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CE-176-23 - PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES

Details

Buyer: South Ayrshire Council
Topic: Pre-school education services
Published: 9 November 2023
Submission: 16 August 2027in 11 months
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES Lot 1: South Ayrshire Council (the Council) is seeking to establish a Flexible Framework Agreement (FFA) to ensure the delivery of funded ELC placements within the Council’s geographic area. The choice of the provider will be selected by the parent/guardian of the child therefore the council is utilising a Flexible Framework Agreement under the Light Touch Rules contained in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Providers of ELC are invited to join the FFA by submitting a tender to the Council. They will be appointed to the FFA if they can successfully demonstrate that they meet the National Standard, the Law, applicable guidance, and the Council’s procedural requirements and accept the Rates which have been set by the Council in relation to the delivery of funded hours. The FFA will always be open and will allow providers to be added over its 5 year term.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published9 November 2023
Current notice
Next: Submission date16 August 2027in 11 months

About the buyer

South Ayrshire Council runs council services across Ayr and the surrounding area, and buys as a local authority through its own corporate procurement team. Contract notices and prior information notices are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal for Scottish public bodies. Suppliers register on the PCS-Tender platform to take part in tendering exercises. Framework agreements route much of this spend, including Scotland Excel, Scottish Government frameworks and the Crown Commercial Service. The council also works with Scottish Procurement and councils across Scotland to share procurement knowledge and resources.

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 South Ayrshire Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, education and training and IT services.