---
title: "Early Learning and Childcare Direct Award to Broxburn Playgroup"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000741620"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000741620"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000741620.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000741620.json"
source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL"
published: "2023-08-15"
---

# Early Learning and Childcare Direct Award to Broxburn Playgroup

Buyer: WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000741620

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000741620)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000741620.json)

## Summary

The West Lothian Council, based in Livingston, UK, awarded a contract for Early Learning and Childcare services to Broxburn Playgroup without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was approved on 15th August 2023, and it runs from 14th August 2023 to 10th August 2024. This procurement falls outside the scope of the directive and is classified as a services contract.

This tender for Early Learning and Childcare services represents an opportunity for small and medium-sized businesses looking to provide such services. Given the nature of the contract and the limited procurement method used, businesses in the childcare sector or related services would find this opportunity well-suited for competition. The contract was awarded to Community Playgroups Uphall, showcasing a successful outcome for a local supplier in the region.

## Notice

Early Learning and Childcare services at Broxburn Playgroup

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Early Learning and Childcare services at Broxburn Playgroup.. 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=AUG486027 |
| 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 | 8 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 | £16,588 |

## 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 | COMMUNITY PLAYGROUPS UPHALL |

## 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=AUG486027

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG486027
  Early Learning and Childcare Direct Award to Broxburn Playgroup - Early Learning and Childcare services at Broxburn Playgroup

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000741620
- https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/

## 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-r6ebe6-0000741620. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000741620.json.