CHILDCARE; LITTLE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING CENTRE; LITTLE GEMS; LITTLE WREN’S MONTESSORI CHILDCARE; LIZZIE'S CHILDMINDING SERVICE; LOUISE HAWES CHILDMIMDING; MALORY DAY NURSERY; MALORY HOUSE NURSERY; MARNEY BROWN CHILDMINDING; MAXPLAY2; MAXWELLTOWN PLAYCARE; MICHELLES CHILDMINDING; MID ANNANDALE PLAYCARE; MINNIGAFF COMMUNITY NURSERY; MONIAIVE PLAYCARE; PLAYWORKS; PORT WILLIAM PLAYGROUP; PUDDLEDUCKS CHILDMINDING; RACHEL COCHRANE CHILDMINDING; REGISTERED CHILDMINDER; S HERRIES CHILDCARE; SCRUFFS CHILDCARE; SCRUFFS CHILDCARE CASTLE DOUGLAS; SPARKLERS PRIVATE NURSERY; SPRINGHOLM NURSERY; ST COLUMBA'S PLAYGROUP; TANYA GARDINER CHILDMINDER; THE ORCHARD NATURE NURSERY; TIGGERIFIC CARE; WEE BAIRNS CHILDMINDING; WISE OWLS NURSERY; WOODS CHILDCARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80100000 - Primary education services
- 80110000 - Pre-school education services
- 85312110 - Child daycare services

## Release History

- 28 Feb 2023 at 15:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005884-2023
- 3 Nov 2022 at 11:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031046-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000711389
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00219

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