--- title: "Carmarthenshire Flying Start Childcare Services Refresh Tender 1" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-113699" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-113699" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-113699.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-113699.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-01-07" --- # Carmarthenshire Flying Start Childcare Services Refresh Tender 1 Buyer: CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-kuma6s-113699 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-113699) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-113699.json) ## Summary Carmarthenshire County Council is conducting a procurement process for the "Carmarthenshire Flying Start Childcare Services Refresh Tender 1." The procurement falls under the general public services category and covers the geographic region of UKL14. This tender involves the delivery of high-quality funded childcare for eligible 2-3-year-old children in various areas including Burry Port, Pwll, Llanerch, and Trimsaran, starting from 1st January 2021. The procurement method adopted is an open procedure, and the tender process was extended with a deadline at 2pm on 30th September 2021. Although the current contract has been deemed unsuccessful, Carmarthenshire County Council may renew the framework agreement, varying the number, scope, and description of services and charges during the term. The tender includes multiple lots, each specifying distinct requirements such as language provision (Welsh and English-medium) and specific venues. This tender process provides significant opportunities for local childcare providers capable of meeting the fixed price model and service quality standards set by the Flying Start programme. Providers offering both Welsh-medium and English-medium services or those capable of delivering full-day care in targeted areas are well-suited to compete. Additionally, businesses can benefit from discretionary sustainability grants available for qualifying providers. Participating in this tender can enable businesses to gain long-term contracts, fostering stability and potential growth within the childcare sector. Businesses that can adapt to changing procurement requirements and demonstrate compliance with eligibility criteria are ideal candidates to maximise the potential of this tender opportunity. ## Notice The following tender has been extended until 2pm 30th September 2021. Flying Start Refresh Tender 1 Carmarthenshire County Council is re-commissioning the Flying Start childcare service and seeking to procure childcare providers to deliver high quality funded childcare to all eligible 2-3-year-old children, from local authority venues and from providers' own venues from 1st January 2021, in the following areas; Burry Port, Pwll, Llanerch, Trimsaran. The Flying Start childcare is being commissioned on a fixed price model, in line with Flying Start programmes across Wales. The rate has been set at GBP13.80 for Lots 8 and 9 and GBP14.80 for Lots 13, 17, 21, 23 and 24. A discretionary sustainability grant will be made available for providers against a set list of eligibility criteria. Carmarthenshire County Council will be conducting this procurement exercise through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This can be found at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk , all information may be downloaded and returned though this channel. The Services to which this Notice relates fall within the Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations). Although the Contracting Authority may voluntarily adopt certain provisions in the Regulations neither the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to services falling within Regulation 74. The Contracting Authority may, from time to time, at its absolute discretion, undertake a renewal (Renewal) of this Framework Agreement during the Term. The Renewal may include, but shall not be limited to, varying the number, scope, extent and description of the Lots, Services and/or Charges (as the case may be), together with the appointment of additional (new) Providers onto the Framework Agreement. ### Lot Information Lot 8 - Burry Port Childcare required at Flying Start venue: Ysgol Parc Y Tywyn - Flying Start Facility, Heol Y Bardd, Burry Port, SA16 0NL Estimated 10 children Welsh Medium Provider Lot 9 - Burry Port School Childcare required at Flying Start venue: Burry Port Community School - Flying Start Facility, Burry Port, SA16 0EU 39 weeks and 15 family sessions per annum Estimated 10 children Welsh Medium and English Medium Provider Lot 13 - Own Childcare Venue - Pwll Childcare required at providers own venue in Pwll. 1 provider required for this Lot. Estimated 8 places to be purchased by Flying Start Welsh Medium and English Medium or Welsh Medium Provider Lot 17 - Needs Led Provision Llanelli Town Providers to deliver Welsh language full day care Lot 21 - Needs Led Provision Burry Port Providers that can accommodate full day care Lot 23 - Needs Led Provision Pwll - Hengoed Ward Providers that can accommodate full day care in the targeted area of Hengoed and support families from Maengwynne in accessing Flying Start Childcare through a possible transport provision Lot 24 - Needs Led Provision Trimsaran Providers that can accommodate full day care ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=113699 | | Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Jan 2025 | | 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 | Unsuccessful | | Lots status | Unsuccessful | | Awards status | Unsuccessful | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CARMARTHEN | | Post town | Swansea | | Postcode | SA31 1JP | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL42 South West Wales | | Local authority | Carmarthenshire | | Electoral ward | Carmarthen Town North and South | | Westminster constituency | Caerfyrddin | | Delivery location | TLL14 South West Wales | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80110000 - Pre-school education services - 85312110 - Child daycare services ## Release History - 7 Jan 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=113699 ## Documents - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496940 Carmarthenshire Flying Start Childcare Services Refresh Tender 1 - The following tender has been extended until 2pm 30th September 2021. Flying Start Refresh Tender 1 Carmarthenshire County Council is re-commissioning the Flying Start childcare service and seeking to procure childcare providers to deliver high quality funded childcare to all eligible 2-3-year-old children, from local authority venues and from providers' own venues from 1st January 2021, in the following areas; Burry Port, Pwll, Llanerch, Trimsaran. The Flying Start childcare is being commissioned on a fixed price model, in line with Flying Start programmes across Wales. The rate has been set at GBP13.80 for Lots 8 and 9 and GBP14.80 for Lots 13, 17, 21, 23 and 24. A discretionary sustainability grant will be made available for providers against a set list of eligibility criteria. Carmarthenshire County Council will be conducting this procurement exercise through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This can be found at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk , all information may be downloaded and returned though this channel. The Services to which this Notice relates fall within the Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations). Although the Contracting Authority may voluntarily adopt certain provisions in the Regulations neither the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to services falling within Regulation 74. The Contracting Authority may, from time to time, at its absolute discretion, undertake a renewal (Renewal) of this Framework Agreement during the Term. The Renewal may include, but shall not be limited to, varying the number, scope, extent and description of the Lots, Services and/or Charges (as the case may be), together with the appointment of additional (new) Providers onto the Framework Agreement. ## Notice URLs - https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-113699 - https://www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-113699. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-113699.json.