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Quality improvement support services for early education and childcare providers

Liverpool City Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:29.

Opportunity overview

The Council has appointed a provider of quality improvement support services to funded early education and childcare providers. The Council currently provides early years entitlement funding to 145 private, voluntary and independent (PVI) nurseries (including those run by school academies), 97 childminders, 79 maintained schools (nursery classes and nursery schools). Bidders were required to submit proposals for a universal and targeted offer which will provide quality improvement support for Council funded early years providers.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT LIVERPOOL LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.6m
Awarded
22 Sept 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 08867114
Location
Aigburth Road, Liverpool, UKD72, L17 7BN, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV80110000 — Pre-school education services

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.6m

Documents and notices

  • Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • The procurement documents can be found on the Council's procurement portal website above. Under Current Opportunities search the reference DN779989.Open source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN779989
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Tender must be submitted electronically using the Council's procurement portal, https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?tabName=opportunities&resetFilter=True , full details can be found in the procurement documents.
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Procedure

Is Accelerated
Yes
Accelerated Rationale
Light touch contract

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
3 Jul 2028, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
29 Sept 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
25 Jul 2025, 11:00

Contract terms

Financial Terms
Payment will be quarterly in arrears, full details available in the procurement documents.

Enquiry period

Ends
18 Jul 2025, 12:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
1,643,028
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,971,634

Options

Description
There will be options to obtain additional services through the contract should demand alter throughout the contract term.

Renewal

Description
There will be an option to extend the contract for up to 24 months if performance under the contract is in line with the contract KPI's and the requirement for the services remains.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
90
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
2 Nov 2027, 23:59
Starts
3 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
2 Nov 2029, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As set out in the procurement documents, Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As set out in the procurement documents, Procurement Specific Questionnaire.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD7
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Pre-school education services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Description
The procurement documents can be found on the Council's procurement portal website above. Under Current Opportunities search the reference DN779989.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
038277-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
8 Jul 2025, 14:40

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PRVY-7813-WLPG
Name
Liverpool City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD72
Country
GB
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L3 1DS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Cunard Building

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PRVY-7813-WLPG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-08867114
Name
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT LIVERPOOL LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD72
Country
GB
Locality
Aigburth Road, Liverpool
Postal Code
L17 7BN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Toxteth Annexe

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
08867114
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PCBV-8514-VJCV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
23 Sept 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
9 Oct 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD7
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD7
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Pre-school education services

Value

Amount
1,643,028
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,971,634

Options

Description
The successful provider will be expected to show flexibility throughout the contract term to meet the needs of the early years sector and the Authority in order to best deliver the expected outcomes.

Renewal

Description
The Authority may, at its absolute discretion, extend this agreement beyond the initial term by a further period or periods of up to 24 months.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
064104-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
10 Oct 2025, 11:38

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-08867114
Name
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT LIVERPOOL LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
20 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2029, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
31 Oct 2025, 00:00
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
1,643,028
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,971,634

Period

Ends
31 Oct 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2029, 23:59

Options

Description
The successful provider will be expected to show flexibility throughout the contract term to meet the needs of the early years sector and the Authority in order to best deliver the expected outcomes.

Renewal

Description
The Authority may, at its absolute discretion, extend this agreement beyond the initial term by a further period or periods of up to 24 months.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
073513-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
13 Nov 2025, 12:49

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Universal offer: PVI
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Universal offer: Childminders
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Universal offer: Maintained
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Targeted offer: PVI
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
Targeted offer: Childminders
Entry 6
Id
6
Title
Targeted offer: Maintained

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Liverpool · UKD72 · L3 1DS · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD7 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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