Open tenderClosing in 3 years

Primary education services

Details

Buyer: Perth & Kinross Council
Value: £42,650,000
Topic: Primary education services
Published: 16 March 2020
Submission: 15 March 2030in 3 years
Source: TedNotices

Tender description

To deliver funded early learning and childcare provision within Perth and Kinross for all 3 and 4 year olds and eligible 2 year olds. Enabling parental choice when accessing their child’s funding entitlement either in public, private or third sector or childminder setting. Suppliers are invited to note an expression of interest on the PCS-Tender system. The system contains the ESPD to join the DPS process. Suppliers should search for the DPS functionality under the PQQ section in PCS-Tender. The ESPD title is ‘Perth and Kinross Council — Early Learning and Childcare — Funded Hours’ and the PQQ number is 4853. Perth and Kinross Council are using the DPS functionality on PCS-Tender to carry out this process.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published16 March 2020
Current notice
Next: Submission date15 March 2030in 3 years

About the buyer

Perth & Kinross Council is a Scottish local authority that advertises every tender through Public Contracts Scotland. No approved list of contractors exists; suppliers submit an expression of interest against each advertised opportunity. Suppliers can register free on Public Contracts Scotland and set up alerts by sector or location. A framework agreement for bedding plants, bulbs, trees and shrubs is shared across several Scottish public bodies. The council's procurement team can be reached directly at Procurement@pkc.gov.uk. The council's buyer profile lists current, future and past contract notices alongside a contracts register.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Perth & Kinross Council's contract awards have been in transport services, transport equipment and construction work.