Procurement Summary
Country: Thailand
Summary: Lrps-2026-9201028 Costing Study for Under-2 Childcare Services
Deadline: 10 Feb 2026
Posting Date: 20 Jan 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 133953796
Document Ref. No.: 9201028
Financier: United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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UNICEF Thailand is seeking for a qualified contractor to conduct a comprehensive costing study of the pilot LAO-run childcare services for children under the age of two. Background Public childcare services for children under two years of age are currently unavailable in Thailand. While private providers may accept children as young as one year, their fees are prohibitively expensive for many households and are largely concentrated in urban and affluent areas. At present, there are 17, 834 ECD centers under the Department of Local Administration, with most serving children aged 2-3. Nationally, there are 520, 755 two-year-old children (BORA, 2024). Almost all ECD centers accept children starting at age 2 or 2.5. To address the shortage of childcare services for younger children, expanding the ECD centers to accept younger age group is the most possible option. A 2025 UNICEF study estimated that, based on the current service model for children aged 30 months and older and in line with the National Standards, annual unit costs would exceed 50, 000 THB per child—roughly double the cost of including children aged 24 months and older. These calculations assume optimal operational efficiency and strict adherence to prescribed staff-to-child ratios and facility size requirements. However, these cost estimates still need to be tested and validated in order to develop an evidence-based model. In practice, lower participation rates in some areas could drive unit costs even higher, further...
Publish Date: 19-Jan-2026 UN Orgnization: UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND (UNICEF) Type of Notice: Request for proposal
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