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Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement
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01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £143,500,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
- Deadline (UK time)
- Wed 10 Mar 2027, 12:00 GMTOpen for bids.
- Published
- 9 Sep 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
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.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 80110000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
13 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 23 Jul 2021Tender notice
Tender notice published 23 July 2021.
Deadline in this release: Wed 1 Sep 2021, 12:00 BST.
Release 017529-2021
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 24 Jan 2022Award notice
Award notice published 24 January 2022. The source does not state what changed.
Release 001954-2022
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 27 Jan 2022Tender notice
Tender notice published 27 January 2022. The source does not state what changed.
Deadline in this release: Thu 31 Mar 2022, 12:00 BST.
Release 002446-2022
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 1 Apr 2022Tender notice
Tender notice published 1 April 2022. The source does not state what changed.
Deadline in this release: Wed 31 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST.
Release 008765-2022
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 1 Sep 2022Tender notice
Tender notice published 1 September 2022. The source does not state what changed.
Deadline in this release: Tue 28 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT.
Release 024443-2022
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 28 Feb 2023Tender notice
Tender notice published 28 February 2023. The source does not state what changed.
Deadline in this release: Thu 31 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST.
Release 005856-2023
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 31 Aug 2023Tender notice
Tender notice published 31 August 2023. The source does not state what changed.
Deadline in this release: Thu 29 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT.
Release 025542-2023
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 29 Feb 2024Tender notice
Tender notice published 29 February 2024. The source does not state what changed.
Deadline in this release: Fri 30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST.
Release 006503-2024
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 10 Sep 2024Tender notice
Tender notice published 10 September 2024. The source does not state what changed.
Deadline in this release: Thu 27 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT.
Release 028958-2024
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 1 Apr 2025Tender notice
Tender notice published 1 April 2025. The source does not state what changed.
Deadline in this release: Thu 28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST.
Release 012188-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 11 Sep 2025Tender notice
Tender notice published 11 September 2025. The source does not state what changed.
Deadline in this release: Thu 12 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT.
Release 055934-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 12 Mar 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 12 March 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Deadline in this release: Wed 9 Sep 2026, 12:00 BST.
Release 022142-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 9 Sep 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 9 September 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Deadline in this release: Wed 10 Mar 2027, 12:00 GMT.
Release 085353-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The stated value is a ceiling or programme total.
06/ Questions
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- ocds-h6vhtk-02cbe7
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- tender · Open
- Last verified
- Wed 16 Sep 2026, 08:17 BST
- Read at
- Thu 22 Oct 2026, 20:20 BST
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