Daycare Tenders and Contracts
See open daycare tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
1,363 results
- Awarded contractPublished 4 May 2021
Bridgend Primary School - ELC Expansion
£1,049,562
- Awarded contractPublished 2 May 2021
Early Learning and Childcare Provision Framework
£12,250,000
- Awarded contractPublished 28 April 2021
Early Learning & Childcare Provision Framework
£12,250,000
- Closed tenderPublished 27 April 2021
Provision of Individual Short Breaks Service
£375,000
- Awarded contractPublished 25 April 2021
Quality Funded Early Learning and Childcare (1140 hours)
£50,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 23 April 2021
Grant Application for Holiday Activities and Food Programme - Summer applications now open!-
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 22 April 2021
Supporting the Local Delivery of Flexible Childcare
£1,570,001
- Awarded contractPublished 21 April 2021
Quality Funded Early Learning & Childcare (1140 hours)
£50,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 21 April 2021
Quality Funded Early Learning & Childcare (1140 hours)
£50,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 April 2021
Pre School Childcare Provision for Children with Additional Learning Needs
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 16 April 2021
Direct Award of Contract for Zero to Five (0-5) Years Childcare / Nursery Provision
£95,000
- Awarded contractPublished 13 April 2021
Modified Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Apprenticeship Training Provision, Call off for Contracts Awarded for period between 21.11.2022 - 21.02.2023
£219,137
- Closed tenderPublished 9 April 2021
Provision of Funded Early Learning and Childcare Places Framework Agreement
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 9 April 2021
Funded Early Learning and Childcare Places Framework Agreement - Reopening May 2023
£3,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 7 April 2021
Professional Learning Services Framework
£537,050
- Expired contractPublished 28 March 2021
19-179 Early Education Childcare Provision at Thrybergh Rainbow Centre (Concession).
£312,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 25 March 2021
Springholm Primary Outdoor Nursery Lease
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 23 March 2021
19-179 Early Education Childcare Provision at Thrybergh Rainbow Centre (Concession).
£312,000
- Expired contractPublished 23 March 2021
Early Years Experts - EYFS reforms implementation - Tranche 2
£68,450
- Expired contractPublished 19 March 2021
CSI-CYP-Enhanced Provision Childminding Service - Approved Provider List
£1,100,000
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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