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Educational Services Procured Service Arrangement (PSA)

South Lanarkshire Council

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16 Apr 2025 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South Lanarkshire Council has concluded the procurement process for its Educational Services Procured Service Arrangement (PSA), covering various educational services across multiple lots. The contract, which was signed on 11 March 2025, encompasses services such as activity-based learning, curriculum consultancy, professional development, and counselling. This open procedure is aimed at enhancing educational resources in South Lanarkshire, funded through various sources including Pupil Equity Funding and Council budgets. Locations involved in this PSA include Hamilton and other regions within South Lanarkshire. The procurement process was part of the award stage, focused on industry categories such as education (CPV 80000000) and social protection.

This PSA offers substantial business growth opportunities for both small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and larger organisations specialising in educational services. Providers can leverage this framework to establish long-term contracts, contributing to community engagement, mental health support, and professional development in the education sector. Ideal participants are businesses with expertise in educational consultancy, mental health counselling, skills training, and certification services, equipped to deliver compliant and high-quality services meeting the standards and requirements of South Lanarkshire Council. This arrangement remains open to new applicants, allowing for continuous participation and expansion of services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Educational Services Procured Service Arrangement (PSA)

Notice Description

This procurement is Phase 6 of the South Lanarkshire Council established multi Lot, multi provider Procured Services Arrangement (PSA). The aim of the PSA is to allow SLC Education Resources and all SLC schools to contract compliantly with providers who will deliver all forms of educational services. These will include services funded by Pupil Equity Funding, Access to Counsellors Mental Health Funding, Council budgets and other education funding.

Lot Information

Lot 1 - Activity Based and Residential Learning

Support and encourage learners to manage their own learning to develop skills, improve performance and maximise potential.. This PSA will remain open to new applicants for the full term. All staff involved in the delivery of the services must have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.

Lot 10 - Professional Learning

Provide career long professional learning and development opportunities for all staff. Provide learning and development opportunities for volunteers. For some call of contracts awarded under this Lot there may be a requirement for the provider to hold the relevant qualifications/accreditations to provide the services. This possible requirement is referred to in the Specification.. This PSA will remain open to new applicants for the full term. All staff involved in the delivery of the services must have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.

Lot 2 - Counselling, Support and Advice Services

Provide professional assistance, guidance and support in resolving Service Users personal or psychological problems, and promoting good mental wellbeing. This will include one to one counselling. The successful providers appointed to this Lot will when providing services under a call off contract will: - provide professional assistance, guidance and support in resolving Service Users personal or psychological problems, and promoting good mental wellbeing. These will include one to one counselling; - ensure that all personnel involved in the delivery of any services awarded under this Lot have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007; - ensure that the services are provided using counselling personnel who have a recognised qualification in counselling; - ensure that personnel involved in the provision of the services are COSCA/BACP registered where this has been specified by the Council as a requirement for the specific call off contract; - ensure that personnel who are involved in the provision of the services have current knowledge, experience and understanding of providing a counselling service; - be able to demonstrate compliance with data protection legislation

Lot 9 - Awards and Certifications

Ensure that learners have access to accredited and non-accredited awards that improve life chances, compliment their personal development and can help them progress towards work and/or further study. The successful providers appointed to this Lot will when providing services under a call off contract will: - ensure that learners have access to accredited and non-accredited awards that improve life chances, compliment their personal development and can help them progress towards work and/or further study; - ensure that all personnel involved in the delivery of the services have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland)Act 2007; - hold the relevant accreditations to deliver the award; - be able to demonstrate management systems and processes which comply with data protection legislation; - ensure that the services are provided by personnel who hold the recognised qualifications/accreditation required to carry out the activity; - comply with any specific risk assessments and health and safety requirements specified by the Council when awarding contracts under this Lot; - ensure that the services are provided by personnel who have current knowledge, experience and understanding of awards and accreditation delivery. - be able to demonstrate compliance with data protection legislation.

Lot 12 - General Education Services

This lot will provide for general educational services that do not fall within the specification of the other Lots. The successful providers appointed to this Lot will when providing services under a call off contract will: - ensure that all personnel involved in the delivery of the services have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007; - be able to demonstrate management systems and processes which comply with data protection legislation; - ensure that personnel involved in providing the services hold the recognised qualifications/accreditation required to carry out the activity; - Comply with any risk assessments and health and safety requirements specified by the Council when awarding contracts under this Lot; - provide the services using personnel who have current knowledge, experience and understanding of the activity. - be able to demonstrate compliance with data protection legislation.

Lot 3 - Community and Family Engagement

Provide professional assistance, guidance and support in engaging young people, parents, carers and wider community in learning through activities.. This PSA will remain open to new applicants for the full term. All staff involved in the delivery of the services must have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.

Lot 5 - Curriculum, Consultancy and Virtual Learning

Provide learning, support or assessment services primarily in Literacy, Numeracy and, Health and Wellbeing including, but not limited to, the use of standardised diagnostic assessment and screening tools. This PSA will remain open to new applicants for the full term. All staff involved in the delivery of the services must have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.

Lot 8 - Tracking, Monitoring and Assessment

To support education establishments with solutions to manage assessment information.. This PSA will remain open to new applicants for the full term. All staff involved in the delivery of the services must have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000796488
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR528489
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

48190000 - Educational software package

55200000 - Camping sites and other non-hotel accommodation

55243000 - Children's holiday-camp services

72212190 - Educational software development services

75120000 - Administrative services of agencies

75121000 - Administrative educational services

79132000 - Certification services

80000000 - Education and training services

80100000 - Primary education services

80110000 - Pre-school education services

80200000 - Secondary education services

80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services

80211000 - Technical secondary education services

80212000 - Vocational secondary education services

80300000 - Higher education services

80310000 - Youth education services

80340000 - Special education services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

80410000 - Various school services

80420000 - E-learning services

85310000 - Social work services

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£46,750,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Apr 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Dec 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
South Lanarkshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HAMILTON
Postcode
ML3 0AA
Postcode Area
Motherwell
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Local Authority
South Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Hamilton North and East
Westminster Constituency
Hamilton and Clyde Valley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
10
Supplier Names

COVEY

Do-Be Ltd

Lendrick Muir, Scripture Union Scotland

Maths Circle Ltd

Renaissance Learning UK Ltd.

Scottish Outdoor Education Centres

Scripture Union Scotland - Alltnacriche

Synergy Training Services Ltd

The Verdancy Group Ltd

Venture Trust

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR528489
    Educational Services Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) - This procurement is Phase 6 of the South Lanarkshire Council established multi Lot, multi provider Procured Services Arrangement (PSA). The aim of the PSA is to allow SLC Education Resources and all SLC schools to contract compliantly with providers who will deliver all forms of educational services. These will include services funded by Pupil Equity Funding, Access to Counsellors Mental Health Funding, Council budgets and other education funding.

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