--- title: "Wraparound School Age Childcare and Early Years Entitlements (Delivery Partner) - Early Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03e23d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03e23d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03e23d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03e23d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2023-07-14" --- # Wraparound School Age Childcare and Early Years Entitlements (Delivery Partner) - Early Engagement Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03e23d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03e23d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03e23d.json) ## Summary The Department for Education has issued an early engagement notice for the upcoming market engagement event regarding the delivery of wraparound school age childcare and expanded early years entitlements. This programme aims to support working parents with 30 hours of free childcare per week and extended childcare hours for school-age children. The planned market engagement event scheduled for 27th July 2023 will seek input from suppliers to inform future procurement decisions. The buying organisation is the Department for Education located in London, UK, and the procurement falls under the education and training services category. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses with expertise in childcare services and early education to engage with the Department for Education in shaping the future delivery of childcare programmes. Suppliers skilled in working collaboratively with local authorities to support childcare initiatives for school age and early years children are encouraged to participate. The procurement process is in the planning stage, with the market engagement event set to influence the core responsibilities and delivery approach of the Department's future programme. Interested parties can register their interest via the DfE eTendering portal for potential business growth opportunities in the education sector. ## Notice The purpose of this early engagement notice is to notify the market of a forthcoming market engagement event relating to the Department's wraparound school age childcare programme and the delivery of expanded early years entitlements announced at the 2023 Spring Budget. It is not a call for competition. This PIN is intended to inform the market of an opportunity to help shape the future delivery ahead of a possible procurement. Providers will need to register their interest via the DfE eTendering portal (Jaggaer). Providers can access this system at: https://education.app.jaggaer.com for details of how to register and the terms of free registration. For information: Attendance at the market engagement events is not a pre-requisite for being able to submit a tender against this opportunity. If you are unable to attend the market engagement events, the slides and Q&A outcomes will be made available. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Department is currently investigating options to procure additional delivery support to local authorities and potentially schools, early years settings and private providers for the establishment and expansion of wraparound and delivery of the expanded childcare entitlements. We are interested in hearing from suppliers with the skills and expertise to work proactively and reactively with LAs to support the delivery of this childcare agenda, which support both early years and school age children. In pursuance of this, the Department is seeking information from suppliers in order to help inform the options available to the Department in regard to how the programme are delivered. We will be undertaking an online event on 27 July 2023. This event is anticipated to last approximately 1 hour from 4 to 5pm. The market engagement event is an opportunity to shape the core responsibilities and delivery offer of the Department's future programme ahead of possible future procurement. During the engagement session we will be asking questions which we list in Jaggaer. We would also like a follow up response after the session to help inform our approach to any potential procurement. Purpose From September 2025, all eligible working parents of children aged nine months and over will be entitled to 30 hours free childcare per week up until their child starts school. In addition, the government also announced that there will be PS289m funding to support local authorities to work with schools and other providers to increase the supply of wraparound childcare, so that all parents of school-age children can access childcare from 8am - 6pm if they need it. Provision will be available from September 2024. This is a hugely exciting programme that will remove barriers preventing parents from participating in the workforce or working longer hours, and provide more children with access to high quality early education. Additional information: Please note that this PIN is not a call to competition and the department is not bound to enter into any procurement activity because of it. All procurement activity is subject to Ministerial priorities, funding and any or all procurement activity is subject to change at the Department's absolute discretion. Procurement, if taken forward, is expected to open later this year. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020368-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Oct 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3BT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 14 Jul 2023 at 14:55 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020368-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://education.app.jaggaer.com - https://education.app.jaggaer.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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