Daycare Tenders and Contracts
See open daycare tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
1,363 results
- Closed tenderPublished 23 September 2021
Holiday Activity & Food Programme – Webinar Event
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 21 September 2021
Early Learning, Childcare and Brokerage Services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 20 September 2021
Reopening of Flexible Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Places (New Entrants January 2022)
£42,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 17 September 2021
Flexible Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Services in North Lanarkshire 2020/2023 - Entry Point 3
£36,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 17 September 2021
Flying Start Childcare Provision 2022
£3,283,897
- Awarded contractPublished 17 September 2021
Flying Start Childcare Placements Contracts
£2,452,027
- Closed tenderPublished 7 September 2021
Carmarthenshire Flying Start Childcare Services Refresh Tender 1
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 26 August 2021
ITQ - Provision of an Enhanced Childcare and Family Services Database and Website for the Early Years & Childcare Team
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 26 August 2021
The LGMA seeks to appoint a single service provider to pack and distribute Little Library book bags to 31 locations across Ireland.
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 23 August 2021
NAC/5011 Early Learning and Childcare Funded Entitlement
£12,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 22 August 2021
NAC/5011 Early Learning and Childcare Funded Entitlement
£12,000,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 19 August 2021
Early Years Workforce Survey
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 17 August 2021
Early Learning and Childcare Places
£178,336
- Awarded contractPublished 17 August 2021
Early Learning and Childcare Places
£178,832
- Expired contractPublished 10 August 2021
Award of Provision of qualitative research on decisions influencing early learning and childcare ...
£37,872
- Closed tenderPublished 5 August 2021
PQ0294 - Childcare Sufficiency Assessment
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 23 July 2021
Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement
£143,500,000
- Open tenderPublished 23 July 2021
Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement
£143,500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 15 July 2021
Carmarthenshire Flying Start Childcare Services Refresh Tender 1
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 14 July 2021
Carmarthenshire Flying Start Childcare Services Refresh Tender 1
Value not stated
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about child daycare, childcare provision, nursery places, day nursery, early learning and childcare, funded childcare, out of school care, holiday childcare, wraparound childcare, childminder, creche in the UK public sector.
What kinds of daycare contracts appear?
Daycare contracts cover nursery places for hospital and government staff, council-funded early learning and childcare places, and childminder framework agreements. Some notices set up flexible frameworks that let new providers join throughout the contract term.
Where are daycare contracts advertised?
Stotles brings together daycare tenders and contracts from 100+ portals into one search, so you do not have to check each portal separately, and you can set alerts for new opportunities across the UK and Ireland.
If you want to search the government portals directly, Find a Tender carries higher-value contracts across the UK and Contracts Finder carries lower-value contracts in England. Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ireland's eTenders covers Irish public bodies, and many councils, NHS bodies and housing associations publish on their own e-tendering portals such as ProContract. Scottish councils often use flexible frameworks that admit new nursery and childminder providers during the term, and on-site nurseries are let as single-site contracts.
What do you need to bid for daycare contracts?
Childcare providers must be registered with Ofsted in England, the Care Inspectorate in Scotland or the equivalent regulator, and staff need enhanced DBS checks with a children's barred list check. Tenders usually set minimum insurance cover, check financial standing and ask for evidence of similar provision at selection stage. Under the Procurement Act 2023, suppliers can be excluded for certain criminal convictions, insolvency or failure to pay tax.
Are daycare contracts let as one-off tenders or frameworks?
Both appear. Councils set up flexible frameworks that admit new registered nursery and childminder providers on an ongoing basis, while single-site contracts such as an on-site creche are let for a fixed term with a single supplier.
Who buys daycare services in the UK public sector?
Local councils, NHS trusts and central government bodies are regular buyers. Colleges and other public bodies also buy on-site nursery or creche provision for their own staff and students.
How do I find daycare contracts before they are formally tendered?
Read early learning and childcare expansion plans, nursery provision reviews, framework admission windows and staff nursery requirements, which show work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.
What CPV codes cover daycare tenders?
Daycare notices carry 85312110 (Child day-care services) and the broader 80110000 (Pre-school education services).
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