Provision of a Flying Start Childcare Service Framework
A Tender Notice
by BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- 2 year
- Value
- £15M
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 09 Dec 2025
- Delivery
- 01 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2028
- Deadline
- 05 Jan 2026 12:00
Related Terms
Location
Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot:
1 buyer
- Bridgend County Borough Council Bridgend
Description
Bridgend County Borough Council is seeking to procure experienced providers to deliver childcare places under the Flying Start and Flying Start Expansion programmes. This service is only applicable for children that are resident in Bridgend County Borough, from the term after they turn two to the term they turn three years old. Children will be offered up to 12.5 hours a week for Flying Start funding, term time only. The key objectives of the service are: • To provide accessible, high-quality, developmentally appropriate childcare that supports children’s learning, well-being and progress from an early age. • To ensure childcare is delivered by a skilled, well-qualified workforce with access to continuing professional learning and best practice support. • To promote high standards of care, learning and safeguarding through robust quality assurance and improvement support. • To deliver inclusive, equitable provision that meets the needs of all children, including those with additional learning needs or vulnerabilities. • To ensure childcare provision is well-matched to local need and sustainably commissioned, supporting continuity, sufficiency and parental choice.
Lot Division
| 1 | Childminder
Description: Childminder Award Criteria
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| 2 | Childcare Settings
Description: Childcare settings Award Criteria
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CPV Codes
- 85312110 - Child daycare services
- 80110000 - Pre-school education services
Indicators
- Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
- This is a recurring contract.
- Renewals are available.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f1b6
- FTS 081031-2025