Quality improvement support services for early education and childcare providers
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.6m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
10 Oct 2025
Description
The Council requires a provider of quality improvement support services to funded early education and childcare providers. The Council currently provides early years entitlement funding to 145 private, voluntary and independent (PVI) nurseries (including those run by school academies), 97 childminders, 79 maintained schools (nursery classes and nursery schools). Bidders were required to submit proposals for a universal and targeted offer which will provide quality improvement support for Council funded early years providers.
Scope
- Reference
- DN779989
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 03 Nov 2025 to 02 Nov 2027Possible extension to 02 Nov 2029
There will be an option to extend the contract for up to 24 months if performance under the contract is in line with the contract KPI's and the requirement for the services remains.
- CPV classifications
- 80110000
- Contract locations
- North West England, United Kingdom
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | — | quality | 90.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
As set out in the procurement documents, Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£1.6m
Award date
22 Sept 2025
Contract start
01 Nov 2025
Contract end
31 Oct 2027