CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Provision of Childcare for Vale of Glamorgan Council Flying Start Scheme in Colcot, Barry, Vale of G

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Vale of Glamorgan Council ("The Council") wishes to purchase a childcare provision for Flying Start in the Colcot, Barry area ("The Service").

The Flying Start programme in the Vale of Glamorgan is a Welsh Government initiative providing families with children aged 0-3 years with a range of intensive prevention services.

The provision of high-quality childcare for children from 2-3 years of age is the centrepiece of the service delivered under the Flying Start initiative. The quality childcare provision focuses on children living in disadvantaged communities and aims to improve their outcomes in preparation for school and in the long term.

Childcare Providers will be required to provide a childcare place to all eligible 2–3-year-old children living within the Colcot, Barry area, from the term after their second birthday to the term after they turn three years old (which is deemed as a 'free placement,’ but funded through Flying Start payment processes to nurseries).

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=145717.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The Council intends to award a contract Childcare Provision for Flying Start in Colcot, Barry.

The anticipated Contract duration is two (2) years, with the option to extend for up to an additional two (2) years. (2+1+1).

To ensure a full understanding of the Council's environment, the bidders are encouraged to review the Vale of Glamorgan Corporate Plan available on www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

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

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

“The Vale of Glamorgan Council has declared a Climate and Nature emergency and is committed to working with suppliers that contribute to our journey towards Net Zero Carbon”

Mae Cyngor Bro Morgannwg wedi datgan argyfwng Hinsawdd a Natur ac mae wedi ymrwymo i weithio gyda chyflenwyr sy’n cyfrannu at ein taith tuag at Ddi-Garbon Net”

The Council believes that its current contract is subject to TUPE (“Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended” and related enactments). Bidders must obtain their own independent legal advice to satisfy themselves of the applicability of the regulations

(WA Ref:145717)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice