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Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement

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

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Published: 9 Sept 2026
Closes: 10 Mar 2027, 12:00 UTC
Value: GBP 143,500,000
Reference: SLC/PS/EDUC/19/019
Location: United Kingdom
Sector: Education & Training
Type: services

This notice was amended

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

Submission deadline changed from 9 Sept 2026, 11:00 UTC to 10 Mar 2027, 12:00 UTC
First seen by FreeTender on 9 Sept 2026 — most portals don’t publish when a corrigendum was issued.

At a glance

South Lanarkshire Council in United Kingdom has published a tender in education & training: “Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement”. Submissions close on 10 March 2027, 120 days from today. The stated value is GBP 143,500,000. Quote reference SLC/PS/EDUC/19/019 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 352 open education & training notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through Public Contracts Scotland (OCDS), not through FreeTender.

Details

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 Councilâs 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.

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 352 open Education & Training tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 120 days.

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Documents

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Before you bid on this tender

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