Planning

Provision of Nursery and Daycare Services at DVLA Swansea

  • Department for Transport

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-012990

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03c6d1

Published 5 May 2023, 2:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Transport

Swansea

SA6 7JL

Email

Jonathan.Young@dvla.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKL18 - Swansea

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Nursery and Daycare Services at DVLA Swansea

Reference number

PS/23/14

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85312110 - Child daycare services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

DVLA requires expressions of interest for the provision of Nursery and Daycare Services at DVLA Swansea. The nursery facility has a maximum capacity for 121 children and holds a BREEME ‘excellent’ status. Estimated income is between 600.000 to 800.000 GBP per annum with potential for growth. The service provider will operate the contract on behalf of DVLA, and will be accountable to DVLA for the operation of the service within the terms of the operational requirement. The contract will be let for 3 years with the option to extend for a further two separate 1 year periods (3+1+1), making this contract potentially a 5 year contract.

DVLA wishes to appoint a service provider to provide a high-quality nursery service for pre-school children to operate 52 weeks a year (excluding Bank Holidays), a school drop off and collection service within a minimum five-mile radius of DVLA, Morriston, Swansea, SA6 7JL, and a play scheme service for 3 - 11-year-olds (non-term time). The nursery will be primarily for the use of staff employed at DVLA and the service provider can use the remaining childcare spaces available for non-DVLA parents.

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to forewarn interested service providers of this requirement and highlight that DVLA plan to hold a Supplier Day for the purpose of premarket engagement and to enable DVLA to describe and develop the proposed requirements. The Supplier Days have been scheduled for week commencing 15th & 22nd May and will be held via Microsoft Teams (invite will be sent to all interested service providers), these sessions will be on a 1-2-1 basis. Interested service providers must express their interest via e-mail to Jonathan.young@dvla.gov.uk by 12th May (no later than 1pm) quoting reference PS-23-14 - Provision of Nursery and Daycare Services at DVLA Swansea within the subject field. If you are interested and unable to attend the above dates, we can look to schedule alternative dates.

If you do not want to attend a Supplier Day, however you would like to be invited to the tendering exercise, interested service providers should inform us no later than 1pm on 2nd June 2023.

Providers should indicate if they fall within a small (less than 50 employees) or medium (50 to 249 employees) enterprise category. DVLA encourages open, fair and transparent procurement and omission from any part of the Department's Supplier Day shall not be taken into account in any future procurement exercise. It should be noted that responding to this notice does not place any service provider in an advantageous position. Following the Supplier Day DVLA anticipates commencing the procurement with the publication of a Find a Tender Service (FTS) and Contract Finders contract notice in June 2023.

If you have any questions relating this requirement, please contact Jonathan.young@dvla.gov.uk.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,800,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312110 - Child daycare services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL18 - Swansea

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

DVLA requires expressions of interest for the provision of Nursery and Daycare Services at DVLA Swansea. The nursery facility has a maximum capacity for 121 children and holds a BREEME ‘excellent’ status. Estimated income is between 600.000 to 800.000 GBP per annum with potential for growth. The service provider will operate the contract on behalf of DVLA, and will be accountable to DVLA for the operation of the service within the terms of the operational requirement. The contract will be let for 3 years with the option to extend for a further two separate 1 year periods (3+1+1), making this contract potentially a 5 year contract.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

2 June 2023


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No