How to win: Government Funded Childcare - Dynamic Market

About this contract

Cardiff Council is establishing a Dynamic Market arrangement to support the delivery of Government-funded childcare across the city. This notice is intended to inform the market of the Council’s proposed approach and to support early provider awareness and engagement ahead of any formal procurement process. The initial focus of the arrangement will be to support completion of Welsh Government’s commitment to provide 12.5 hours of funded Flying Start childcare for two- to three-year-olds, ensuring that sufficient childcare capacity is available across Cardiff. The Dynamic Market will provide a flexible, transparent and scalable procurement mechanism through which childcare providers, including childminders, who are registered with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) may apply to deliver funded childcare places, subject to meeting the Council’s agreed quality, safeguarding, operational and contractual requirements as well as the Welsh Governments Guidance for Childcare (This is currently the “Flying Start Childcare Guidance” but is likely to change in the near future as the Governments programme for childcare develops). Subject to confirmed Welsh Government policy direction, funding all

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