Tender: Council Framework for Funded Early Learning, Childcare and Brokerage Services – Placements from August 2027 (Framework Re-open Sept 2026)

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The Council is seeking suppliers to join a Flexible Framework to deliver funded early learning, childcare and brokerage services under the Funding Follows the Child approach, supporting the statutory 1,140-hour entitlement established as a duty from August 2021 under the Standards in Scotland’s Schools Act 2000 and the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014. Providers who apply and meet the required standards, legislation and the Council’s procedural requirements, and who accept the Council’s rates and contract terms, will be accepted to deliver funded provision through the Flexible Framework, enabling them to register children in 2027, commence brokerage placements from Q3 2027 and provide funded Early Learning and Childcare placements from August 2027; this is the September 2026 re-opening of the framework and providers already on the framework do not need to re-apply.