Health and social work services

Tender description

Bristol City Council Early years and childcare service provides a package of enhanced childminding and support to children, predominantly under the age of two, where the child and/or parent or carer has assessed additional support needs. The Council wishes to implement an approved provider list for enhanced provision childminding services. The requirement is to develop a list of providers who can deliver enhanced childminding services to the Council’s Children and Families Service. The period of the approved provider list is 5 years. The use of sub-contractors is not allowed in the performance of these enhanced provision childminding services. The Council wishes to implement an approved provider list for enhanced provision childminding services. The requirement is to develop a list of providers who can deliver enhanced childminding services to the Council’s Children and Families Service. Potential providers wishing to be admitted on to the approved provider list must complete the questionnaire and be able to demonstrate that they meet all the minimum criteria listed. Any provider that is able to demonstrate they meet these criteria will be admitted on to the approved provider list. Each provider who is successfully appointed onto the approved provider list will be required to enter into a pre-placement agreement with the Council. An individual placement agreement will be agreed between the Council and the provider for each child placed. Placements will be determined based on a number of factors. There is no guarantee of any allocation of work during the term of the approved provider list. The approved provider list will be established and will go live on the 1 April 2021 and will be used for all enhanced provision childminding services for the duration of the approved provider list. The approved provider list will operate until 31 March 2026, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the termination provision of the terms and conditions.