Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement
Estimated value
£143.5m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
12 Mar 2026
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.
Scope
- Reference
- SLC/PS/EDUC/19/019
- Total value
- £143,500,000 excluding VAT
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 80110000
- Contract locations
- Scotland
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Standards Criteria | 95 | quality | — |
| — | 5 | price | — |
Submission & procedure
- Submission deadline
- 09 Sept 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Procedure
- Open procedure