Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
flexible.childcare@education.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Childcare Provision - support
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supporting the Local Delivery of Flexible Childcare
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75121000 - Administrative educational services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
In the 2018 Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents, parents report that the most helpful changes to local childcare provision to make it better suited to their needs would be affordable childcare (26%) and more childcare available during the school holidays (19%) – with summer holidays reported as the main time of year that improvements could be made.
The same survey also found that 15% of parents thought childcare which operated for longer hours would make provision better suited to their needs; with almost a fifth of parents (18%) wanting to use more after school club provision.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,570,001
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The government is committed to creating more high quality, affordable and flexible childcare, including before and after school and during the school holidays.
Our Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF) will provide free childcare, structured activities and food for those on free school meals (FSM), during the Easter, Christmas and summer holidays.
This contract is for support, advisory and performance monitoring services to assist local authorities with ensuring holiday provision for school-age children across England.
This will include (but is not limited to) –
1. Supporting local authorities with the tools and practical guidance on rapidly mapping the current sufficiency of school-age childcare within their region.
2. Providing practical planning and delivery advice to support local authorities in increasing the sufficiency of school-age childcare in their region. This may include identifying potential gaps in provision, supporting the creation of new childcare places, enhancing existing offers and making best use of partnership arrangements with local bodies, schools and other relevant organisations.
3. Regular reporting to DfE against the contract and progress in local authorities.
4. Helping local authorities to create and implement a local communication plan to target parents and hardest to reach communities.
5. Setting up a system of peer-to-peer support amongst local authorities.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
TBC
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 222-547381
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
con_7930
Title
CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF A NATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO DELIVER THE 2021 HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES AND FOOD (HAF) PROGRAMME
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 March 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MOTT MACDONALD LIMITED
Mott MacDonald House, 8-10 Sydenham Road
Croydon
CR0 2EE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
1243967
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,570,001
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
London
SW1P 3BT
Country
United Kingdom