Primary education services

Tender description

Northumberland County Council are about to undertake a procurement exercise to seek tenders from suitably experienced and qualified organisations with the intention of identifying a childcare provider with whom we can work to develop the offer in Blyth. The aim is to create 100 places (50 children at any one time) in order to deliver the 3 and 4 year old entitlement to eligible children within the Blyth Central Children’s Centre area. This will be done on a commercially sustainable basis from high quality refurbished premises owned by the Council and located in Blyth. Northumberland County Council are about to undertake a procurement exercise to seek tenders from suitably experienced and qualified organisations with the intention of identifying a childcare provider with whom we can work to develop the offer in Blyth. The aim is to create 100 places (50 children at any one time) in order to deliver the 3 and 4 year old entitlement to eligible children within the Blyth Central Children’s Centre area. This will be done on a commercially sustainable basis from high quality refurbished premises owned by the Council and located in Blyth. The Provider will be expected to meet the cost of running the building, (utilities etc) from its own resources and in addition pay the Council a rental income. The service is intended to create additional capacity to meet local need and is not intended to create direct competition with the playgroup provision that already operates within the Children’s Centre and which is aimed at 0-2 year olds. The aim is to have a service operational by September 2019. A provider information and engagement event is scheduled to be held as follows: Thursday 25.4.2019 9:30 - 10:30am Blyth Central Children’s Centre, 103 Wright St, Blyth, NE24 1HG Please register your place at this event by contacting Karen Davison on telephone number 01670 623960 or email: Karen.Davison01@northumberland.gov.uk