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Suppliers can apply to join at any time until 5 March 2027. The buyer then invites admitted suppliers to compete for individual contracts, each with its own short deadline.

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Adult Supported Living - Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) Phase 13

Issued by South Lanarkshire Council · via Public Contracts Scotland (OCDS)

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Published: 3 Sept 2026
Open to join until: 5 Mar 2027, 12:00 UTC
Value: GBP 225,000,000
Reference: SLC/PS/SW/18/001
Location: United Kingdom
Sector: Healthcare & Pharma
Type: services

This notice was amended 5 times

Details changed after publication. Re-check the official notice before bidding.

Submission deadline changed from 4 Sept 2026, 11:00 UTC to 5 Mar 2027, 12:00 UTC
First seen by FreeTender on 4 Sept 2026 — most portals don’t publish when a corrigendum was issued.
Submission deadline changed from 5 Mar 2027, 12:00 UTC to 4 Sept 2026, 11:00 UTC
First seen by FreeTender on 4 Sept 2026 — most portals don’t publish when a corrigendum was issued.
Submission deadline changed from 4 Sept 2026, 11:00 UTC to 5 Mar 2027, 12:00 UTC
First seen by FreeTender on 3 Sept 2026 — most portals don’t publish when a corrigendum was issued.
Submission deadline changed from 5 Mar 2027, 12:00 UTC to 4 Sept 2026, 11:00 UTC
First seen by FreeTender on 3 Sept 2026 — most portals don’t publish when a corrigendum was issued.
Submission deadline changed from 4 Sept 2026, 11:00 UTC to 5 Mar 2027, 12:00 UTC
First seen by FreeTender on 3 Sept 2026 — most portals don’t publish when a corrigendum was issued.

At a glance

South Lanarkshire Council in United Kingdom has published an open-admission purchasing arrangement in healthcare & pharma: “Adult Supported Living - Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) Phase 13”. Suppliers can apply to join until 5 March 2027. The stated value is GBP 225,000,000. Quote reference SLC/PS/SW/18/001 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 6 notices from this buyer since 2026, 3 of them currently open. There are 581 open healthcare & pharma notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through Public Contracts Scotland (OCDS), not through FreeTender.

Details

The Council has an on-going requirement to procure Adult Supported Living Services. The Services will support vulnerable adults to live in their own homes and to play an active part in their communities as much as they are able. The Self-Directed Support (SDS) regulations offer Supported Persons a choice of provider to an extent not available through a Framework or a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) therefore the Council is utilising an innovative Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) under the Light Touch Rules contained in Regulations 74 â 76 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The PSA will allow providers to be added over its 15 year term, this will facilitate Supported Person's choice.

Context for bidders

We hold 6 notices from South Lanarkshire Council, going back to June 2026 — 3 of them still open. They buy mostly in Education & Training, Healthcare & Pharma and Construction & Infrastructure. There are 581 open Healthcare & Pharma tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 115 days.

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Documents

Adult Supported Living - Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) Phase 13Download (text/html)

Before you bid on this tender

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