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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.