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Quality improvement support services for early education and childcare providers

Liverpool City Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Liverpool City Council

Buyer Address: Cunard Building, Liverpool, UKD72, L3 1DS, United Kingdom

Contact Email: emma.albel@liverpool.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
1643028.0 GBP
Published
13 Nov 2025, 12:49
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
01 Nov 2025, 00:00
Contract End
31 Oct 2027, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
80110000 - Pre-school education services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT LIVERPOOL LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

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.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

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