Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Dumfries and Galloway Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Child daycare services (CPV 85312110)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 013995-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 May 2023
- Published17 May 2023Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
The Council has a statutory duty to make pre-school education available for eligible children under the Standards in Scotland’s Schools Act 2000. The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and Statutory Guidance set out the increased entitlement to 1140 hours for eligible children which became a statutory duty from August 2021. The Funding Follows the Child approach places choice in parents’ and carers’ hands enabling them to access their child’s funded entitlement with a provider that best suits their needs. All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children in 2023 to commence Brokerage placements from Q2 2023 and funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2023.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Early Learning, Childcare and Brokerage Services: ELC - Private and Third Sector Settings (excluding Childminders) | Penpont, Keir and Tynron Preschool SME, Wee Barn Owls Nursery | — |
| Early Learning, Childcare and Brokerage Services: ELC - Childminders | Amanda's Childminding | — |
| Early Learning, Childcare and Brokerage Services: Lot 3- Childcare Brokerage | Wee Barn Owls Nursery | — |
About the suppliers
Penpont, Keir and Tynron Preschool: every public contract they have won.
Wee Barn Owls Nursery: every public contract they have won.
Amanda's Childminding: every public contract they have won.