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Early Learning, Childcare and Brokerage Services
Historical: no longer open for bids.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- Mon 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BSTClosed.
- Published
- 17 Sep 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
The Council has a statutory duty to make pre-school education available for eligible children under the Standards in Scotland’s Schools Act 2000. The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and Statutory Guidance set out the increased entitlement to 1140 hours for eligible children which became a statutory duty from August 2021.
The Funding Follows the Child approach places choice in parents’ and carers’ hands enabling them to access their child’s funded entitlement with a provider that best suits their needs.
All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children in 2027 to commence Brokerage placements from Q3 2027 and funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2027.
This is the September 2026 re-opening of the framework.
If you have already been awarded a place on this framework, you do not need to re-apply.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 80100000
- 80110000
- 85312110
04/ History
Releases of this notice
11 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 1 Mar 2023Tender notice
Tender notice published 1 March 2023.
Deadline in this release: Wed 29 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST.
Release 006054-2023
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 17 May 2023Award notice
Award notice published 17 May 2023. The source does not state what changed.
Release 013995-2023
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 7 Sep 2023Tender notice
Tender notice published 7 September 2023. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Mon 16 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST.
Release 026520-2023
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 12 Sep 2023Tender notice update
Tender notice update published 12 September 2023. Stated change: The closing date has been put back due to evaluation panel availability.
Release 026871-2023
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 10 Jan 2024Award notice
Award notice published 10 January 2024. The source does not state what changed.
Release 000814-2024
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 15 Oct 2024Tender notice
Tender notice published 15 October 2024. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Thu 14 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT.
Release 033105-2024
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 12 Nov 2024Tender notice update
Tender notice update published 12 November 2024. Stated change: Amendment of wording to clarify The contract notice includes wording that stated dates from the original creation of the framework in 2023. The below wording relates specifically to this opening of the framework and should clarify any confusion: All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children to access Early Learning and Childcare the term after the contract is awarded.
Release 036516-2024
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 28 Jan 2025Award notice
Award notice published 28 January 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 002810-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 1 Jul 2025Tender notice
Tender notice published 1 July 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Thu 31 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST.
Release 036287-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 9 Jan 2026Award notice
Award notice published 9 January 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Release 002004-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 17 Sep 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 17 September 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Mon 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST.
Release 088301-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a usable value.
06/ Questions
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07/ Tender hubs
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08/ Related
Where to go next
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-03ad59
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- tender · Open
- Framework
- Yes, as recorded by the source
- Last verified
- Thu 24 Sep 2026, 08:14 BST
- Read at
- Fri 30 Oct 2026, 05:30 GMT
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