Tender Details
Title
United Kingdom-Aberdeen: Pre-school education services Place of performance: Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Main nature of the contract: Services Official name: Aberdeen City Council Type of procedure: Open
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English
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Published Date
07.02.2020
Deadline Date
01.08.2024
Overview
63456-2020 - Competition I.1. Name and addresses Official name: Aberdeen City Council Postal address: Marischal College, Broad Street Town: Aberdeen NUTS code: UKM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Postal code: AB10 1AB Country: United Kingdom E-mail: eaitken@aberdeencity.gov.uk Internet address(es): Main address: http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00231 I.5. Main activity Education II.1.1. Title Early Learning and Childcare Funded Provider Application II.1.2. Main CPV code 80110000 Pre-school education services II.1.3. Type of contract Services II.1.5. Estimated total value Value excluding VAT: 38 000 000,00 GBP II.1.6. Information about lots This contract is divided into lots: yes II.2.1. Title Nursery Services (including Private, Public and Third Sector Settings) Lot No: 1 II.2.2. Additional CPV code(s) 80110000 Pre-school education services II.2.3. Place of performance NUTS code: UKM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire II.2.7. Duration of the contract or the framework agreement Duration in months: 48 II.2.1. Title Childminding Services Lot No: 2 II.2.2. Additional CPV code(s) 80110000 Pre-school education services II.2.3. Place of performance NUTS code: UKM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire II.2.7. Duration of the contract or the framework agreement Duration in months: 48 IV.2.2. Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateTime limit for receipt of expressions of interest Date: 01/08/2024 Local time: 12:00 IV.2.4. Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted English 63456-2020 - Competition United Kingdom-Aberdeen: Pre-school education services OJ S 27/2020 07/02/2020 Social and other specific services – public contracts Services Legal Basis: Directive 2014/24/EU Section I: Contracting authority I.1. Name and addresses Official name: Aberdeen City Council Postal address: Marischal College, Broad Street Town: Aberdeen NUTS code: UKM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Postal code: AB10 1AB Country: United Kingdom E-mail: eaitken@aberdeencity.gov.uk Internet address(es): Main address: http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00231 I.3. Communication The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/education-and-childcare/become-funded-provider Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/education-and-childcare/become-funded-provider Additional information can be obtained from another address: Official name: Aberdeen City Council Postal address: Early Years Team, 2nd Floor North, Marischal College, Broad Street Town: Aberdeen NUTS code: UKM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Postal code: AB10 1AB Country: United Kingdom Contact person: Early Years Team E-mail: EYFunding@aberdeencity.gov.uk Telephone: +44 1224764654 Internet address(es): Main address: https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/education-and-childcare Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the following address: Official name: Aberdeen City Council Postal address: Early Years Team, 2nd Floor North, Marischal College, Broad Street Town: Aberdeen Postal code: AB10 1AB Country: United Kingdom Contact person: Early Years Team Telephone: +44 1224764654 E-mail: EyFunding@aberdeencity.gov.uk NUTS code: UKM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Internet address(es): Main address: https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/education-and-childcare I.4. Type of the contracting authority Regional or local authority I.5. Main activity Education Section II: Object II.1. Scope of the procurement II.1.1. Title Early Learning and Childcare Funded Provider Application II.1.2. Main CPV code 80110000 Pre-school education services II.1.3. Type of contract Services II.1.4. Short description In terms of section 1(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 and section 47 of the 2014 Act, the Council must secure that the ‘mandatory amount’ of EL&C is made available for each eligible pre-school child belonging to its area. The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and linked statutory guidance has set out the increased entitlement to 1 140 hours for eligible children and places a duty on the Council to offer increased flexibility to parents as to where and how their child can access their early learning and childcare entitlement. The Council has therefore identified a requirement to establish a flexible framework agreement with suitably qualified and competent early learning and childcare service providers to ensure security of required places, in order to fulfil its duty. On successful completion of this application process, all providers that meet the criteria set out within the national standards and agree to Aberdeen City's terms and conditions of contract, will be accepted onto the flexible framework. II.1.5. Estimated total value Value excluding VAT: 38 000 000,00 GBP II.1.6. Information about lots This contract is divided into lots: yes II.2. Description II.2.1. Title Nursery Services (including Private, Public and Third Sector Settings) Lot No: 1 II.2.2. Additional CPV code(s) 80110000 Pre-school education services II.2.3. Place of performance NUTS code: UKM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Main site or place of performance: Aberdeen. II.2.4. Description of the procurement A procurement under the light touch regime to establish a