Carmarthenshire Flying Start Childcare Services 2021

Tender description

Carmarthenshire County Council is re-commissioning the Flying Start childcare service and seeking to procure childcare providers to deliver high quality funded childcare to all eligible 2-3-year-old children, from local authority venues and from providers’ own venues from 1st September 2021, in the following areas; Ammanford Town, Felinfoel, Trimsaran, Betws, Morfa, Burry Port, Dafen, Pembrey, Garnant, Llwynhendy, Richmond Park, Glanaman, Carmarthen Town North, Llanelli Town and Pwll Lots 1 – 10: Flying Start are looking to procure providers to deliver childcare from Flying Start settings within Primary Schools and Integrated Children’s Centres. These contracts will be on a delivery only basis and providers delivering from these venues will be required to enter into a lease for the length of the framework period with Flying Start. Lots 11-14: Flying Start are looking to procure childcare providers to deliver a service at their own existing venues. We would welcome bids from sessional playgroups, family centre, Cylchoedd Meithrin, day nurseries and childminders. The settings should be based within pram pushing distance, or up to a 15 minute walk, from the targeted geographic locations. However we recognise that providers may have different provisions available to support children and therefore providers from outside these areas are able to bid and provide details on how they will support families and children within these areas to access the childcare setting e.g. mini bus pick up and drop off. Lots to 15 – 25 seek to address identified needs and gaps in the Flying Start provision: Flying Start are requiring sessional care (2.5 hours a day, up to 5 days a week) to be delivered by providers that have the flexibility to provide full day care to support parents/carers needs. Flying Start will only pay for the 2.5 hour sessional care, additional hours will be paid for by parents/carers. These Lots are needs led and take up will be discretionary based on the needs of the families and children we are supporting, therefore we are unable to predict the required numbers and guarantee take up of spaces. We reserve the right to appoint more than one provider to each Lot to ensure we have sufficient provision to meet the needs of families. The Flying Start childcare is being commissioned on a fixed price model, in line with Flying Start programmes across Wales. The rate has been set at 13.80(GBP) for Lots 1-10 and 14.80(GBP) for Lots 11 – 25. A discretionary sustainability grant will be made available for providers against a set list of eligibility criteria. Flying Start Carmarthenshire is holding an online market briefing session via Microsoft Teams on Saturday 13th February 2021, 9.15am – 12.30pm. The briefing session will provide an overview of Flying Start Childcare as well as detail on the service specification, new finance model and tender process which is expected to be advertised in February 2021. Please register to attend the event by emailing kbaker@carmarthenshire.gov.uk (Information maybe subject to change) Event invitation and details on language requirements attached. Lot 16: Lot 16 - Needs Led Provision Llanerch Area Providers that can accommodate sessional/full day care in the targeted area of Llanerch Lot 17: Lot 17 - Needs Led Provision Llanelli Town Providers to deliver Welsh language full day care Lot 18: Lot 18 - Needs Led Provision Garnant & Glanaman Providers that can accommodate full day care Lot 19: Lot 19 - Needs Led Provision Llwynhendy/Bynea Providers that can accommodate full day care and support families in accessing Flying Start Childcare through a transport provision. Lot 20: Lot 20 - Needs Led Provision - Felinfoel & Dafen Providers that can accommodate full day care Lot 21: Lot 21 - Needs Led Provision Burry Port Providers that can accommodate full day care Lot 22: Lot 22 - Needs Led Provision Pembrey Providers that can accommodate full day care Lot 24: Lot 24 - Needs Led Provision Trimsaran Providers that can accommodate full day care Lot 25: Lot 25 - Needs Led Provision Carmarthen Providers that can accommodate Welsh language full day care Lot 1: Lot 1 - Morfa Childcare required at Flying Start venue: Intergrated Children’s Centre at Maes-Y-Morfa Primary School, Morfa, Llanelli, SA15 2AP 42 weeks per annum Estimated 40 children (2 sessions a day, 20 children per session) Welsh Medium and English Medium or Welsh Medium Provider Lot 2: Lot 2 - Llanelli Town Childcare required at Flying Start venue: Ysgol Pen Rhos – Flying Start Facility, Copperworks Road, Llanelli, SA15 2NG 42 weeks per annum Estimated 40 children (2 sessions a day, 20 children per session) Welsh Medium and English Medium or Welsh Medium Provider Lot 3: Lot 3 - Llwynhendy/Bynea Childcare required at Flying Start venue: Bynea Primary School – Flying Start Facility, Saron Road, Llanelli, SA14 9LT 39 weeks & 15 Family days per annum Estimated 32 children Welsh Medium and English Medium or Welsh Medium Provider Lot 4: Lot 4 - Felinfoel Childcare required at Flying Start venue: Felinfoel Intergrated Children’s Centre, Ysgol Y Felin, Felinfoel, Llanelli, SA14 8BE 42 weeks per annum Estimated 24 children Welsh Medium and English Medium or Welsh Medium Provider Lot 5: Lot 5 - Dafen Childcare required at Flying Start venue: Dafen Primary School – Flying Start Portacabin, Lon Yr Ysgol, Dafen, Llanelli, SA14 8LL 39 weeks and 15 family sessions per annum Estimated 20 children Welsh Medium and English Medium or Welsh Medium Provider Lot 6: Lot 6 - Garnant & Glanaman Childcare required at Flying Start venue: Ysgol Y Bedol – Flying Start Facility, Folland Road, Garnant, Ammanford, SA18 2GB 42 weeks per annum Estimated 28 children Welsh Medium and English Medium or Welsh Medium Provider Lot 7: Lot 7 - Pembrey Childcare required at Flying Start venue: Pembrey Primary School – Flying Start Portacabin, Ashburnham Road, Pembrey, SA16 0TP 39 weeks and 15 family sessions per annum Estimated 10 children Welsh Medium and English Medium or Welsh Medium Provider Lot 8: Lot 8 - Burry Port Childcare required at Flying Start venue: Ysgol Parc Y Tywyn – Flying Start Facility, Heol Y Bardd, Burry Port, SA16 0NL Estimated 10 children Welsh Medium Provider Lot 9: Lot 9 - Burry Port School Childcare required at Flying Start venue: Burry Port Community School – Flying Start Facility, Burry Port, SA16 0EU 39 weeks and 15 family sessions per annum Estimated 10 children Welsh Medium and English Medium Provider Lot 10: Lot 10 - Richmond Park Childcare required at Flying Start venue: Richmond Park Primary – Flying Start Facility, Priory Street, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, SA31 1NB 39 weeks and 15 family sessions per annum Estimated 16 children Welsh Medium and English Medium or Welsh Medium Provider Lot 11: Lot 11 - Own Childcare Venue - Bigyn Childcare required at providers own venue in Bigyn. 3 providers required for this Lot. Estimated 20 places to be purchased per provider by Flying Start Welsh Medium and English Medium setting or Welsh Medium Provider Lot 12: Lot 12 - Own Childcare Venue - Lakefield Childcare required at providers own venue in Lakefield. 1 provider required for this Lot. Estimated 10 places to be purchased by Flying Start Welsh Medium and English Medium setting or Welsh Medium Provider Lot 13: Lot 13 - Own Childcare Venue - Pwll Childcare required at providers own venue in Pwll. 1 provider required for this Lot. Estimated 8 places to be purchased by Flying Start Welsh Medium and English Medium or Welsh Medium Provider Lot 14: Lot 14 - Own Childcare Venue - Ammanford Town Childcare required at existing venue in Ammanford Town. 1 provider required for this Lot. Estimated 30 places to be purchased by Flying Start Welsh Medium and English Medium or Welsh Medium Provider Lot 15: Lot 15 - Needs Led Provision Ammanford & Surrounding Areas Providers that can accommodate full day care outside of the Flying Start catchment area to accommodate Flying Start families that have moved out of Ammanford Town but are still eligible for childcare Lot 23: Lot 23 - Needs Led Provision Pwll - Hengoed Ward Providers that can accommodate full day care in the targeted area of Hengoed and support families from Maengwynne in accessing Flying Start Childcare through a possible transport provision