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21 Social and other Specific Services - Contract Notice

Flying Start Childcare

  • First published: 20 January 2022
  • Last modified: 20 January 2022

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-117756
Published by:
Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Authority ID:
AA0276
Publication date:
20 January 2022
Deadline date:
21 February 2022
Notice type:
21 Social and other Specific Services - Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Rhondda Cynon Taf are seeking to appoint a range of childcare providers who are Care Inspectorate Wales registered to deliver Flying Start Childcare for all eligible children aged 2 to 3. This process will operate as an 'Approved List' that will quality assure providers and their proposed childcare settings. In order to obtain a position on the 'Approved List' providers will need to pass a questionnaire. This tender process will remain open and available for its entirety, allowing providers and/or their settings to express their interest and apply to join at any time. Settings must be approved before any placements can be made CPV: 85312110, 85312110.

Full notice text

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC

The Pavilions, Clydach Vale

Tonypandy

CF40 2XX

UK

Contact person: Ceri Millard

Telephone: +44 1443

E-mail: Procurement@rctcbc.gov.uk

NUTS: UKL15

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0276

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/


Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Flying Start Childcare

Reference number: S118

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85312110

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Rhondda Cynon Taf are seeking to appoint a range of childcare providers who are Care Inspectorate Wales registered to deliver Flying Start Childcare for all eligible children aged 2 to 3. This process will operate as an 'Approved List' that will quality assure providers and their proposed childcare settings. In order to obtain a position on the 'Approved List' providers will need to pass a questionnaire. This tender process will remain open and available for its entirety, allowing providers and/or their settings to express their interest and apply to join at any time. Settings must be approved before any placements can be made

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85312110

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL15

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Rhondda Cynon Taf are seeking to appoint a range of childcare providers who are Care Inspectorate Wales registered to deliver Flying Start Childcare for all eligible children aged 2 to 3. The services to be procured under this ITT are applicable to regulations 74-77 under chapter 3 for Social and other specific services known as “Light Touch Regime”. Therefore, the Council is not obliged to comply with the full extent of the Regulations, only those parts which apply to the Light Touch Regime. This process will operate as an 'Approved List' that will quality assure providers and their proposed childcare settings. In order to obtain a position on the 'Approved List' providers will need to pass a questionnaire. This tender process will remain open and available for its entirety, allowing providers and/or their settings to express their interest and apply to join at any time. Settings must be approved before any placements can be made

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 60

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

II.2.14) Additional information

The length of the Approved List shall initially be for 5 years and may be extended perpetually subject to funding and legal requirements

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

Childcare settings must be CIW registered.

As per tender documentation

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

As per tender documntation

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:

As per tender documentation

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 21/02/2022

Local time: 13:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

The purpose of this Approved List is to allow the Council to assemble and maintain an approved list of Providers and their Settings that are capable and have been quality assured to provide Flying Start Childcare Provision as detailed within the Specification. To do this, Tenderers will be asked to complete a qualification questionnaire. Only Tenderers and their proposed Settings that meet the requirements of the questionnaire will be admitted to the Approved List. The Approved List will remain open throughout its duration. This means that Tenderers may request admission onto the Approved List at any time

The Approved List will allow a greater flexibility of choice for eligible children and their families. It will also enable Providers to add new Settings as and when they registered and meet the required quality standards.

There are no limits on the number of Providers to be awarded onto the Approved List and Tenderers may propose any number of settings

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=117756

(WA Ref:117756)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

UK

Telephone: +44 2079477501

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

20/01/2022

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
85312110 Child daycare services Social work services without accommodation

Delivery locations

ID Description
1015 Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
20 January 2022
Deadline date:
21 February 2022 00:00
Notice type:
21 Social and other Specific Services - Contract Notice
Authority name:
Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Publication date:
03 August 2022
Notice type:
21 Social and other Specific Services - Award Notice - Successful Supplier(s)
Authority name:
Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC

About the buyer

Main contact:
Procurement@rctcbc.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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