TORBAY COUNCIL · Awarded contract
Awarded

Provision of Zero to Five Years Childcare and Nursery Services at Thistledown Nursery, Torquay

Awarded 06 Jun 2021

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Awarded06 Jun 2021
Value£1,485,600.00
RegionSouth West
CategoryEducation & Training
Expires in 7mo6y term, 90% elapsed
Awarded 6 June 2021Expires 5 June 2027

Torbay Council awarded a contract to Mama Bear's Day Nursery Ltd.

for the provision of day care at Thistledown Nursery (at St Margaret's Academy), Barewell Road, Torquay, TQ1 4PA.

The contract required the successful applicant to have a proven track record of delivering quality childcare and education to children and to deliver integrated and inclusive day care for a minimum of ten hours per day, five days per week, forty-eight weeks per year.

The contract value was £1,485,600.

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