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title: "School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000735438"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2023-07-06"
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# School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project

Buyer: CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000735438

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## Summary

The Clackmannanshire Council has concluded the procurement process for the "School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project" in Alloa. This project falls under the services category and aims to provide people-centred childcare services for primary-aged children and young people in Alloa South and East. The procurement method used was an Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was signed on 5th May 2023, with a total value of £702,243.02.

This tender by Clackmannanshire Council presents business growth opportunities for local private and third sector providers involved in childcare services. The funding received from the Scottish Government supports the development of before and after school childcare, particularly for families on low incomes. Businesses offering people-centred, place-based childcare solutions are well-suited to compete in this tender. The project focuses on providing stable employment support for parents and carers in the region.

## Notice

Scottish Government has committed to "building a system of school age childcare by the end of this Parliament, providing care before and after school, all year round, supporting parents and carers - particularly on low incomes - to have secure and stable employment". Clackmannanshire Council has been awarded funding from the Scottish Government as an Early Adopter Community to work towards achieving this commitment for children and families in Alloa South and East. The Child Wellbeing Project on behalf of Clackmannanshire Council wishes to commission the services of the following local private and third sector providers to provide people-centred, place-based childcare and activity services for primary aged children and young people in Alloa South and East.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Scottish Government has committed to "building a system of school age childcare by the end of this Parliament, providing care before and after school, all year round, supporting parents and carers - particularly on low incomes - to have secure and stable employment". Clackmannanshire Council has been awarded funding from the Scottish Government as an Early Adopter Community to work towards achieving this commitment for children and families in Alloa South and East. The Child Wellbeing Project on behalf of Clackmannanshire Council wishes to commission the services of the following local private and third sector providers to provide people-centred, place-based childcare and activity services for primary aged children and young people in Alloa South and East.

### Procurement Information

Following Phase 1 funding received from the Scottish Ministers for Clackmannanshire Council's Early Adopting Communities Project, the Council has received Phase 2 funding to continue to develop and test a community-based system of before and after school childcare and during holiday periods in South and East Alloa where families on lowest incomes will pay nothing. The Scottish Ministers funded Project includes for the provision of funding to named providers including Community House, Connect Alloa, Hawkhill Community Centre, Kidz World, Play Alloa, PAMIS, The Gate and Sauchie Active8. On the basis the funding is to be provided to named providers in terms of the grant conditions and the possibility of competition is therefore absent for technical reasons, the Council intends to rely on Regulation 33 (1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 to enter into contracts directly with the named providers

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL483060 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 May 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £702,243 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | ALLOA |
| Post town | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK10 1EB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife |
| Local authority | Clackmannanshire |
| Electoral ward | Clackmannanshire South |
| Westminster constituency | Alloa and Grangemouth |
| Delivery location | TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | COMMUNITY HOUSE; CONNECT ALLOA; KIDZ WORLD NURSERY; MRS; PAMIS (PROMOTING A MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIETY; PLAY ALLOA; THE GATE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312110 - Child daycare services

## Release History

- 6 Jul 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL483060

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL483060
  School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project - Scottish Government has committed to "building a system of school age childcare by the end of this Parliament, providing care before and after school, all year round, supporting parents and carers - particularly on low incomes - to have secure and stable employment". Clackmannanshire Council has been awarded funding from the Scottish Government as an Early Adopter Community to work towards achieving this commitment for children and families in Alloa South and East. The Child Wellbeing Project on behalf of Clackmannanshire Council wishes to commission the services of the following local private and third sector providers to provide people-centred, place-based childcare and activity services for primary aged children and young people in Alloa South and East.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000735438

## Provenance

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