Daycare Tenders and Contracts
See open daycare tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
1,364 results
- Closed tenderPublished 29 February 2016
Primary education services
£176,000
- Expired contractPublished 26 February 2016
Supply, Installation and Removal of Furnished Marquees for Stratton Festival 2016
£3,500
- Closed tenderPublished 24 February 2016
Provision of John Perry Children’s Centre Nursery Services
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 15 February 2016
Pre-school education services
£4,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 2 February 2016
Framework of Providers for One Point Creche Services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 2 February 2016
Framework of Providers for One Point Creche Services
£570,000
- Closed tenderPublished 27 January 2016
PAN1091 - Barley Croft Childcare Provision
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 27 January 2016
Health and social work services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 21 January 2016
Project to find innovative approaches to early years partnerships.
£100,000
- Expired contractPublished 12 January 2016
Request for Quotation for Halton Early Years Review
£28,000
- Closed tenderPublished 7 January 2016
Pre-school education services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 31 December 2015
Provision of Nursery Services on the Shaftesbury Estate
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 24 December 2015
Child Care Development Opportunity - Braiswick, Colchester
£11,530
- Closed tenderPublished 3 December 2015
Request for Quotation for Children's Review of Early Years in Halton
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 3 December 2015
Request for Quotation for Children's Review of Early Years in Halton
£28,000
- Awarded contractPublished 1 December 2015
Creche Management Tender
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 20 November 2015
Cork County Council 2015 - 2019 Housing Framework Agreement. Stage 1 pre-qualification to include pass/fail & qualitative assessment leading to a short list for stage 2 (see attached documents)
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 10 November 2015
Transfer of Childrens Day Nursery
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 9 November 2015
Pre school Provision at Loves Farm Community Hub St Neots Cambridge
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 9 November 2015
Pre School and Out of School Provision at the Roundhouse Primary Academy School at St Neots
Value not stated
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about Daycare in the UK public sector.
What kinds of daycare contracts appear?
Daycare contracts cover nursery places for hospital and government staff, council-funded early learning and childcare places, and childminder framework agreements. Some notices set up flexible frameworks that let new providers join throughout the contract term.
Where are daycare contracts advertised?
Stotles brings together daycare tenders and contracts from 100+ portals into one search, so you do not have to check each portal separately, and you can set alerts for new opportunities across the UK and Ireland.
If you want to search the government portals directly, Find a Tender carries higher-value contracts across the UK and Contracts Finder carries lower-value contracts in England. Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ireland's eTenders covers Irish public bodies, and many councils, NHS bodies and housing associations publish on their own e-tendering portals such as ProContract. Scottish councils often use flexible frameworks that admit new nursery and childminder providers during the term, and on-site nurseries are let as single-site contracts.
What do you need to bid for daycare contracts?
Childcare providers must be registered with Ofsted in England, the Care Inspectorate in Scotland or the equivalent regulator, and staff need enhanced DBS checks with a children's barred list check. Tenders usually set minimum insurance cover, check financial standing and ask for evidence of similar provision at selection stage. Under the Procurement Act 2023, suppliers can be excluded for certain criminal convictions, insolvency or failure to pay tax.
Are daycare contracts let as one-off tenders or frameworks?
Both appear. Councils set up flexible frameworks that admit new registered nursery and childminder providers on an ongoing basis, while single-site contracts such as an on-site creche are let for a fixed term with a single supplier.
Who buys daycare services in the UK public sector?
Local councils, NHS trusts and central government bodies are regular buyers. Colleges and other public bodies also buy on-site nursery or creche provision for their own staff and students.
How do I find daycare contracts before they are formally tendered?
Read early learning and childcare expansion plans, nursery provision reviews, framework admission windows and staff nursery requirements, which show work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.
What CPV codes cover daycare tenders?
Daycare notices carry 85312110 (Child day-care services) and the broader 80110000 (Pre-school education services).
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