Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Islington Council
London
N7 7EP
UK
E-mail: procurement@islington.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.islington.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.islington.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
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
2122-0282-A The provision of building based early education, childcare services to children and their parents/carers – Paradise Park Children’s Centre, N7
Reference number: DN669163
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Islington Council invites suitable expressions of interest from suppliers for the provision of building based early education, childcare and early childhood services to children and their parents/carers at Paradise Park Children’s Centre (CC).
Background
The opportunity for the contract for the provision of services at Paradise Park CC included in the contract notice for “2122-0282 The provision of building based early education, childcare and early childhood services to children and their parents/carers” is still available.
The current contract was commissioned between 2016-2017 to deliver the provision of early education services and hosting a range of Bright Start Islington services for families from pregnancy to age five. The service at Paradise Park CC is hosted from a building owned by Islington Council or leased by Islington Council. The current contract is due to end on 31 October 2023.
The requirement
This service will provide high quality, inclusive early education and childcare to children under five years old. Providers must have previous recent experience of delivering Ofsted-registered, high quality early education and childcare to meet the minimum requirements for this tender and will need to evidence this.
The provider will have a sound knowledge of working within the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and contribute to the outcomes as identified within the specification.
The provider will need to have a strong governance structure in place and a finance team which is able to oversee and monitor the appropriate use of a complex set of funding streams from the Council and Department for Education.
The provider will understand and adhere to all safeguarding and child protection requirements as set out by the London Safeguarding Children’s Board and comply with local safeguarding processes.
The provider will work closely with a variety of council officers, health and voluntary sector partners in order to deliver the service, including (for example), Bright Start early childhood multi-agency teams, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) team, safeguarding and finance officers, and the Family Information Service (FIS). Multi-disciplinary working is essential for delivering outcomes for children and their families.
The anticipated start date for this contract is 1 November 2023.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Islington Council invites suitable expressions of interest from suppliers for the provision of building based early education, childcare and early childhood services to children and their parents/carers at Paradise Park Children’s Centre (CC).
Background
The opportunity for the contract for the provision of services at Paradise Park CC included in the contract notice for “2122-0282 The provision of building based early education, childcare and early childhood services to children and their parents/carers” is still available.
The current contract was commissioned between 2016-2017 to deliver the provision of early education services and hosting a range of Bright Start Islington services for families from pregnancy to age five. The service at Paradise Park CC is hosted from a building owned by Islington Council or leased by Islington Council. The current contract is due to end on 31 October 2023.
The requirement
This service will provide high quality, inclusive early education and childcare to children under five years old. Providers must have previous recent experience of delivering Ofsted-registered, high quality early education and childcare to meet the minimum requirements for this tender and will need to evidence this.
The provider will have a sound knowledge of working within the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and contribute to the outcomes as identified within the specification.
The provider will need to have a strong governance structure in place and a finance team which is able to oversee and monitor the appropriate use of a complex set of funding streams from the Council and Department for Education.
The provider will understand and adhere to all safeguarding and child protection requirements as set out by the London Safeguarding Children’s Board and comply with local safeguarding processes.
The provider will work closely with a variety of council officers, health and voluntary sector partners in order to deliver the service, including (for example), Bright Start early childhood multi-agency teams, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) team, safeguarding and finance officers, and the Family Information Service (FIS). Multi-disciplinary working is essential for delivering outcomes for children and their families.
The anticipated start date for this contract is 1 November 2023.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
4 328 408.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 84
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
01/06/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
01/06/2023
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Islington Council
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/05/2023