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title: "Flying Start Placement Scheme - Riverside"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-143986"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CARDIFF COUNCIL"
published: "2024-08-21"
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# Flying Start Placement Scheme - Riverside

Buyer: CARDIFF COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-143986

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## Summary

Cardiff Council has completed a procurement process titled "Flying Start Placement Scheme - Riverside," which falls under the category of child daycare services. The project, based in Cardiff (UKL22), involves the provision of part-time childcare places for 2–3-year-old children in the Flying Start catchment areas. The current procurement stage is the Award stage, with the contract signed on 21st August 2024. The procurement method used was a limited procedure, specifically an award without prior publication due to the absence of competition for technical reasons. The main procurement category is services, with an estimated contract value of £722,227.00.

This tender offers ample opportunities for businesses in the child daycare sector, especially those capable of providing regulated childcare services in line with Welsh Government standards for the Flying Start Programme. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in early childhood education would be well-suited to compete in such tenders, as demonstrated by the award to Little Angels Flying Start Nurseries Ltd. With a clear need for specialised childcare services in specific regions, this procurement process underscores the importance of localised service provision and the potential for business growth in targeted geographic areas.

## Notice

The Flying Start Programme requires provision of a part-time childcare place for all 2-3-year-old children residing in Flying Start catchments.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Flying Start Programme requires provision of a part-time childcare place for all 2-3-year-old children residing in Flying Start catchments. The Service to be provided is the delivery of childcare places (defined as up to 5 x 2.5 hours of childcare a week for up to 39 weeks a year) in both Welsh and English to the standards as specified within the Welsh Government guidance for the Flying Start Programme. The childcare provision delivered is regulated by CIW.

### Procurement Information

32(2(b)) Where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons: - (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons but where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists, and absence of competition is not as a result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. There are no other registered childcare providers operating within this targeted area that can meet the needs of Flying Start. Within this radius there is one Flying Start setting, and we cannot increase the numbers we contract with this setting due to CIW registration. If we need to factor in a new build, it's uncertain as the current capital programme runs to March 31st, 2025. We would also need to consider the length of time it takes to secure a new provider and CIW registrations.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=143986 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £722,227 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARDIFF COUNCIL |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 4UW |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Butetown |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LITTLE ANGELS FLYING START NURSERIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85312110 - Child daycare services

## Release History

- 21 Aug 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=143986

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG488846
  Flying Start Placement Scheme - Riverside - The Flying Start Programme requires provision of a part-time childcare place for all 2-3-year-old children residing in Flying Start catchments.

## Notice URLs

- http://.www.cardiff.gov.uk
- http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=143986
- https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-143986

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