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

Approved List Provider Early Years Education Places Non Maintained Sector

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Newport City Council (herein referred to as the Council) invites tenders for the provision of early year’s education (pre-school) places in the non-maintained sector (private day nurseries, playgroup settings, childcare providers). Early years education places are to be provided free of charge to parents for their children aged 3 and 4 years, up until transition into Primary School reception class. The contract will be for a two - year period with an option to extend for a further 12 months subject to contract period review and the Service Level Agreement to be agreed after appointment.

The approved list will be used to ensure that the registered education providers appointed meet the statutory regulations and the standards required by the Council in delivering early year (pre-school) places. It will run concurrently with the approved list already established in 2024, NCC-2023-148.

Providers who are appointed to the approved list NCC-2023-148 need not apply.

This procurement is being carried out in accordance with Light Touch Regime of the Procurement Act 2023.

This tender documents for this requirement have been issued on etenderwales, ITT_124770.

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=165221

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

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

NCC202600056

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

How to register your company on etenderwales:

1.Registration

- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

- Click the “Suppliers register here” link

- Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”

- Enter your correct business and user details

- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete

- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the Project

- Login to the portal with the username/password

- Click the “ITT Open to All Suppliers” link.

- Click on the relevant ITT (ITT_124770) to access the content.

- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the page.

- This will move the ITT into your “My ITT” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)

- Click on the ITT code to access the content

3. Responding to the tender

- You can now choose to “Create Response” or “Decline to Respond” (please give a reason if declining)

- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification

- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT

- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

If you require any further assistance use the online help Home , or the etendering help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on:

- Phone: 0800 069 8634

This notice has been sent as a region specific notice. If you did not receive an alert about this you are not based in the specific region selected by the buying authority. Questions on why this was sent as a region specific notice should be sent to the buying authority.

(WA Ref:165221)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice