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Council childcare tenders from UK public buyers
Council childcare tenders open now: 7. In the 12 months to 23 October 2026, UK public buyers published 151 matching notices. The newest recorded award went to PREMIER ADVISORY GROUP LIMITED on 20 Oct 2026.
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Which council childcare tenders are open now?
7 notices with a deadline still ahead on 23 October 2026, closing soonest first, all matched by text.
Council childcare tenders matched by text
Each title, buyer or stated region matches this hub’s rule. That is a word match, not a judgment of what is bought.
- Framework Agreement for Provision of Welsh Government Childcare for 2 year olds in Powys.Powys County Council · Published 24 Sep 2026Powys County Council ("the Council") is establishing a framework agreement for childcare settings to provide Welsh Government Childcare for 2 year olds in Powys. The childcare programme is to ensure that all children from 2 years old, resident in Powys have access to free, high quality childcare for£15,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Tue 27 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Provision of School-Based Nursery Works, Berry Hill Preschool, Broadlea Primary School, Isle of Wight.Isle of Wight Council · Published 5 Oct 2026This work package is to be undertaken at Broadlea Primary School, Newport Road, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9PE, for the schools pre-school (Berry Hill Childcare). The project works are to include the internal alteration and refurbishment of the internal floor space of the rear school (north) block£147,550Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 2 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Provision of partner status to providers of Early Learning and Childcare - Dynamic Purchasing SystemClackmannanshire Council · Published 3 Aug 2026partner provider status to providers of Early Learning and Childcare services for children entitled to statutory pre-school services.£26,787,236Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 30 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service ArrangementSouth Lanarkshire Council · Published 9 Sep 2026The choice of the provider will be selected by the parent/guardian of the child therefore the council is utilising an innovative Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) under the Light Touch Rules contained in Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Providers of ELC are inv£143,500,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract valueCloses Wed 10 Mar 2027, 12:00 GMT
- Gofal Plant Ynys Mon, Isle of Anglesey Childcare ProvisionsIsle of Anglesey County Council · Published 20 May 2025Rhan 1 - Gofal Plant yn Ddwyflwydd oed ym Môn (Ehangu Gofal Plant Dechrau’n Deg) Rhan 2 - Cyflenwi Addysg Gynnar a Gofal Plant Dydd Llawn o Ansawdd ar gyfer plant 3-11 mlwydd oed LOT 1 – Anglesey Childcare at age 2 (Flying Start Childcare Expansion) (FSCE) LOT 2 – Delivery of Quality Early EducationValue not stated in sourceCloses Wed 28 Feb 2029, 12:00 GMT
- CE-176-23 - Funded Early Learning and Childcare Flexible Framework Agreement - Re-openingSouth Ayrshire Council · Published 19 Dec 2023Funded Early Learning and Childcare Flexible Framework Agreement - Re-openingValue not stated in sourceCloses Fri 17 Aug 2029, 12:00 BST
- Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Flying Start Childcare placementsTorfaen County Borough Council · Published 7 Oct 2025This DPS opportunity for an open procurement procedure and is being tendered in accordance with Section 9 (Light touch contracts) of the Act defines a ‘light touch contract’ and provides for regulations to specify which services (referred to in the regulations as ‘light touch services’) can be procu£1,200,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Tue 30 Oct 2029, 12:00 GMT
No stated deadline: 1 tender notice from the last 60 days
These are tender-stage notices whose source gives no deadline and no ended status. They are not counted as open above: check the official record before treating one as live.
Which buyers publish the most childcare for council buyers notices?
Leicester City Council, with 17 notices of 151 in the 12 months to 23 October 2026.
Count of notices by the buyer name as published, 151 notices in the window, read 23 October 2026.
How many childcare for council buyers notices are published each month?
About 12 a month over the last eleven full months; the busiest month was July 2026, with 20.
25 of the 64 childcare for council buyers notices that stated a GBP value in the last 12 months fell in this band (39%). 0 of the open notices listed above are in it.
Counts come from this page’s data. A stated estimate is not the contract value, and frameworks are excluded.
| Stage | Notices |
|---|---|
| Award | 71 |
| Contract | 44 |
| Tender | 24 |
| Planning | 10 |
| Tender cancellation | 2 |
| Stated value | Notices |
|---|---|
| Under £25,000 | 13 |
| £25,000 to £100,000 | 25 |
| £100,000 to £500,000 | 15 |
| £500,000 to £2 million | 4 |
| £2 million or more | 7 |
Who has won childcare for council buyers contracts recently?
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust won 2 of the award notices read for this hub, the most of any supplier.
On 20 Oct 2026, Wrexham County Borough Council recorded an award to PREMIER ADVISORY GROUP LIMITED for “Proc-26-138 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment”, at a recorded value of £9,000.
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What counts as council childcare tenders here?
Childcare tenders published by council buyers: the same title rule as the UK-wide childcare hub, kept to notices whose buyer the council tenders hub recognises by name. Notices from other buyers with the same subject are on the childcare hub; the council hub lists every subject.
Classified
This hub is chosen by buyer or place, which the catalogue does not describe, so it uses no classification.
Matched by text
The buyer's name contains one of: childcare, nursery, early years, council, combined authority, borough of, city of [a-z]+ council. A word match is not a judgment of what is bought, so these are labelled as matches.
Open the official notice
Every notice above links to its page here and to its record on Find a Tender or Contracts Finder. The documents there are the tender; this page is not.Check the dates
Note the deadline and any clarification or expression-of-interest date. Forecast and planning notices have no bid deadline yet.Check the route to market
A framework or dynamic purchasing system call-off needs a place on that agreement first; an open procedure does not.Look at who won before
The winners above show who has delivered this kind of contract recently and for which buyers.
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7 notices open now
Listed above, closing soonest first, each linked to its page and the official record.Leicester City Council published 17 notices
The most of any buyer here, out of 151 in the last 12 months.Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust won 2 awards
The most of any supplier in the 115 award and contract notices read for this hub.About 12 notices a month
Published on average over the last 11 full months, from 151 in the 12-month window.
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- 23 October 2025 to 23 October 2026, by publication date
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- A text match means the notice's title, buyer or stated region fits this hub's rule. It is not a judgment of what is bought.
- Open means a stated deadline still in the future. Tender notices with no stated deadline are listed separately, and only when published in the last 60 days; planning and forecast notices are not counted as open.
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