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title: "2122-0282-A The provision of building based early education, childcare services to children and their parents/carers - Paradise Park Children's Centre, N7"
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# 2122-0282-A The provision of building based early education, childcare services to children and their parents/carers - Paradise Park Children's Centre, N7

Buyer: ISLINGTON COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c6d5

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## Summary

The Islington Council has awarded a contract for the provision of building-based early education and childcare services to Islington Play Association. The contract, valued at £4,328,408 GBP, commenced on August 17, 2023. This procurement falls under the services main procurement category and is part of the education and training services industry sector. The service aims to provide high-quality education and childcare to children under five years old, with a strong emphasis on governance, finance oversight, and safeguarding requirements.

This tender opportunity provides a chance for businesses specialising in early education, childcare services, and social work to compete for contracts with Islington Council. The tender process, initiated under the open procedure, involved the assessment of various quality criteria including social value, implementation, outcomes, and cost. Interested bidders needed to demonstrate their capabilities in delivering education services and working within the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework. The contract start date is scheduled for November 1, 2023, offering potential growth opportunities for business entities aligned with the specified requirements.

## Notice

This service will provide high quality, inclusive early education and childcare to children under five years old. Providers must have previous recent experience of delivering Ofsted-registered, high quality early education and childcare to meet the minimum requirements for this tender and will need to evidence this. The provider will have a sound knowledge of working within the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and contribute to the outcomes as identified within the specification. The provider will need to have a strong governance structure in place and a finance team which is able to oversee and monitor the appropriate use of a complex set of funding streams from the Council and Department for Education. The provider will understand and adhere to all safeguarding and child protection requirements as set out by the London Safeguarding Children's Board and comply with local safeguarding processes. The provider will work closely with a variety of council officers, health and voluntary sector partners in order to deliver the service, including (for example), Bright Start early childhood multi-agency teams, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) team, safeguarding and finance officers, and the Family Information Service (FIS). Multi-disciplinary working is essential for delivering outcomes for children and their families

### Lot Information

Lot 1

As the value of the contract is above the threshold for wider advertising of the opportunity, a contract notice will be published on Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 under Chapter 3 Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services (known as the "light touch" regime). Under Regulation 76 the council is free to establish a procedure, provided the procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (service providers). The procedure the Council has designed is based on the open procedure but with the option for an element of negotiation (if required). All economic operators (service providers) who successfully express an interest will automatically have access to the tender documents. Standard pre-selection questions will be part of the tender response and will need to be passed before the evaluation of quality and cost. Further details will be available in the procurement documents. The council reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the evaluation of initial tenders without negotiation where this offers value for money. The council reserves the right to not award the contract if the received tenders do not offer value for money.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024793-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| 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 | 23 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £4,328,408 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,328,408 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ISLINGTON COUNCIL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North London |
| Postcode | N7 7EP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | St Mary's & St James' |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ISLINGTON PLAY ASSOCIATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 23 Aug 2023 at 11:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024793-2023
- 5 May 2023 at 14:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012994-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.islington.gov.uk/
- https://procontract.due-north.com/

## Provenance

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