Department of Education / KELSO PUBLIC SCHOOL - OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS CARE FACILITY - DoE-17-0257

Applications are invited for the opportunity to provide services to establish and operate an Out of School Hours Care and Vacation Child Care Facility at Kelso Public School.

NSW Regions: Central West

Open Tenders - An invitation to tender by public advertisement with no restriction placed on who may tender. Tenderers will normally be required to demonstrate in their tender that they have the necessary skills, resources, experience, financial capacity, and in some cases licences, accreditations, etc., to fulfil the tender requirements.

The National Standards for OSHC set down the minimum standards necessary to ensure that OSHC services provide a safe, nurturing and developmental experience for the children and provide the foundations for current and future systems of Quality Assurance.   The standards address the facilities, health and safety, staffing (including staff to child ratios), service procedures (policies, programs, etc.) and administrative functions required to operate an OSHC service. 

http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/docswr/_assets/main/documents/oshc_standards.pdf

 

OSHC services are regulated by the Department of Education Early Childhood Education & Care Directorate.  Please refer to the Department of Education internet for more information:-

http://www.dec.nsw.gov.au/our-services/children-and-youth

Only information submitted on the Response Schedules will be assessed.

Please do not include any attachments unless requested in the Response Schedules.

Interested tenderers responding to this RFT must ensure that they (including associated entities in any other State in Australia and proposed staff) are able to comply with all conditions of this RFT document and all relevant Regulations and Acts including Privacy Act at all times. This is a mandatory condition and applies throughout the tender process and duration of the Agreement entered into by the Tenderer if successful. Any non-compliance issue occurring during any stage of the tender process may result in rejection of the proposal by Department and/or termination of the Agreement if the latter is executed.

From 1 November, 2016 only those Approved Providers who are on the OSHC Prequalification List will be eligible to tender for a licence to operate OSHC or Vacation Care on Department of Education school sites.  Tenderers requiring further information on the Department’s New Prequalification Scheme can telephone Early Childhood Education & Care Directorate on 1800 619 113 or email ececd@det.nsw.edu.au.

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