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title: "CC13367 - Early Learning and Childcare Direct Award to Wee Gems Livingston"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000772465"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL"
published: "2024-07-15"
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# CC13367 - Early Learning and Childcare Direct Award to Wee Gems Livingston

Buyer: WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000772465

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## Summary

The West Lothian Council has awarded a contract for early learning services to Wee Gems Holdings Ltd. The contract, titled "CC13367 - Early Learning and Childcare Direct Award to Wee Gems Livingston," falls under the services category and was awarded without prior publication of a call for competition. The procurement process was carried out through a limited procedure, with the contract being deemed as an excluded one under Regulation 4 1 (b) 1 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. The contract involves providing early learning services for a period of 5 months starting from 12 August 2024.

This awarded contract for early learning services by West Lothian Council to Wee Gems Livingston presents an opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the childcare and education sector. Businesses interested in providing early learning services to parent/carers could find this contract suited for their growth. The awarded value for the contract is £145,350.00 GBP with a single bid received during the procurement process, indicating a competitive opportunity for SMEs in the specified industry category and location.

## Notice

Direct Award to Wee Gems Livingston for Early Learning Services for a period of 5 months from 12 August 2024

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A direct award to Wee Gems Livingston for Early Learning and Childcare services for the period of 5 months effective from 12 August 2024. There was no price evaluation for this procurement. West Lothian Council Executive gave approval for expenditure at Council Executive meeting on 12 December 2023.

### Procurement Information

As the council is not procuring services for Education services but is doing so for parent/carers this is deemed to be an excluded contract in accordance with Regulation 4 1 (b) 1 of theProcurement Reform(Scotland) Act 2014 where a contract isan excluded contractfor the purposes of section 3 if (a) it is a contract of a kind to which Public ContractsRegulations do not apply by virtue of regulation 4 or 7 to 18 of those regulations, b(i) it is for the purpose of acquiring goods, works or services in order to sell, hire or provide them to other persons,

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL509882 |
| 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 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Jul 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 | £145,350 |

## 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 | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH54 6FF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM14 West Lothian |
| Local authority | West Lothian |
| Electoral ward | Livingston South |
| Westminster constituency | Livingston |
| Delivery location | TLM78 West Lothian |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WEE GEMS HOLDINGS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80110000 - Pre-school education services

## Release History

- 15 Jul 2024 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL509882

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL509882
  CC13367 - Early Learning and Childcare Direct Award to Wee Gems Livingston - Direct Award to Wee Gems Livingston for Early Learning Services for a period of 5 months from 12 August 2024

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000772465
- https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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