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Islington Council

2122-0282-A The provision of building based early education, childcare services to children and their parents/carers - Paradise Park Children's Centre, N7

EducationCPV 80000000 85000000
Value£4.3m
Deadline1 Jun 2023
Published5 May 2023
RegionLondon
Timeline
Published 5 May 2023ClosedCloses 1 Jun 2023
Contract value in context
£4.3mtotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£4.7m

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The brief

Islington Council invites suitable expressions of interest from suppliers for the provision of building based early education, childcare and early childhood services to children and their parents carers at Paradise Park Childrens Centre CC.

Background The opportunity for the contract for the provision of services at Paradise Park CC included in the contract notice for 2122 0282 The provision of building based early education, childcare and early childhood services to children and their parents carers is still available.

The current contract was commissioned between 2016 2017 to deliver the provision of early education services and hosting a range of Bright Start Islington services for families from pregnancy to age five.

The service at Paradise Park CC is hosted from a building owned by Islington Council or leased by Islington Council.

The current contract is due to end on 31 October 2023.

The requirement 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 Childrens 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.

The anticipated start date for this contract is 1 November 2023.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The current contract was commissioned between 2016

The current contract was commissioned between 2016 2017 to deliver the provision of early education services and hosting a range of Bright Start Islington services for families from pregnancy to age five.

02

This service will provide high quality, inclusive

This service will provide high quality, inclusive early education and childcare to children under five years old.

03

Providers must have previous recent experience

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.

04

The provider will need to have

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.

05

The provider will understand and adhere

The provider will understand and adhere to all safeguarding and child protection requirements as set out by the London Safeguarding Childrens Board and comply with local safeguarding processes.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Stage
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Source
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Buyer ref
ISL001-DN669163-84019393
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