Contract

School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project

  • Clackmannanshire Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-027249

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-049407

Published 27 August 2024, 11:26am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Clackmannanshire Council

Kilncraigs, Greenside Street

Alloa

FK10 1EB

Contact

Colin Bruce

Email

Procurement@clacks.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1259450000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM72 - Clackmannanshire and Fife

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00260

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

School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project

Reference number

2/6/2183

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85312110 - Child daycare services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Council is to continue to develop and test a community-based system of school age childcare in Alloa South and East Clackmannanshire and expand this system to include additional communities, over the relevant financial years. The Council will continue to provide targeted school age childcare for children who are recognised as being within one of the six priority groups set out in the Best Start, Bright Futures: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26 or within the locally recognised priority family of care experienced. Over the relevant financial years, the Council will increase the capacity of the Project to support the number of children receiving childcare in the South and East Alloa area, including the frequency and duration of available provision; the project will expand beyond this area into other targeted Clackmannanshire areas.

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: £7,852,138.50

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM72 - Clackmannanshire and Fife

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council is to continue to develop and test a community-based system of school age childcare in Alloa South and East Clackmannanshire and expand this system to include additional communities, over the relevant financial years. The Council will continue to provide targeted school age childcare for children who are recognised as being within one of the six priority groups set out in the Best Start, Bright Futures: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26 or within the locally recognised priority family of care experienced. Over the relevant financial years, the Council will increase the capacity of the Project to support the number of children receiving childcare in the South and East Alloa area, including the frequency and duration of available provision; the project will expand beyond this area into other targeted Clackmannanshire areas.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Following Phase 1 & 2 funding received from the Scottish Ministers for Clackmannanshire Council’s Early Adopting Communities Project, the Council has received further funding to continue to develop and test a community-based system of before and after school childcare and during holiday periods where families on lowest incomes will pay nothing. The Scottish Ministers funded Project includes for the provision of funding to named providers including Clackmannanshire Sport and Leisure, Community House Alloa, Hawkhill Community Association, Connect Alloa, Play Alloa, Kidz-World, Alva Play Pals, Clackmannan Development Trust, The Gate – Alloa, Forest School Association, Clackmannanshire Economic Development Trust, Stramash, Little Stars, Flying Start Nursery, Glenview Nursery, Action for Children, Homestart, NHS Forth Valley, SCMA, Promoting a More Inclusive Society (PAMIS), Ochil Youth Community Initiative (OYCI, family Support Collaborative. On the basis the funding is to be provided to named providers in terms of the grant conditions and the possibility of competition is therefore absent for technical reasons, the Council intends to rely on Regulation 33 (1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 to enter into contracts directly with the named providers

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

2/6/2183

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20 August 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 18

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 18

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Community House Ltd

23 Maree Court

Alloa

FK101QE

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Connect Alloa

10 Bedford Place

Alloa

FK10 1LJ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Kidz World Nursery Ltd

Medway House, Kelliebank

Alloa

FK10 1NU

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM72 - Clackmannanshire and Fife
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Play Alloa

19 Broad Street

Alloa

FK10 1AN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM72 - Clackmannanshire and Fife
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

PAMIS (Promoting A More Inclusive Society)

Springfield House, 15/16 Springfield

Dundee

DD1 4JE

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM72 - Clackmannanshire and Fife
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Mrs

Hawkhill Community Centre, 132 Hillcrest Drive

ALLOA

FK10 1SB

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The Gate

2 Ludgate

Alloa

FK10 2DR

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM72 - Clackmannanshire and Fife
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Scottish Childminding Association

Argyll Court, Castle Business Park

Stirling

FK9 4TY

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Safe Families

63/65 Shandwick Place

Edinburgh

EH2 4SD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Alva Play Pals Out of School Care

Alva Primary School, Brook Street

Alva

FK12 5AN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM72 - Clackmannanshire and Fife
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Ochil Youths Community Improvement

The Ben Cleuch Centre, Park Street

Tillicoultry

FK13 6AG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM72 - Clackmannanshire and Fife
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Action for Children Scotland

Winchester House, 1 King Street Elgin

Elgin

IV30 1EU

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM - Scotland
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Flying Start Nursery

The Manse, Main Street

Sauchie

FK103JX

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM72 - Clackmannanshire and Fife
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

GLENVIEW COTTAGE NURSERY

GLENVIEW COTTAGE NURSERY, 20 OCHIL STREET

TULLIBODY

FK10 2PT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Little Stars (Stirling) Ltd

Cunninghar House, 12 Bedford Place

Alloa

FK10 1LJ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM72 - Clackmannanshire and Fife
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Stramash Social Enterprise

Quarrywood

Elgin

IV30 8XJ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

CERT

ecentre, Cooperage Way Business Village

Alloa

FK10 3LP

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Clackmannan council

Kilncraigs , Green street

Alloa

FK10 1EB

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM72 - Clackmannanshire and Fife
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £702,243.02


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:771612)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Alloa Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

47 Drysdale Street,

Alloa

FK10 1JA

Country

United Kingdom