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title: "Nursery Provision of Early Years & Childcare for RAF Valley and RAF Honington"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044aae"
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# Nursery Provision of Early Years & Childcare for RAF Valley and RAF Honington

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044aae

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has completed the procurement process for the nursery provision of early years and childcare services for RAF Valley and RAF Honington. The procurement focused on pre-school education services and aimed to ensure high-quality, flexible, and affordable provision for children aged 0-5 years and up to 11 years at the specified RAF stations. The procurement stage was marked by various key dates, and the awarded contract for RAF Valley was signed on 18th June 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in pre-school education services to supply nursery provision and childcare services to RAF Valley and RAF Honington. Interested businesses with experience in providing early years education, safeguarding policies, catering services, and a commitment to social value can compete for potential contracts with the Ministry of Defence. The buying organisation, Ministry of Defence, sought suppliers that could align with the National Minimum Standards for Regulated Childcare and deliver high-quality childcare services to military personnel and their families.

## Notice

The Royal Air Force are seeking a supplier to deliver high quality, flexible and affordable 0-5 early years provision and wrap around childcare and holiday delivery for 4 - 11 years for service families at the following RAF stations: RAF Valley, Holyhead, Wales Are you passionate about supporting the lives of service children? Would you like to extend your portfolio of nursery and childcare provision and enable children to reach their full potential? This could be the opportunity to make a positive difference and contribution to ensure our military personnel have a safe, secure, and high-quality nursery to meet theirs and their children's needs. The services must be compliant with the National Minimum Standards for Regulated Childcare and Care Inspectorate Wales; and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework, and Ofsted as applicable.

### Lot Information

Nursery Provision of Early Years & Childcare for RAF Valley

The below provides a brief illustration of the current provision and operational delivery of the nursery site. Please note this is an illustration and detail can be subject to change. There will be scope to work with each station to adapt the operational delivery and outputs of the setting to meet the needs of service families and the station's statement of requirements. RAF Valley The nursery operates out of a purpose-built single-story nursery that is located outside of the wire at RAF Valley, Holyhead, Anglesey, LL65 3LW. The nursery is open Mon - Fri from 08.00 - 18.00 for 51 days of the year providing up to 68 places for children aged 0-5 years, including an offer of full, half day and sessional options to meet the needs of service families living and working at RAF Valley. There are currently 76 children on roll. There are 21 staff employed to work with the children. Where capacity permits and is identified additional provision including wraparound childcare and holiday provision for 4 - 11 years should be provided. This is needed to support the workforce of RAF Valley (Military, Civil Servants, and Contractors) and to also deliver childcare support to the wider local community.

Renewal: Optional 36 month extension period

Nursery Provision of Early Years & Childcare for RAF Honington

The below provides a brief illustration of the current provision and operational delivery of the nursery site. Please note this is an illustration and detail can be subject to change. There will be scope to work with each station to adapt the operational delivery and outputs of the setting to meet the needs of service families and the station's statement of requirements. RAF Honington The nursery operates outside the wire at RAF Honington, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk IP31 1EE. The nursery is open Mon - Fri from 07.45 to 18.00, 51 weeks of the year providing up to 75 places for children aged 0-5 years, including an offer of full, half day and sessional options to meet the needs of service families living and working at RAF Honington. There are currently 87 children on roll. There are 21 staff employed to work with the children. The nursery accepts funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. Wraparound childcare and holiday provision (4 - 11 years) has been identified as a requirement where capacity permits. This would ideally be reinstated to support the workforce of RAF Honington (Military, Civil Servants, and Contractors) and to also deliver childcare support to the wider local community

Renewal: Optional 36 month extension period

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020231-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 22 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | 21 Apr 2024 |
| Award date | 17 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £1 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | HIGH WYCOMBE |
| Post town | Hemel Hempstead |
| Postcode | HP14 4UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire |
| Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Electoral ward | Ridgeway West |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Buckinghamshire |
| Delivery location | TLH14 Suffolk CC, TLJ13 Buckinghamshire, TLL11 Isle of Anglesey |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80110000 - Pre-school education services

## Release History

- 3 Jul 2024 at 09:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020231-2024
- 10 May 2024 at 15:38 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015059-2024
- 1 May 2024 at 14:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014103-2024
- 20 Mar 2024 at 10:46 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008957-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=58069
- https://www.contracts.mod.uk
- https://www.rafa.org.uk

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