OTHERopen🌐 United Kingdom (Find a Tender)SLC/PS/EDUC/19/019
Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement
South Lanarkshire Council
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.
Details?
- Posted
- Sep 9, 2026
- Response deadline
- Mar 10, 2027, 12:00 PM UTC (175d)
- Type
- OTHER
- Category
- services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Status
- active
- Estimated value
- GBP 143,500,000
- Buyer
- South Lanarkshire Council
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom (Find a Tender)
- Reference #
- SLC/PS/EDUC/19/019
- Has Description
- true
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Tender Value Currency
- GBP
- Tender Covered By
- GPA
- Tender Bid Opening Address Street Address
- Finance & Corporate Resources South Lanarkshire Council 12th Floor, Council Offices Almada Street, Hamilton ML3 0AA
- Tender Legal Basis Scheme
- CELEX
- Tender Recurrence Description
- PSA term will be just over 10 years, bidders can apply at any time to join the PSA. Evaluations will take place from the 1st of March and the 1st of September each year.
- 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 containe
- Tender Contract Terms Performance Terms
- See Attachment 4 and the Procured Service Arrangement Terms and Conditions Attachment 16 within the tender documents.
- Tender Contract Terms Electronic Invoicing Policy
- allowed
- Tender Review Details
- In Scotland, the alternative review body is: Court of Session Parliament House Parliament Square Edinburgh EH1 1RQ
- Tender Classification Scheme
- CPV
- Tender Classification Description
- Pre-school education services
- Tender Submission Terms Languages
- en
- Tender Submission Terms Bid Validity Period Duration In Days
- 180
- Tender Submission Method
- electronicSubmission
- Tender Procurement Method
- open
- Tender Submission Method Details
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
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