Awarded contract

Tender for the Provision of Specialist Temporary Agency Early Years Practitioners

Details

Value
£2,700,000
Duration
4 years
Topic
Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Published
14 November 2023

Tender description

The University wishes to establish a framework for the 'Provision of Specialist Temporary Agency Early Years Practitioners' using the OPEN procurement procedure. The University of Birmingham (UoB) has three-day nurseries; The Oaks, The Elms, and The Maples Day Nurseries all of which are / have: • members of the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) - the national charity representing children's day nurseries across the UK, which promotes quality in early years care and education for the benefit of children, their families, and the local community. • All our staff members are paediatric first aid trained • Operation Encompass setting and NSPCC Graded Care Profile trained • Secure entry by fob only and 24-hour CCTV We are dedicated to providing high quality childcare, which offers each individual child a safe, secure, and caring environment. We provide a comprehensive range of stimulating and purposeful opportunities and experiences that allows each child to explore and pursue their own interests and goals to promote and enhance all aspects of their individual development. Our mission is to provide high quality, inclusive childcare and education for University of Birmingham staff and students as well as parents in the local community. Our highly trained team use their skills, warmth, and passion to apply the National Framework for early years which are underpinned by our nursery values. Our aim is to help your child develop physically, intellectually, socially, and emotionally helping to prepare them for their future at school and beyond. We understand that each and every child needs a happy, healthy environment for learning and playing and our day nurseries are dedicated to helping parents provide just that. Children benefit immensely from the rich, stimulating environment and the wealth of learning opportunities that are available to them. The government's Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the framework the nursery follows to provide that assurance. The children are surrounded by their peers and dedicated practitioners to allow them to develop at their own pace.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date13 November 2023
  2. Completed: Award published14 November 2023
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date12 November 2027in 13 months

About the buyer

University of Birmingham is a higher education organisation whose central Procurement Division buys on behalf of its colleges, departments and professional services. Framework agreements arranged through regional consortia set fixed terms, service levels and pricing, and a purchase is committed only once an order is placed. The University also runs its own Build Higher Framework for construction projects, appointing five approved contractors to deliver against it. Suppliers register on the University's in-tend portal to view and respond to live tenders. Sustainable procurement principles apply across all University purchasing, covering carbon reduction and ethical supply chains.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Birmingham's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79620000 · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

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