Awarded contract

Provision of Early Learning and Childcare Services

Details

Topic
Pre-school education services
Published
11 December 2025

Tender description

Argyll and Bute Council invites providers to submit an application to provide Early Learning and Childcare Services. Applications available from Samantha.Torrie@argyll-bute.gov.uk. Lot 1: Partner Providers - Early Learning and Childcare Centres Procurement of funded Early Learning and Childcare places from ELC Centres in Argyll and Bute. Funded early learning and childcare (ELC) is available to all three and four year olds and eligible two year olds. Any resulting contracts will be for 1140 hours per child, per annum. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Interested parties are asked to contact Samantha.Torrie@argyll-bute.gov.uk for an application pack. Lot 2: Partner Providers - Early Learning and Childcare Services Childminders Procurement of funded Early Learning and Childcare places from ELC partner childminders in Argyll and Bute. Funded early learning and childcare (ELC) is available to all three and four year olds and eligible two year olds. Any resulting contracts will be for 1140 hours per child, per annum. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Interested parties are asked to contact Samantha.Torrie@argyll-bute.gov.uk for an application pack. Lot 3: Community Childminding Services Procurement of Community Childminding Services as described by the Scottish Childminding Association. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Interested parties are asked to contact Samantha.Torrie@argyll-bute.gov.uk for an application pack.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published11 December 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date11 December 2025

About the buyer

Argyll and Bute Council is a local authority on Scotland's west coast, running procurement through its own dedicated team based in Kilmory. Existing council or national frameworks and contracts take priority before a new competition is run. One team manages both procurement and ongoing contract management for the council.

Over the past 5 years, most of Argyll and Bute Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, business services and health and social work.

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