Pre-tender

Alternative Therapy

Details

Buyer: South Lanarkshire Council
Value: £36,000
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 1 September 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

In line with the principles of ‘The Promise’, Family Support Hubs have been set up in South Lanarkshire to provide families with accessible, holistic support from Children and Families Social Work. As part of this offer of support to families, the Council will be offering beauty and holistic therapy sessions to parents, carers and young people. These sessions are an opportunity for service users to relax and unwind from the pressures of family life. The Council requires a person trained in a range of beauty and holistic beauty therapy sessions to offer these treatments from the Hamilton Family Support Hub on a Tuesday and Wednesday, and the East Kilbride Family Support Hub on a Thursday. This will be on a term-time basis. Lot 1: In line with the principles of ‘The Promise’, Family Support Hubs have been set up in South Lanarkshire to provide families with accessible, holistic support from Children and Families Social Work. As part of this offer of support to families, the Council will be offering beauty and holistic therapy sessions to parents, carers and young people. These sessions are an opportunity for service users to relax and unwind from the pressures of family life. The Council requires a person trained in a range of beauty and holistic beauty therapy sessions to offer these treatments from the Hamilton Family Support Hub on a Tuesday and Wednesday, and the East Kilbride Family Support Hub on a Thursday. This will be on a term-time basis.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published1 September 2026
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

85000000 · Health and social work 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