Awarded· 20 Dec 2021
Educational Services Procured Service Arrangement (PSA)
South Lanarkshire Council · South Lanarkshire, Scotland
South Lanarkshire Council has awarded Educational Services Procured Service Arrangement (PSA). It is a framework for other health and social care in South Lanarkshire.
Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 16 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2021
Contract awarded
2025
Award notice published
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice · 00:00
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About this tender
In brief
South Lanarkshire Council has awarded Educational Services Procured Service Arrangement (PSA). It is a framework for other health and social care in South Lanarkshire. It was awarded on 20 December 2021. The contract value is £46,750,000. It is split across 8 lots.
It is run as an open procedure. Public Contracts Scotland published it on 16 April 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000796488.
Summary of the contracting process
South Lanarkshire Council has concluded the procurement process for its Educational Services Procured Service Arrangement (PSA), covering various educational services across multiple lots. The contract, which was signed on 11 March 2025, encompasses services such as activity-based learning, curriculum consultancy, professional development, and counselling. This open procedure is aimed at enhancing educational resources in South Lanarkshire, funded through various sources including Pupil Equity Funding and Council budgets.
Locations involved in this PSA include Hamilton and other regions within South Lanarkshire. The procurement process was part of the award stage, focused on industry categories such as education (CPV 80000000) and social protection. This PSA offers substantial business growth opportunities for both small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and larger organisations specialising in educational services.
Providers can leverage this framework to establish long-term contracts, contributing to community engagement, mental health support, and professional development in the education sector. This arrangement remains open to new applicants, allowing for continuous participation and expansion of services.
About this tender
This procurement is Phase 6 of the South Lanarkshire Council established multi Lot, multi provider Procured Services Arrangement (PSA). The aim of the PSA is to allow SLC Education Resources and all SLC schools to contract compliantly with providers who will deliver all forms of educational services. These will include services funded by Pupil Equity Funding, Access to Counsellors Mental Health Funding, Council budgets and other education funding.
Lots (8)
- 01
Lot 1 - Activity Based and Residential LearningComplete
Support and encourage learners to manage their own learning to develop skills, improve performance and maximise potential.. This PSA will remain open to new applicants for the full term. All staff involved in the delivery of the services must have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.
- 02
Lot 10 - Professional LearningComplete
Provide career long professional learning and development opportunities for all staff. Provide learning and development opportunities for volunteers. For some call of contracts awarded under this Lot there may be a requirement for the provider to hold the relevant qualifications/accreditations to provide the services.
This possible requirement is referred to in the Specification.. This PSA will remain open to new applicants for the full term. All staff involved in the delivery of the services must have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.
- 03
Lot 2 - Counselling, Support and Advice ServicesComplete
Provide professional assistance, guidance and support in resolving Service Users personal or psychological problems, and promoting good mental wellbeing. This will include one to one counselling. The successful providers appointed to this Lot will when providing services under a call off contract will: - provide professional assistance, guidance and support in resolving Service Users personal or psychological problems, and promoting good mental wellbeing.
These will include one to one counselling; - ensure that all personnel involved in the delivery of any services awarded under this Lot have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007; - ensure that the services are provided using counselling personnel who have a recognised qualification in counselling;
- ensure that personnel involved in the provision of the services are COSCA/BACP registered where this has been specified by the Council as a requirement for the specific call off contract; - ensure that personnel who are involved in the provision of the services have current knowledge, experience and understanding of providing a counselling service; - be able to demonstrate compliance with data protection legislation
- 04
Lot 9 - Awards and CertificationsComplete
Ensure that learners have access to accredited and non-accredited awards that improve life chances, compliment their personal development and can help them progress towards work and/or further study.
The successful providers appointed to this Lot will when providing services under a call off contract will: - ensure that learners have access to accredited and non-accredited awards that improve life chances, compliment their personal development and can help them progress towards work and/or further study;
- ensure that all personnel involved in the delivery of the services have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland)Act 2007; - hold the relevant accreditations to deliver the award; - be able to demonstrate management systems and processes which comply with data protection legislation;
- ensure that the services are provided by personnel who hold the recognised qualifications/accreditation required to carry out the activity; - comply with any specific risk assessments and health and safety requirements specified by the Council when awarding contracts under this Lot;
- ensure that the services are provided by personnel who have current knowledge, experience and understanding of awards and accreditation delivery. - be able to demonstrate compliance with data protection legislation.
- 05
Lot 12 - General Education ServicesComplete
This lot will provide for general educational services that do not fall within the specification of the other Lots. The successful providers appointed to this Lot will when providing services under a call off contract will: - ensure that all personnel involved in the delivery of the services have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007;
- be able to demonstrate management systems and processes which comply with data protection legislation; - ensure that personnel involved in providing the services hold the recognised qualifications/accreditation required to carry out the activity; - Comply with any risk assessments and health and safety requirements specified by the Council when awarding contracts under this Lot;
- provide the services using personnel who have current knowledge, experience and understanding of the activity. - be able to demonstrate compliance with data protection legislation.
- 06
Lot 3 - Community and Family EngagementComplete
Provide professional assistance, guidance and support in engaging young people, parents, carers and wider community in learning through activities.. This PSA will remain open to new applicants for the full term. All staff involved in the delivery of the services must have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.
- 07
Lot 5 - Curriculum, Consultancy and Virtual LearningComplete
Provide learning, support or assessment services primarily in Literacy, Numeracy and, Health and Wellbeing including, but not limited to, the use of standardised diagnostic assessment and screening tools. This PSA will remain open to new applicants for the full term. All staff involved in the delivery of the services must have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.
- 08
Lot 8 - Tracking, Monitoring and AssessmentComplete
To support education establishments with solutions to manage assessment information.. This PSA will remain open to new applicants for the full term. All staff involved in the delivery of the services must have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 8
- Number of suppliers
- 10
Procedure
- Notice type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Open
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Awardee scale
- Large, SME
- Buyer's portal
- Public Contracts Scotland
Values
- Contracts value
- £46,750,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Contracts
- Active
Not stated in the notice: awards.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000796488
- CPV code
- 48190000 - Educational software package; 55200000 - Camping sites and other non-hotel accommodation; 55243000 - Children's holiday-camp services; 72212190 - Educational software development services; 75120000 - Administrative services of agencies; 75121000 - Administrative educational services; 79132000 - Certification services; 80000000 - Education and training services; and 16 more
- CPV division
- 48 - Software package and information systems; 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services; 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support; 75 - Administration, defence and social security services; 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security; 80 - Education and training services; 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Town
- Motherwell
- Postcode
- ML3 0AA
- Electoral ward
- Hamilton North and East
- Constituency
- Hamilton and Clyde Valley
- Delivery area
- South Lanarkshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- South Lanarkshire
- Area
- Southern Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- South Lanarkshire Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Rachael Lyon
- Phone
- +44 1698454793
- Address
- Hamilton, ML3 0AA · Scotland · Scotland
Documents and links
- Educational Services Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) - This procurement is Phase 6 of the South…publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- OCDS record ocds-r6ebe6-0000796488 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-r…
Questions about Educational Services Procured Service Arrangement (PSA)
Who won the Educational Services Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) contract?
The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.
How much is the Educational Services Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) contract worth?
The contract value is £46,750,000, split across 8 lots.
Who is the buyer for Educational Services Procured Service Arrangement (PSA)?
South Lanarkshire Council, based in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The named contact is Rachael Lyon, on +44 1698454793.
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