Awarded contract

3rd Sector Supported Volunteering Programme

Details

Buyer: South Lanarkshire Council
Supplier(s): Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire
Value: £540,000
Topic: Provision of services to the community
Published: 14 August 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The programme will - - Address health inequalities and social mobility by aligning with the Marmot Place framework, by showcasing and marketing the programme within early learning centres for parents wishing to volunteer to retrain and return to the workforce. - Increase access to volunteering opportunities for individuals engaged in AspireWorks, Supported Employment, Gateway to Employment, Making it Work, and Supporting Families programmes, with the referrals from these programmes being volunteer ready. - Develop a sustainable third-sector volunteering infrastructure, strengthening links with Council Employability Teams, HSCP, and community organisations. - Support individuals into employment or training by providing structured, goal-oriented volunteering placements. - Improve workforce participation and economic inclusion across South Lanarkshire. Lot 1: Following engagement with VASLan, the South Lanarkshire Local Employability Partnership and local third sector organisations a plan has been agreed which combines the most successful elements of the programme to provide supported, employability-focused volunteering placements to VASLan local 3rd sector member organisations who will receive financial support for each participant.

Timeline

Completed: Award date12 August 2025
Completed: Award published14 August 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

South Lanarkshire Council runs local government services from Hamilton as a local authority with its own procurement team. Every contract opportunity is advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal for Scottish public bodies. Lower-value work runs through PCS Quick Quote, while larger contracts move to PCS-Tender. Dynamic purchasing systems and procured services arrangements keep routes open for ongoing sourcing, particularly in social care. A two-year procurement plan sets out upcoming opportunities each year. The published contract register lists awarded contracts and framework agreements. No approved supplier list exists, so any business can bid.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of South Lanarkshire Council's contract awards have been in IT services, health and social work and education and training.

Relevant CPV codes

75200000 · Provision of services to the community
85322000 · Community action programme
98000000 · Other community, social and personal services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-lanarkshire-council.gov