Daycare Tenders and Contracts
See open daycare tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
1,363 results
- Awarded contractPublished 12 November 2020
Flexible Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Services in North Lanarkshire 2020/2023
£24,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 11 November 2020
Early Learning & Childcare Provision Framework
£12,250,000
- Closed tenderPublished 11 November 2020
Health and social work services
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 10 November 2020
Pre-school education services
£12,000,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 9 November 2020
Supporting the local delivery of flexible childcare
£2,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 9 November 2020
FS900105 - Work Package 8 - Childminders & FHRS
£49,000
- Closed tenderPublished 9 November 2020
Pre-school education services
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 9 November 2020
Administrative educational services
£2,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 5 November 2020
Funded Early Learning and Childcare in Angus
£215,878
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 2 November 2020
Enhanced Provision Childminding Service - Approved Provider List
£1,100,000
- Awarded contractPublished 2 November 2020
Education and training services
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 27 October 2020
Extension to the longitudinal Study of Early Education and Development (SEED)
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 26 October 2020
Quality Funded Early Learning & Childcare (1140 Hours)
£25,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 23 October 2020
Early Learning & Childcare - Re-opening of framework 2020
£200,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 23 October 2020
Child daycare services
£25,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 21 October 2020
Pre-school education services
£200,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 October 2020
Child daycare services
£900,000
- Expired contractPublished 6 October 2020
The Provision of Specialist Support to MoD Pre-schools and Creche Settings in Northern Ireland
£65,000
- Awarded contractPublished 1 October 2020
Craigend Resource Centre, Greenock
£2,076,834
- Closed tenderPublished 1 October 2020
Reopening of Flexible Framework for Early Learning and Childcare Places (New Entrants March 2024)
£42,000,000
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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