Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Islington Council
London
N1 2UD
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
2122-0282-A The provision of building based early education, childcare services to children and their parents/carers – Paradise Park Children’s Centre, N7
Reference number
DN669163
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This service will provide high quality, inclusive early education and childcare to children under
five years old. Providers must have previous recent experience of delivering Ofsted-registered,
high quality early education and childcare to meet the minimum requirements for this tender and
will need to evidence this.
The provider will have a sound knowledge of working within the Early Years Foundation Stage
Framework and contribute to the outcomes as identified within the specification.
The provider will need to have a strong governance structure in place and a finance team which
is able to oversee and monitor the appropriate use of a complex set of funding streams from the
Council and Department for Education.
The provider will understand and adhere to all safeguarding and child protection requirements
as set out by the London Safeguarding Children’s Board and comply with local safeguarding
processes.
The provider will work closely with a variety of council officers, health and voluntary sector
partners in order to deliver the service, including (for example), Bright Start early childhood
multi-agency teams, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) team, safeguarding and
finance officers, and the Family Information Service (FIS). Multi-disciplinary working is essential
for delivering outcomes for children and their families
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: £4,328,408
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As the value of the contract is above the threshold for wider advertising of the opportunity, a
contract notice will be published on Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder.
This procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
under Chapter 3 Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services (known as the “light touch”
regime). Under Regulation 76 the council is free to establish a procedure, provided the
procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal
treatment of economic operators (service providers).
The procedure the Council has designed is based on the open procedure but with the option for
an element of negotiation (if required). All economic operators (service providers) who
successfully express an interest will automatically have access to the tender documents.
Standard pre-selection questions will be part of the tender response and will need to be passed
before the evaluation of quality and cost. Further details will be available in the procurement
documents.
The council reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the evaluation of initial
tenders without negotiation where this offers value for money. The council reserves the right to
not award the contract if the received tenders do not offer value for money.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Implementation and service model / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: outcomes and outputs / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Partnership working / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Early Years Foundation Stage / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Contract management including governance, finance and financial management / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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: 2023/S 000-012994
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
2122-0282-A
Lot No
1
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 August 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Islington Play Association
London
N7 8SE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,328,408
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Islington Council
London
Country
United Kingdom