Standalone OOSH Licence - Kegworth Public School
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview The Department of Education (NSW) is seeking to renew a Standalone Out of School Hours Care (OOSH) licence at Kegworth Public School under the Shared Use of Schools arrangement. The services covered by this licence include Before and After School Care (BASC), VC and SDD. Scope The scope includes: Renewal of the Termed licence for Out of School Hours Care (OOSH) under the Shared Use of Schools arrangement Provision of Before and After School Care (BASC), VC and SDD services Instructions to Tenderers From 1 July 2026, the OOSH tender application process has changed. For information about the key changes, refer to the recent briefing: Briefing 30th April 2026 It is recommended that all OOSH providers watch the Out of School Hours Care Industry Briefings for guidance on submitting a high quality OOSH tender application. These briefings were held on 19 June 2024 and 11 December 2024, with recordings available below: Briefing 19th June 2024 Briefing 11th December 2024 The RFT document pack also includes the "RFT Out of School Hours Care - Guide for Tendering," which provides additional information to assist in completing the tender response. No site visit is offered for this tender; please refer to the details of the premises to be used by the OOSH Services. All Requests for Information (RFIs) must be submitted online through BuyNSW. Enquiries Primary contact: DOE Procurement Email: Sourcing-Licences@det.nsw.edu.au Phone: +61 292 029 980
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