Published date: 30 July 2021

Last edited date: 2 September 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 8 September 2021, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Pre-school education services - 80110000

Location of contract

B69 9EX

Value of contract

£192,500

Procurement reference

SMBC 21094

Published date

30 July 2021

Closing date

8 September 2021

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

1 December 2021

Contract end date

30 November 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Sunny Skies Nursery was established in 2008 as part of the development of Hillside Children's Centre on the Pennyhill school site in West Bromwich. The nursery entrance is located in Connor Road near to the corner with Holyhedge Road.

The nursery has been operated since opening by the Governing Body of Pennyhill Primary School.

The nursery has always had a good reputation and has regularly had a waiting list for places.

The only Ofsted inspection of the nursery resulted in a judgement of 'Outstanding'.

More recently however, the school have found it increasingly difficult to manage the nursery financially and to recruit a new nursery manager. The school itself has other pressures to address and hence the Governing Body made a decision to ask the local authority to go out to tender to find an alternative provider to run the nursery.

The school are committed to a positive working relationship with the new provider.

Contract term is 5 years + optional 5 year extension.

The Tender Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on 'Tenders' to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on 'View Details' in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of Tender is 15:00 on 8 September 2021. Please note the contract dates provided are not accurate as they are TBC.

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Additional text

Sunny Skies Nursery was established in 2008 as part of the development of Hillside Children's Centre on the Pennyhill school site in West Bromwich. The nursery entrance is located in Connor Road near to the corner with Holyhedge Road.

The nursery has been operated since opening by the Governing Body of Pennyhill Primary School.

The nursery has always had a good reputation and has regularly had a waiting list for places.

The only Ofsted inspection of the nursery resulted in a judgement of 'Outstanding'.

More recently however, the school have found it increasingly difficult to manage the nursery financially and to recruit a new nursery manager. The school itself has other pressures to address and hence the Governing Body made a decision to ask the local authority to go out to tender to find an alternative provider to run the nursery.

The school are committed to a positive working relationship with the new provider.

The Tender Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on 'Tenders' to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on 'View Details' in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of Tender is 15:00 on 2 September 2021.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Jessica Prince

Address

Freeth Street
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 9EX
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 569

Email

jessica_prince@sandwell.gov.uk