Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement
Details
- Value
- £143,500,000
- Topic
- Pre-school education services
- Published
- 12 March 2026
- Submission
- 9 September 2026
Tender description
The choice of the provider will be selected by the parent/guardian of the child therefore the council is utilising an innovative Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) under the Light Touch Rules contained in Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Providers of ELC are invited to join the PSA by submitting a tender to the Council. They will be appointed to the PSA if they can successfully demonstrate that they meet the National Standard, the Law, applicable guidance, and the Council’s procedural requirements and accept the Rates which have been set by the Council in relation to the delivery of funded hours. The PSA will allow providers to be added over its 10 year term. Lot 1: South Lanarkshire Council (“the Council”) is seeking to establish a Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) to ensure the delivery of funded ELC placements within the Council’s geographic area.. The duration is from 01/03/2020 to 31/07/2030. . This notice is alerting the market that Phase 15 of this PSA is now open for application within a new project in PCS-T. The previous PCS-T project was 22253, from today all applications should be made to Project 22253 in PCS-T.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published12 March 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date9 September 2026
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
- 80110000 · Pre-school education services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | 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 |
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