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Services - 221264-2021

03/05/2021    S85

United Kingdom-Kilmarnock: Pre-school education services

2021/S 085-221264

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Contract award notice

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: East Ayrshire Council
Postal address: Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Postal code: KA3 7BU
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Heather Murray
E-mail: heather.murray@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1563576125
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00223
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5)Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

Early Learning and Childcare Provision Framework

Reference number: PS/19/135
II.1.2)Main CPV code
80110000 Pre-school education services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

Framework agreement for early learning and childcare provision.

II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: 12 250 000.00 GBP
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
80110000 Pre-school education services
85312110 Child daycare services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Main site or place of performance:

East Ayrshire.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

East Ayrshire Council require to set up a flexible framework agreement with early learning and childcare providers to support its statutory duty to make available funded early learning and childcare for all eligible children on an as required basis.

The framework agreement will be for a period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 2-years and will be re-opened for new applications to become a funded provider annually.

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information

Extension option of (two) 2-years.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Form of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.10)Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
IV.1.11)Main features of the award procedure:

Refer to application/framework documentation.

IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 222-547580
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
15/04/2021
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 48
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 48
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 48
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Mauchline Burns Bairns Under 5's Group
Postal address: The Centre Stane, 2 The Cross
Town: Mauchline
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Postal code: KA5 5DA
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Childcare Scotland Properties Ltd
Postal address: 24 Kilwinning Road
Town: Irvine
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Postal code: KA12 8RU
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Suzanne Hollywood T/A Dean Park Nursery
Postal address: 56 Beansburn
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Postal code: KA3 1RN
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Hurlford & Crookedholm ELCS
Postal address: 51 Academy Street, Hurlforld
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Postal code: KA1 5BU
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: The Avenue Childcare Services
Postal address: 8/10 Tourhill Road
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Postal code: KA3 2BJ
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Angela Keen T/A Angie's Childminding
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Arlene Neilson
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Marla Green
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Claire White T/A Claire White Childminding
Town: Patna
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Dolina Rae T/A Dolina's Childminding
Town: Mauchline
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Doreen Jackson
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Elaine Wilson
Town: Kilmaurs
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Isabella Gibbons
Town: Newmilns
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Jacqueline Calder
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Jane McAusland
Town: Cumnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Joyce Mason T/A Joyce Mason Childminder
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Julie Dowds T/A Julie Dowds Childminding Service
Town: Stewarton
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Lauren Davidson
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Lesley Bowie
Town: Stewarton
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Rhona Dunnachie T/A Little Angels Child Minding
Town: Auchinleck
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Louise Alldridge
Town: Stewarton
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Louise MacLachlan T/A Louise MacLachlan Childminding Service
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Lauri Harris T/A Lauri's Lucky Charms
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Margo Gibson
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Monique Sloan T/A Monique's Childminding Service
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Fiona Smith
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Nicola Craig
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Nicola Logue T/A Nicola Logue Childminding
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Nicola Mcilwraith
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Sharon Bell
Town: Hurlford
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Sharon Callaghan
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Tracey McIntyre
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Wendy Carr
Town: Stewarton
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Z A Care Ltd
Postal address: 17 Herries Road
Town: Glasgow
NUTS code: UKM82 Glasgow City
Postal code: G41 4DE
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Heather Goldie
Town: New Cumnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Craighead Nurseries Ltd
Postal address: Craighead Farm
Town: Mauchline
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Postal code: KA5 6EX
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Joanne Blair T/A Jo-Jo’s Juniors
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Alice & John Brown
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Marianne Sloan T/A Marianne Sloan Childminding Service
Town: Stewarton
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Nicola Clark
Town: Fenwick
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Lisa McGinn
Town: Cumnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Claire Hutt T/A Claire's Care
Town: Darvel
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Jacqueline Donnelly
Town: Galston
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Elizabeth MacMillan T/A Libby's Childminding
Town: Mauchline
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Heather Morrison T/A Heather Morrison Childminding
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Lorna Masson
Town: Cumnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Suzanne Hunter
Town: Cumnock
NUTS code: UKM93 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 12 250 000.00 GBP
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:

Applications for submissions must be made by the deadline set (refer above), however the deadline for expressing an interest in the first instance must be made by 12.00 noon on 18 December 2020.

(SC Ref:651491)

VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: Kilmarnock Sheriff Court
Postal address: Sheriff Court House, St Marnock Street
Town: Kilmarnock
Postal code: KA1 1ED
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1563550024
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
28/04/2021