Quality Funded Early Learning and Childcare (1140 Hours)
Dundee City Council · Local authority
In brief
Dundee City Council was looking for suppliers for care and education work. Bidding has closed and no award has been published yet.
It is a framework worth up to £25,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 3 years, starting 18 August 2026.
It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
What the notice says
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Early Learning and Childcare for Eligible 3-5 Year olds 18 August 2026 to 18 August 2029 What this lot coversTo support its own services and existing framework providers under Framework C&F/ELC/MAIN/25 (Quality Funded Early Learning and Childcare), Dundee City Council will re-open the framework to new providers using the flexibility of the Light Touch Regime under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations. Scope of Lot 2: Provision of funded Early Learning and Childcare for eligible 3–5-year-old children. Children become eligible on the first day of the school term following their third birthday. | Social and domiciliary care, Education services | — |
| Early Learning and Childcare for eligible 2 Year Olds 18 August 2026 to 18 August 2029 What this lot coversTo support its own services and existing framework providers under Framework C&F/ELC/MAIN/25 (Quality Funded Early Learning and Childcare), Dundee City Council will re-open the framework to new providers using the flexibility of the Light Touch Regime under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations. Scope of Lot 1: Provision of funded Early Learning and Childcare for eligible 2-year-old children where either: The parent or carer is in receipt of specified benefits; or The child or parent has experienced care. | Social and domiciliary care, Education services | — |
Timeline
- Contract notice · notice 070536-2025
- Contract notice · notice 060366-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
44Awards
16Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £460kframework ceiling
- £672kestimated
- £1.3mestimated
- Value not stated
- £1.2mestimated
From notice 070536-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 3 November 2025, last updated 26 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.