Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcb-0a10-706d-b4e0-8418417ad8f9/early-learning-childcare-and-brokerage-services Open for bids GB open procedure # Early Learning, Childcare and Brokerage Services [Dumfries and Galloway Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dumfries-and-galloway-council) Estimated value Not stated Published 17 Sept 2026 Deadline Closes today 19 Oct 2026 ## Who can bid - Split into 3 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The Council has a statutory duty to make pre-school education available for eligible children under the Standards in Scotland’s Schools Act 2000. The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and Statutory Guidance set out the increased entitlement to 1140 hours for eligible children which became a statutory duty from August 2021. The Funding Follows the Child approach places choice in parents’ and carers’ hands enabling them to access their child’s funded entitlement with a provider that best suits their needs. All providers who apply and meet the expected standard, legislation and the Council's procedural requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender and accept the rates and contract terms set out by the Council shall be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework enabling them to register children in 2027 to commence Brokerage placements from Q3 2027 and funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2027. This is the September 2026 re-opening of the framework. If you have already been awarded a place on this framework, you do not need to re-apply. ## CPV classification Child daycare services Primary education services Pre-school education services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-03ad59-2026-09-17T14:54:48+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-03ad59-2026-09-17T14:54:48+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Dumfries and Galloway Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dumfries-and-galloway-council) [Sector More Health and social work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) ## More tenders like this [CE-176-23 - Funded Early Learning and Childcare Flexible Framework Agreement - Re-opening · South Ayrshire Council · 1033 days left · 17 Aug 2029](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ba3-8dc4-70c1-b3d7-f2ac360215a2/ce-176-23-funded-early-learning-and-childcare-flexible-framework-agreement-r) [Children's Residential Care and Education, including Short Break, Services Flexible Framework Agreement · Scotland Excel · 711 days left · 29 Sept 2028](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b97-4728-72f1-8234-604109bf395f/childrens-residential-care-and-education-including-short-break-services-flexi) [Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement · South Lanarkshire Council · 142 days left · 10 Mar 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bca-9dc2-716b-9f20-90f9551c67fd/early-learning-and-childcare-south-lanarkshire-council-procured-service-arrang) [Flexible Framework for the Provision of Education Services · North Lanarkshire Council · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-3bc7-7387-9e89-279cfe9e6528/flexible-framework-for-the-provision-of-education-services) [Provision of partner status to providers of Early Learning and Childcare - Dynamic Purchasing System · Clackmannanshire Council · 42 days left · 30 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bde-7c19-7150-81a3-eb01ad0090d9/provision-of-partner-status-to-providers-of-early-learning-and-childcare-dynam) [Reopening (1) of the Flexible Framework for Care at Home and Housing Support Services · Renfrewshire Council · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be2-8ed4-739a-b925-3d4e878e01f7/reopening-1-of-the-flexible-framework-for-care-at-home-and-housing-support-ser)