Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)capitalEsourcing
Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street
Contact point(s): Children's Services - Procurement
For the attention of: Harteam Louella
W8 7NX London
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 7739317251
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.rbkc.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.rbkc.gov.uk
Electronic access to information: https://www.capitalesourcing.com
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://www.capitalesourcing.com
I.2)Type of the contracting authorityRegional or local authority
I.3)Main activityGeneral public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Provision of Service for Early Years Childcare.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: 4 sites within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
NUTS code UKI1,UK,UKI11,UKI
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The service manages the provision of early years childcare across four sites within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, delivering capacity for 187 places for children up to the age of 5 years, or the term when they start formal education.
The Early Years Childcare service will contribute to the Royal Borough's strategic objectives of (1) fulfilling the Authority's statutory duty to provide sufficient affordable, flexible and high-quality childcare places within the Royal Borough; (2) provision of places targeted at 2-year olds; and (3) universal 3- and 4-year olds funded places.
The service also supports the wider aims and objectives of the Early Help model to ensure the best outcomes for local children and families, which include (1) reducing inequalities in child development and school readiness; (2) improving parenting aspirations, parenting skills and self esteem; and (3) child and family health and life outcomes.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Price. Weighting 50
2. Quality. Weighting 50
3. Delivery performance
4. Risk
5. Overall cost effectiveness
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auctionAn electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
prj_RBKC_5260 - Provision of Service for Early Years Childcare
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract Section V: Award of contract
V.1)Date of contract award decision:16.5.2016
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 1
Number of offers received by electronic means: 1
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken4Children
City Reach, 5 Greenwich View Place
E14 9NN London
United Kingdom
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 2075122112
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontractingThe contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union fundsThe contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal proceduresRoyal Courts of Justice
Strand
WC2A 2LL London
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:16.6.2016