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

Cwm Ifor Primary School - Delivery of Childcare Provision

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Cwm Ifor Primary School have a school dining hall to support the delivery of childcare places to the children and families of the local area. The childcare places they would like to provide include is an afternoon school provision to support delivery of childcare places under Childcare Offer for Wales.

The childcare provision would operate within the school building, to enable a smooth transition between the school provision and the after-school provision.

The school Governing Body is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from childcare providers who are registered with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) to develop this provision. The EOI is open to existing providers who wish to develop new satellite provisions, new providers and to childminders who wish to register as a group-based provision for 3-year-olds and upwards.

It is anticipated that this provision will be registered ready for delivery from January 2025.

Expressions of Interest should be no more than 1000 words and should demonstrate how you intend to deliver the service as described in Annex 1 below. Please ensure you cover the following points in your response:

How you intend to offer a seamless quality service

How you will work closely with the school

How you will work in partnership with parents, school staff, other professionals, and those with parental responsibility to keep them informed of a child’s time at the childcare provision?

Your vision of a high quality and inclusive environment both indoors and outdoors.

Please also include:

Business Plan showing finances, sustainability, marketing, etc.

Expressions of Interest should be addressed to Gareth Rees, Head Teacher.

CwmIforPrimary@sch.caerphilly.gov.uk

and arrive no later than 3pm on 23/09/2024. Once read, those who meet the requirements will be invited to interview, date to be confirmed.

A Licence to Occupy will be drawn up between the school and the successful Childcare provider

full details including Annex 1 can be found in the attachments

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=144185.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Interested childcare providers are being requested to provide an expression of interest in line with the attached expression of interest document.

In conjunction with the Local Authority Early Years Department and advice and guidance from Procurement, the Governors of the school will follow a three stage process to select the most suitable childcare provider

Stage One - Expression of Interest from the Childcare provider

Stage Two - Interview

Stage Three - Preferred Bidder Stage, Vetting and Toolkits

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

PLEASE NOTE REGISTERING AN INTEREST IN THE SELL2WALES NOTICE IS NOT

REGISTERING AN INTEREST IN THIS TENDER YOU MUST FOLLOW THE

INSTRUCTIONS BELOW IN ORDER TO SUBMIT A TENDER

**Expressions of Interest to the School via email no later than 15:00 hours (3pm) 23 September 2024** CwmIforPrimary@sch.caerphilly.gov.uk for the attention of Gareth Rees

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

(WA Ref:144185)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice