Early Learning, Childcare and Brokerage Services

Concepts

• childcare and brokerage services
• dumfries
• child daycare
• early learning
• brokerage placements
• brokerage services
• childcare
• childcare placements
• children and young people
• eligible children

Location

Description

The Council has a statutory duty to make pre-school education available for eligible children under the Standards in Scotland’s Schools Act 2000. The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and Statutory Guidance set out the increased entitlement to 1140 hours for eligible children which became a statutory duty from August 2021. The Funding Follows the Child approach places choice in parents’ and carers’ hands enabling them to access their child’s funded entitlement with a provider that best suits their needs. All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children in 2023 to commence Brokerage placements from Q2 2023 and funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2023. This is the first re-opening of the framework that was awarded in February 2023

Lot Division

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85312110 - Child daycare services
• 80100000 - Primary education services
• 80110000 - Pre-school education services

Indicators

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** (SC Ref:732323)