Provision of Various Children's Centre Nursery Services

Tender description

Due to a number of nurseries coming up for re-tender, the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham is advertising to seek tenders from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to take on the operation of Various Children’s Centre Nursery Services in the Borough. The selected organisations will be expected to work with Barking and Dagenham Council to ensure the provision of good quality and affordable childcare in a number of its wards. The Council are tendering the nurseries in three Lots. EACH ORGANISTION WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO TENDER FOR ONE LOT AND WILL HAVE TO TAKE ON THE OPERATION OF ALL NURSERIES IN THE LOT BEING APPLIED FOR. Lot 1 Sue Bramley Children’s Centre Nursery: Address: Bastable Avenue, Barking, IG11 0LG - approximately a 64 place nursery, with an additional 12 sessional/pre-school places that are for 15 hours a week, term time only. Contract commencement date is expected to be 6th June 2016. Gascoigne Children’s Centre Nursery: Address: The Coverdales, Barking, IG11 7HQ - approximately a 75 place nursery. Contract commencement date is expected to be 1st September 2016. William Bellamy Children’s Centre Nursery: Address: Frizlands Lane, Dagenham, RM10 7HX - approximately a 61 place nursery. Contract commencement date is expected to be 1st September 2016. Lot 2 Becontree Children’s Centre Nursery Address: Steven’s Road, Dagenham, RM8 2QR – approximately a 30 place nursery. Contract commencement date is expected to be 1st September 2016. Sydney Russell Children’s Centre Nursery Address: Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, RM9 5QS – approximately a 27 place nursery, with an additional 24 sessional/pre-school places that are for 15 hours a week, term time only. Contract commencement date is expected to be 3rd November 2016. Lot 3 Abbey Children’s Centre Nursery Address: North Street, Barking, IG11 8JA – currently an approximately 52 place nursery. However, before the new contract commences, the provision may be extended to allow for up to an additional 40 places. Contract commencement date is expected to be 1st April 2016. John Perry Children’s Centre Nursery Address: Auriel Avenue, Dagenham, RM10 8BS – currently an approximately 52 place nursery. However, before the new contract commences, the provision may be extended to allow for up to an additional 16 places. Contract commencement date is expected to be 1st April 2016. Further information about the nurseries, and the tender process can be found in the attached document Children's Day Care Services.