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South Lanarkshire Council

Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement

EducationCPV 80110000
Value£143.5m
Deadline12 Mar 2026
Published11 Sept 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 11 Sept 2025ClosedCloses 12 Mar 2026
Who to contact
Natalie McCrone
natalie.mccrone@southlanarkshire.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£143.5mtotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£155.0m

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The brief

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.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

They will be appointed to the PSA

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.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
055934-2025
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