In a change to the way pre-school places are offered in partnership with PVI providers, nurseries have been asked to fix the price at which they can provide places for three years and put together a tender to bid for them.
The tender document on the council's website says, 'Renfrewshire Council is looking to purchase 1,100 per academic year pre-school education places in private and voluntary sector nurseries'.
The council said that it will make its decision about successful bidders by evaluating contracts on the basis of 30 per cent cost and 70 per cent quality, by considering each provider's Care Commission and HMIE reports, staff qualifications, and the organisation's approach to the curriculum.
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