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CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY OF SERVICES TO SUPPORT LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO DELIVER 30 HOURS FREE CHILDCARE PLACES FOR WORKING PARENTS IN ENGLAND

Department For Education

Estimated Value

Up to £3,000,000

Deadline

16 September 2016

Published

28 April 2017

Type

services

SME SuitableVCSE SuitableGBOpen procedureCPV: 85300000
CategoryHealth & social care

Overview

The Contractor has agreed to provide support to local authorities (LAs) to deliver 30 hours free childcare for working parents which will include but is not limited to; monitoring and supporting the early implementers ensuring key learning and messages are disseminated to and from the department, a universal and targeted approach to help LAs deal with their sufficiency challenges, support to help providers remain sustainable and generic support to LAs with the continued expansion of the early learning for two year olds programme, flexibility and SEND on the terms and conditions set out in this Contract Additional information: Childcare Works is a consortium consisting of Mott Macdonald, Hempsall's and Action For Children.

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Department for Education
Typepublic body
RegionNorth East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West
Total tenders349
Total spend£25,941,053,500
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Published

28 April 2017

Submission deadline

16 September 2016

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