Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement

What the buyer is asking for

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.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• qualityNational Standards Criteria95
• price5

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 14 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published13 days ago

   9 Sept 2026, 12:29 BST
2. Submission deadlinein 170 days

   10 Mar 2027, 12:00 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice12 Mar 2026, 09:29 GMT022142-2026
2. Tender notice9 Sept 2026, 12:29 BST085353-2026