Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Scottish Borders Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Child daycare services (CPV 85312110)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 052994-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Aug 2025
- Published2 Sep 2025Published 32 days after the contract date
Description
Scottish Borders Council is reopening its Funded Early Learning and Childcare Framework to new providers from the voluntary, independent and private settings to provide Early Learning and Childcare for 2,3 and 4 year old children. Lot 2 - Childminder Services All providers who apply and meet the national standards, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted onto the framework agreement to deliver funded provision. As this service is listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations and the contract value exceeds the threshold, the Council will be using the afforded flexibility of the Light Touch Regime to re-open the framework.
About the supplier
Little Wonders Childminding service: every public contract they have won.