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Quality improvement support services for early education and childcare providers

  • First published: 14 November 2025
  • Last modified: 14 November 2025
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-055b39
Published by:
Liverpool City Council
Authority ID:
AA20656
Publication date:
14 November 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The Council has appointed a provider of quality improvement support services to funded early education and childcare providers.The Council currently provides early years entitlement funding to 145 private, voluntary and independent (PVI) nurseries (including those run by school academies), 97 childminders, 79 maintained schools (nursery classes and nursery schools).Bidders were required to submit proposals for a universal and targeted offer which will provide quality improvement support for Council funded early years providers.

Full notice text

Scope

Procurement reference

DN779989

Procurement description

The Council has appointed a provider of quality improvement support services to funded early education and childcare providers.

The Council currently provides early years entitlement funding to 145 private, voluntary and independent (PVI) nurseries (including those run by school academies), 97 childminders, 79 maintained schools (nursery classes and nursery schools).

Bidders were required to submit proposals for a universal and targeted offer which will provide quality improvement support for Council funded early years providers.

Contracting authority

Liverpool City Council

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Cunard Building

Town/City: Liverpool

Postcode: L3 1DS

Country: United Kingdom

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRVY-7813-WLPG

NUTS code: UKD72

Email: emma.albel@liverpool.gov.uk

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Supplier

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT LIVERPOOL LIMITED

Identification register:

  • GB-COH
  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Toxteth Annexe

Town/City: Aigburth Road, Liverpool

Postcode: L17 7BN

Country: United Kingdom

Website: https://sil-ltd.co.uk/

Companies House: 08867114

NUTS code: UKD72

Email: sil@si.liverpool.gov.uk

Type:

  • SME

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Is this procurement under a special regime?

Light touch

Trade agreements

Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

Contract

1

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Date the contract will be signed (estimated)

31 October 2025, 00:00AM

Contract dates (estimated)

01 November 2025, 00:00AM to 31 October 2027, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 31 October 2029

Can this contract be extended?: Yes

Renewal description:

The Authority may, at its absolute discretion, extend this agreement beyond the initial term by a further period or periods of up to 24 months.

Does this contract include options?: Yes

Options description:

The successful provider will be expected to show flexibility throughout the contract term to meet the needs of the early years sector and the Authority in order to best deliver the expected outcomes.

Key performance indicators

Universal offer: PVI

ID: 1

Universal offer: Childminders

ID: 2

Universal offer: Maintained

ID: 3

Targeted offer: PVI

ID: 4

Targeted offer: Childminders

ID: 5

Targeted offer: Maintained

ID: 6

Lots

Divided into 1 lots

Lot number: 1 Status: Complete

Documents

ID

conflictOfInterest

Document type

Conflict of interest

Description

Not published

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80110000 Pre-school education services Primary education services

Delivery locations

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ID Description
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