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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

  1. 2021

    Contract awarded

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice · 00:00

    View notice
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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)

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    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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

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

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
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Location

South Lanarkshire Council is based in South Lanarkshire. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
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
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
South Lanarkshire Council
Category
Services
Contact
Rachael Lyon
Phone
+44 1698454793
Address
Hamilton, ML3 0AA · Scotland · Scotland
Call +44 1698454793
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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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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