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Employability Services Procured Service Arrangement - Phase 3
South Lanarkshire Council · All their open notices
What this is
South Lanarkshire Council is procuring Employability Services via a Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) Phase 3 (SLC/CE/24/066) using the Light Touch procedure under Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The PSA has 3 lots: Lot 1 Work Based Learning, Lot 2 Targeted Support Services, Lot 3 Health, Wellbeing and Financial Support. Duration: 120 months (10 years), open to new bidders throughout. Estimated value £4,000,000. Award criteria: 90% quality / 10% price via PCS-Tender Project Code 31255.
Key points
- South Lanarkshire employability PSA Phase 3 — 3 lots (Work Based Learning, Targeted Support, Health/Wellbeing/Financial); 120-month open PSA
- 90% quality / 10% price; £4m estimated; Light Touch procedure; continuously open to new bids
- PCS-Tender Project Code 31255; contact Kirsty.stewart2@southlanarkshire.gov.uk; deadline 03 June 2026
Who can bid
Light Touch procedure (Regs 74-76). PSA Phase 3 for South Lanarkshire Council employability services. Open to new bidders throughout 120-month lifetime — no limit on submissions. 3 lots: Work Based Learning, Targeted Support Services, Health/Wellbeing/Financial Support. PCS-Tender Project Code 31255. Contact: Kirsty.stewart2@southlanarkshire.gov.uk.
How it is scored
Quality 90% · Price 10% 90% quality, 10% price across all 3 lots. Emphasis on quality of service provision for vulnerable and unemployed individuals in South Lanarkshire.
Money
Estimated value £4,000,000 excluding VAT. 120-month PSA. Light Touch regime. No EU funding.
How to submit
Submission via PCS-Tender (search Project Code 31255). Deadline: 03 June 2026 (initial intake; PSA remains open throughout).
Clarifications
Via PCS-Tender portal. Contact: Kirsty.stewart2@southlanarkshire.gov.uk, South Lanarkshire Council.
Contract period
PSA duration: 120 months (10 years). Continuously open to new bids. South Lanarkshire Council employability programme Phase 3.
Classification
CPV 80000000 — Education and training services 80200000 — Secondary education services80210000 — Technical and vocational secondary education services80300000 — Higher education services80310000 — Youth education services80420000 — E-learning services80530000 — Vocational training services ScotlandSouth Lanarkshire
Published on Public Contracts Scotland. The official notice is the authoritative version.