---
title: "Early Learning and Childcare Direct Award to Little Bugs"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000741610"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL"
published: "2023-08-15"
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# Early Learning and Childcare Direct Award to Little Bugs

Buyer: WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000741610

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## Summary

The West Lothian Council awarded a contract for Early Learning and Childcare services to Little Bugs Nursery through a Direct Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract period is from 14 August 2023 to 10 August 2024. The Council Executive approved the Procurement Requirements Paper on 25 July 2023 at a meeting held on 15 August 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the Early Learning and Childcare services sector to engage with the West Lothian Council. SMEs with expertise in providing childcare services may find this contracting process particularly suitable. The procurement method was a limited procedure, and the award was made following an exemption under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. Interested businesses should align with the contract's price/quality split and aim to meet the specified service standards throughout the contract period.

## Notice

Early Learning and Childcare services at Little Bugs.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Early Learning and Childcare services at Little Bugs, West Lothian.. Regulation 4 1 (b) 1 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 Exemption S031 Approval - 25 July 2023 Price/Quality split has been entered to allow progression on PCS.

### Procurement Information

This is deemed to be an excluded contract in accordance with Regulation 4 1 (b) 1 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 where (1)A contract is an excluded contract for the purposes of section 3 if-- (a)it is a contract of a kind [F1to which Public Contracts Regulations do not apply by virtue of regulation 4 or 7 to 18 of those regulations], (b)the following conditions apply-- (i)it is for the purpose of acquiring goods, works or services in order to sell, hire or provide them to other persons, (ii)the contracting authority will not have an exclusive right to sell, hire or provide the goods, works or services, and (iii)the conditions on which the contracting authority intends to sell, hire or provide them are the same as or similar to the conditions on which another person could sell, hire or provide the same or similar goods, works or services,

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG486026 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Aug 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 | £77,520 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | LIVINGSTON |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML6 9LA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Airdrie Central |
| Westminster constituency | Airdrie and Shotts |
| Delivery location | TLM78 West Lothian |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LITTLE BUGS NURSERY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80110000 - Pre-school education services

## Release History

- 15 Aug 2023 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG486026

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG486026
  Early Learning and Childcare Direct Award to Little Bugs - Early Learning and Childcare services at Little Bugs.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000741610
- https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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