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Awarded· 20 Aug 2024

School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project

Clackmannanshire Council · Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Clackmannanshire Council has awarded School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project. It is a contract for other health and social care in Clackmannanshire.

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Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 17 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2024

    Contract awarded

  2. 2024

    Award notice published

    OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice · 00:00

    View notice

  3. 2024

    Contract starts

  4. 2025

    Award notice updated

    OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice · 00:00

    View notice

  5. 2026

    Contract ends

    1½ years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Clackmannanshire Council has awarded School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project. It is a contract for other health and social care in Clackmannanshire. It was awarded on 20 August 2024. The contract value is £8,105,259. The contract runs from 1 September 2024 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1½ years.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Public Contracts Scotland published it on 17 November 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000771612.

Summary of the contracting process

Clackmannanshire Council has awarded a contract under its School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project to numerous suppliers, aiming to enhance community-based school age childcare across Alloa South and East Clackmannanshire, as well as expand to other regions in Clackmannanshire. The procurement process, categorized under General Public Services, follows an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

The project's key focus is to provide targeted childcare for children within the priority groups identified in the Best Start, Bright Futures: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26. The contract, valued at £702,243.02, was signed on 20 August 2024, with the procurement falling under the regulatory framework of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, leveraging Regulation 33 (1)(b)(ii) due to technical reasons and specific funding conditions.

Organisations with expertise in delivering quality, targeted childcare services and community support initiatives are well-positioned to benefit from this contract. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the region, like those previously engaged, will find opportunities to grow by participating in this long-term project.

About this tender

The Council is to continue to develop and test a community-based system of school age childcare in Alloa South and East Clackmannanshire and expand this system to include additional communities, over the relevant financial years.

The Council will continue to provide targeted school age childcare for children who are recognised as being within one of the six priority groups set out in the Best Start, Bright Futures: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26 or within the locally recognised priority family of care experienced.

Over the relevant financial years, the Council will increase the capacity of the Project to support the number of children receiving childcare in the South and East Alloa area, including the frequency and duration of available provision; the project will expand beyond this area into other targeted Clackmannanshire areas.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Complete

    The Grantee take a place-based approach by working with local stakeholders including, but not limited to, childcare/child activity providers and local employability and family support services: Clackmannanshire Sport and Leisure, Community House Alloa, Hawkhill Community Association, Connect Alloa, Play Alloa, Kidz-World, Alva Play Pals, Clackmannan Development Trust, The Gate - Alloa, Clackmannanshire Economic Development Trust, Stramash, THRIVE Outdoors, Inspiring Scotland, Little Stars, Flying Start Nursery, Glenview Nursery, Action for Children,

    Homestart, NHS Forth Valley, SCMA, Promoting a More Inclusive Society (PAMIS), Ochil Youth Community Initiative (OYCI) and Safe Families and Citizen's Advice Bureau.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
1 Sep 2024 to 31 Mar 2026 (1½ years)
Lots
1
Number of suppliers
19

Procedure

Notice type
OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Public Contracts Scotland
Awardee scale
Large, SME

Values

Contracts value
£8,105,259

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Contracts
Active

Not stated in the notice: awards.

References

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000771612
CPV code
85312110 - Child daycare services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Clackmannanshire Council is based in Clackmannanshire. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Clackmannanshire
Town
Falkirk and Stirling
Postcode
FK10 1EB
Electoral ward
Clackmannanshire South
Constituency
Alloa and Grangemouth
Delivery area
Clackmannanshire and Fife
Region
Scotland
Sub-region
Clackmannanshire and Fife
Area
Eastern Scotland
Country
Scotland
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Clackmannanshire Council
Category
Services
Contact
Colin Bruce
Phone
+44 1259450000
Address
Alloa, FK10 1EB · Scotland · Scotland
Call +44 1259450000
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project

Who won the School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project contract?

The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.

How much is the School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project contract worth?

The contract value is £8,105,259. The contract runs from 1 September 2024 to 31 March 2026 (1½ years).

Who is the buyer for School Age Childcare Early Adopting Communities Project?

Clackmannanshire Council, based in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. The named contact is Colin Bruce, on +44 1259450000.

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