non-competitive, flexible framework of early learning and childcare providers. This will ensure Aberdeen City Council has sufficient capacity to deliver every child’s funded ELC entitlement by August 2020. The framework will commence in August 2020 and will operate for 4 years. II.2.6. Estimated value II.2.7. Duration of the contract or the framework agreement Duration in months: 48 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 II.2. Description II.2.1. Title Childminding Services Lot No: 2 II.2.2. Additional CPV code(s) 80110000 Pre-school education services II.2.3. Place of performance NUTS code: UKM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Main site or place of performance: Aberdeen. II.2.4. Description of the procurement A procurement under the light touch regime to establish a non-competitive, flexible framework of childminders. This will ensure Aberdeen City Council has sufficient capacity to deliver every child’s funded ELC entitlement by August 2020. The framework will commence in August 2020 and will operate for 4 years. II.2.6. Estimated value II.2.7. Duration of the contract or the framework agreement Duration in months: 48 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 Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information III.1. Conditions for participation III.1.4. Objective rules and criteria for participation List and brief description of rules and criteria: Bidders must confirm that they are appropriately registered with the care inspectorate for the services required. III.2. Conditions related to the contract III.2.1. Information about a particular profession Execution of the service is reserved to a particular professionReference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: It is a requirement of this procurement that service providers staff hold, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the professional memberships indicated below: Benchmark qualification for ELC practitioners for their role. III.2.2. Contract performance conditions See application documents. Section IV: Procedure IV.1. Description IV.1.1. Form of procedure Open procedure IV.1.3. Information about framework agreement The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement IV.1.10. Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure IV.1.11. Main features of the award procedure Please see application documents. IV.2. Administrative information IV.2.2. Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateTime limit for receipt of expressions of interest Date: 01/08/2024 Local time: 12:00 IV.2.4. Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted English Section VI: Complementary information VI.2. Information about electronic workflows Electronic invoicing will be accepted Electronic payment will be used VI.3. Additional information Providers may submit applications at any time throughout the framework term. Please refer to the application documents for details on how to submit an application. Financial assessment of providers The Council shall obtain a Creditsafe credit check and will score applicants accordingly: 71 — 100 very low risk – accept 51 — 70 low risk — accept 30 — 50 moderate risk – subject to further discussion internally with the option to reject. 21-29 high risk – subject to further discussion internally with the option to reject. 1-20 — very high risk – reject. If you are under no obligation to publish accounts on companies house and/or do not have a comprehensive credit rating then provide audited financial accounts for the previous 2 years. Both quick and current ratios should be a minimum of 1:1.5 for the 2 successive years. Applicants whose ratios do not meet the minimum criteria will be rejected. Applicants who can provide audited accounts but chose not to do so shall be rejected. Applicants who have been trading for less than 1 year and cannot provide audited accounts must submit the cash flow for the current year and a letter from the bank outlining the current cash and credit position for the current year and subsequent year. This will be subject to internal discussion with the option to reject. If an applicants still does not meet the financial criteria for consideration but has a parent company that does, the firm may still be eligible for consideration where their submission is supported by a parent company guarantee. Insurance requirements Providers must hold these insurance levels at a minimum: Employers (compulsory) liability insurance* — 10 000 000 GBP in respect of any one claim and unlimited as to number of claims; Public liability insurance — 5 000 000 GBP in respect of any one claim and unlimited as to number of claims; Statutory third-party motor vehicle insurance (only where applicants will use their vehicles when undertaking activities under the contract). * where applicable under the Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969. Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland WebSite at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=612094 The contracting authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: No sub-contract clause us included due to the nature of the services being provided. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Criteria 8 of the national standard is clear that the provider, by entering the contract with the Council, in accordance with the supporting guidance on transition options, to deliver the funded entitlement, will commit to adopting and demonstrating fair work practices in their setting to all childcare workers delivering the funded entitlement. (SC Ref:612094) VI.4. Procedures for review VI.4.1. Review body Official name: Aberdeen Civil Justice Centre and Commercial Courts Postal address: Queen Street Town: Aberdeen Postal code: AB10 1AQ Country: United Kingdom VI.5. 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