CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Flying Start Procured Childcare Places Approved List Round 2

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

From September 2022, the Flying Start programme will be expanded to reach up to 2,500 more children aged 0 to 4 by increasing the Flying Start target areas in every local authority in Wales.

To meet this target, Newport City Council is expanding the Flying Start childcare provision in Newport with a particular emphasis on strengthening Welsh-medium provision. The Council are seeking to develop an approved list of childcare providers in Newport which will operate from 1 January 2024 until 31 March 2025.

Whilst any provider is welcome to apply, areas of particular interest for are as follows:

- Beechwood

- Stow Hill

- St Julian’s

- Lliswerry

- Allt-Yr-Yn

- Shaftesbury

The approved list has already been established using a Dynamic Purchasing System in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations 2015. This is the second round and the invitation to tender will be open until 31 March 2025 for current or new providers in market to be able to apply.

This requirement is being tendered via etenderwales and further detail as to the requirement can be accessed via PQQ_33585.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=143993

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Due to the nature of the service, providers must be situated within the geographical boundaries of Newport.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

NCC-2023-132

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

English or Welsh

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this PQQ:

1. Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is only required once)

- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

- Click the “Suppliers register here” link

- Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”

- Enter your correct business and user details

- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete

- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the Project

- Login to the portal with the username/password

- Click the “PQQs Open to All Suppliers” link. (These are Invitation to Tenders open to any registered supplier)

- Click on the relevant PQQ (PQQ_33585 available to access the content).

- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the page.

- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)

- Click on the ITT code to access the content

3. Responding to the tender

- You can now choose to “Create Response” or “Decline to Respond” (please give a reason if declining)

- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification

- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ

- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on:

- email: help@bravosolution.co.uk

- Phone: 0800 368 4850

This notice has been sent as a region specific notice. If you did not receive an alert about this you are not based in the specific region selected by the buying authority. Questions on why this was sent as a region specific notice should be sent to the buying authority.

(WA Ref:143993)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice