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3rd Sector Supported Volunteering Programme

Notice Description

Following previous delivery of a capacity building programme and engagement with VASLan, South Lanarkshire Local Employability Partnership and local third sector organisations, a programme was developed and delivered in 2025/26 to provide supported, employability-focused volunteering placements to VASLan local 3rd sector member organisations. Key Features - Target Group: Participants referred from Council employability teams and other third-sector partners. - Supported Volunteering Placements: Participants placed within local third-sector organisations. - Financial Incentives: Daily payment rates provided to host organisations for each active placement. - Keyworker Support: One-to-one guidance from Council/Routes to Work South (RTWS) employability keyworkers. - Monitoring & Evaluation: Progress tracked through structured action plans, placement reviews, and impact reporting.

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Placements: The length and duration of placements will be determined by individual need but will typically last between 8-12 weeks with attendance 2-3 days per week. It is anticipated that the programme will support 100 employability participants to access placements. VASLan will be responsible for working with 3rd sector organisations to identify a range of suitable placements and maintaining a database of opportunities which will be circulated to the Council and RTWS keyworkers and updated on a regular basis and will set out the opportunities and tasks to be undertaken. Placement Payment Scheme: 3rd Sector Organisations hosting Supported Volunteering Placements will be eligible to receive GBP 55 per day per placement. The payment will be administered by VASLan. The Placement Payment Scheme will be administered on an actual costs basis with the Council providing up to GBP 88,000 to VASLan subject to evidence of payment. The costs will be covered by the NOLB grant at no expense to the Council. Placement allowance: South Lanarkshire Works / RTWS will be responsible for paying an allowance of GBP 25 per day to participants through the bankline system (this is the finance system that the Council currently uses in employability to pay participants training allowances and expenses). Programme Costing & Budget Breakdown This budget includes costs for four Support Officers (one per locality) to coordinate placements, liaise with third-sector organisations, and ensure programme success.

Procurement Information

The award of this contract under the Negotiated Tendering Procedure can be justified under Standing Order 9.3.1 (b) of the Council's Standing Orders on Contracts for the following reason: - The works, services or supplies can be supplied by only one suitable contractor because competition is absent for technical reasons, and no alternative or substitute exists, and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire (VASLan) is South Lanarkshire's Third Sector Interface (TSI) and were established by the Scottish Government as one of 32 TSIs in each local authority area to provide a single point of access for support and advice for the Third Sector in South Lanarkshire. As a TSI VASLan operate 4 areas of core activity - Supporting and developing a strong Third Sector - Building the Third Sector relationship with community planning - Volunteering development - Social Enterprise development As South Lanarkshire's TSI VASLan are in a unique position to deliver this programme on a non-competitive basis for the following reasons: - One of VASLan's key functions is to act as a distributor of funding resources to member organisations and it has well established and effective processes in place - VASLan currently has a membership of over 200 local third sector organisations - VASLan is a key member of the South Lanarkshire Local Employability Partnership and Community Planning Partnership - VASLan's previous experience of the delivery of the Capacity Building and Volunteering for Employability programmes have resulted in a unique understanding and knowledge of the 3rd sector landscape in relation to volunteering opportunities - VASLan's previous experience means they will be in a position to establish the new programme quickly

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Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000827355
Publication Source: Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR552327
Current Stage: Award
All Stages: Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type: PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type: Standard
Procurement Category: Services
Procurement Method: Limited
Procurement Method Details: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability: Not specified
Awardee Scale: SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

85322000 - Community action programme

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value: Not specified
Lots Value: Not specified
Awards Value: Not specified
Contracts Value: £314,712 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 24 Mar 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline: Not specified
Future Notice Date: Not specified
Award Date: 19 Mar 20262 weeks 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

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Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
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Buyer Location

Locality: HAMILTON
Postcode: ML3 0AA
Post Town: 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: 1
Supplier Name: VOLUNTARY ACTION SOUTH LANARKSHIRE

Further Information

Notice Documents

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR552327
3rd Sector Supported Volunteering Programme - Following previous delivery of a capacity building programme and engagement with VASLan, South Lanarkshire Local Employability Partnership and local third sector organisations, a programme was developed and delivered in 2025/26 to provide supported, employability-focused volunteering placements to VASLan local 3rd sector member organisations. Key Features - Target Group: Participants referred from Council employability teams and other third-sector partners. - Supported Volunteering Placements: Participants placed within local third-sector organisations. - Financial Incentives: Daily payment rates provided to host organisations for each active placement. - Keyworker Support: One-to-one guidance from Council/Routes to Work South (RTWS) employability keyworkers. - Monitoring & Evaluation: Progress tracked through structured action plans, placement reviews, and impact reporting.

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