UK SBS PS18075 Nursery Services at Rutherford Appleton Laboratories, Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Harwell Campus

***This procurement procedure did not result in a contract award as no suitable offers were made***

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Thursday 4th October 2018 at 14:00.

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Brief Description of Requirement

Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), https://www.stfc.ac.uk/ Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) is at the heart of the Harwell Campus. Approximately 1,200 staff at RAL support the work of more than 10,000 scientists and engineers, chiefly from the university research community. RAL's pioneering research in areas such as energy, security, healthcare and the environment addresses important challenges facing society. RAL staff are made up of scientists, engineers, technicians and professional support staff.

STFC's is very proud of Little Stars, its workplace nursery at RAL. Little Stars recently achieved Ofsted Outstanding in all four of the quality and standards of the early year's provision. The nursery offers its staff an onsite workplace nursery with current capacity of 63 child places which has very recently increased to 112 following the completion of the new extension which opens May 2018.

The nursery opening times are from 7:30am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays and Privilege Holidays (one day in August). It should be noted the entire RAL site closes down for the period between Christmas and New Year, including the "Little Stars" Nursery.

STFC wish to provide a high quality childcare provision for its staff and "Little Stars" nursery is considered a valuable resource for working parents and a tool to recruit and retain key staff.

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This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document.

How to Apply

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