Daycare Tenders and Contracts

See open daycare tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

1,363 results

  • Expired contractPublished 6 November 2017

    Re-Roofing of milking parlour at Whiteheath Farm

    London Borough of HillingdonSupplier(s) Lawson GroupAsbestos-removal workAwarded 26 October 2017

    £70,000

  • Awarded contractPublished 6 November 2017

    Operation of Onsite Creche at Institute of Technology Tallaght

    Institute of Technology TallaghtSupplier(s) Oakview Village ChildcareChild daycare services

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 2 November 2017

    Child daycare services

    South Dublin County CouncilOther community, social and personal services

    €600,000

  • Expired contractPublished 30 October 2017

    Yearly refresh of Standing List for Provision of Leicestershire Early Learning and Childcare Service Training

    Leicestershire County CouncilSupplier(s) Training servicesAwarded 30 October 2017

    £140,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 25 October 2017

    Primary education services

    Derby City CouncilPrimary education services

    £240,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 12 October 2017

    Rainhill Nursery Extension to Creche

    £120,000

  • Expired contractPublished 3 October 2017

    Child daycare services

    York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSupplier(s) Kinder Place LtdChild daycare servicesAwarded 7 September 2017

    £3,000,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 29 September 2017

    Children's Day Nurseries in Crewe

    Cheshire East CouncilPrimary education services

    £9,000,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 29 September 2017

    15 157 - Children's Day Nurseries in Crewe

    Value not stated

  • Stale Pre-tenderPublished 26 September 2017

    Child daycare services

    Powys County CouncilChildren's holiday-camp services

    £1,650,000

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  • Closed tenderPublished 26 September 2017

    Pre-school education services

    North Lanarkshire CouncilPre-school education services

    £8,800,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 15 September 2017

    Yearly refresh of Standing List for Provision of Leicestershire Early Learning and Childcare Service Training

    £140,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 15 September 2017

    Yearly refresh of Standing List for Provision of Leicestershire Early Learning and Childcare Service Training

    £140,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 14 September 2017

    Crèche Provision framework

    Sheffield City CouncilHealth and social work services

    Value not stated

  • Awarded contractPublished 12 September 2017

    Mechanical and Electrical Facilities Maintenance

    Marine InstituteSupplier(s) LMC Group LtdPlumbing consultancy services

    Value not stated

  • Expired contractPublished 12 September 2017

    Mechanical and electrical engineering services

    Marine InstituteSupplier(s) LMC Energy Solutions LtdElectrical-system repair servicesAwarded 21 June 2017

    €829,155

  • Closed tenderPublished 12 September 2017

    Child daycare services

    South Dublin County CouncilPre-school education services

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 8 September 2017

    Child daycare services

    Houses of the Oireachtas ServiceChild daycare services

    €1,200,000

  • Stale Pre-tenderPublished 7 September 2017

    Social work and related services

    Bristol City CouncilSocial work and related services

    Value not stated

  • Stale Pre-tenderPublished 7 September 2017

    Childcare Development and Sustainability Service

    Bristol City CouncilEducation and training services

    Value not stated

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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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