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

Bryn Awel Primary School - Delivery of Childcare

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Bryn Awel Primary School have a well-established classroom within the school site which is being offered as a shared space, to support the delivery of childcare places for the children and families of the local area. The childcare places we would like to provide include:

An afternoon wraparound/playgroup in particular to support the delivery of childcare places under the Childcare Offer for Wales as well as open to fee paying parents and with the potential to offer Flying Start Funded Places.

The childcare provision would operate from a school classroom to enable a smooth transition between the child care setting and the school nursery 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 2-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 Catherine Davies, Head Teacher at DaviesC2995@sch.caerphilly.gov.uk and arrive no later than 3pm on Friday 20th September 2024. Once read, those who meet the requirements will be invited to interview on Tuesday 1st October 2024.

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

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=144397.

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

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

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 should be addressed to Catherine Davies, Head Teacher at DaviesC2995@sch.caerphilly.gov.uk and arrive no later than 3pm on Friday 20th September 2024.

(WA Ref:144397)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice