Closed tender

Quality Funded Early Learning and Childcare (1140 Hours)

Details

Value
£25,000,000
Topic
Pre-school education services
Published
3 November 2025
Submission
8 December 2025

Tender description

Dundee City Council invites bid submissions from suitably qualified and experienced providers to supplement its existing framework (Contract Reference: C&F/ELC/MAIN/25) for Quality Funded Early Learning and Childcare. This opportunity ensures that all eligible children residing in Dundee can access their entitlement to 1140 hours of funded Early Learning and Childcare. Lot 2: Early Learning and Childcare for Eligible 3-5 Year olds To support its own services and existing framework providers under Framework C&F/ELC/MAIN/25 (Quality Funded Early Learning and Childcare), Dundee City Council will re-open the framework to new providers using the flexibility of the Light Touch Regime under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations. Scope of Lot 2: Provision of funded Early Learning and Childcare for eligible 3–5-year-old children. Children become eligible on the first day of the school term following their third birthday. Lot 1: Early Learning and Childcare for eligible 2 Year Olds To support its own services and existing framework providers under Framework C&F/ELC/MAIN/25 (Quality Funded Early Learning and Childcare), Dundee City Council will re-open the framework to new providers using the flexibility of the Light Touch Regime under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations. Scope of Lot 1: Provision of funded Early Learning and Childcare for eligible 2-year-old children where either: The parent or carer is in receipt of specified benefits; or The child or parent has experienced care.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published3 November 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date8 December 2025

About the buyer

Dundee City Council is the local authority for the City of Dundee, buying as a Scottish local authority with its own Corporate Procurement Team. National frameworks including Scottish Procurement and Scotland Excel cover much of its collaborative buying. A corporate procurement manager leads the team from Dundee House. Model contract terms for goods, services and consultancy work follow Scottish Government standards.

A separate validation list gives smaller suppliers a route into lower-value works opportunities without a full tender.

Over the past 5 years, most of Dundee City Council's contract awards have been in transport equipment, repair and maintenance and business services.

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