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Education Services Procured Service Arrangement - Phase 10

South Lanarkshire Council

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25 Aug 2026 at 01:00

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

South Lanarkshire Council is procuring educational services for its Education Resources service and all council schools, supporting activity funded through pupil equity funding, counselling and mental health funding, council budgets and other education sources. The completed arrangement covers five service areas delivered in South Lanarkshire: activity-based and residential learning; curriculum, consultancy and virtual learning, particularly literacy, numeracy, health and wellbeing, assessment and screening; tracking, monitoring and assessment systems; professional learning and development for staff and volunteers; and specialist intervention services that re-engage children and young people through activities linked to the Curriculum for Excellence. The work is classified as education services (CPV 80000000).

This is Phase 10 of a multi-lot, multi-provider arrangement and the procurement has been awarded through an open procedure. Five lots were completed. Professional Learning and Development was awarded to Hachette Learning, Cooperative Learning Consultants Limited and Kids Gone Wild; Specialist Intervention Services to Kids Gone Wild, effectivenow Ltd, Hear My Music and Charan Pradhan; Activity Based and Residential Learning to Kids Gone Wild; Curriculum, Consultancy and Virtual Learning to Hachette Learning; and Tracking, Monitoring and Assessment to Hachette Learning. Each lot has an active contract valued at £42,500,000. The contracts were signed on 23 July 2026. Bids received were three, five, two, three and one respectively across those lots, and all recorded bids were from small or medium-sized enterprises.

This procurement shows sustained demand from South Lanarkshire Council for specialist education providers able to work directly with schools and support varied pupil and staff needs. Relevant suppliers include organisations delivering activity-based or residential learning, curriculum teaching and consultancy, literacy and numeracy support, health and wellbeing services, diagnostic assessment, education data and monitoring systems, professional development for teachers and volunteers, and targeted interventions that re-engage children and young people. Credible competitors would need to demonstrate practical education delivery, the ability to tailor provision to individual schools and learners, and familiarity with Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence. The awards also show that small and medium-sized enterprises can compete, including niche providers in music, outdoor or alternative learning, staff development, assessment and specialist intervention.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Education Services Procured Service Arrangement - Phase 10

Notice Description

This procurement is Phase 10 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. Please note, all relevant documentation can be found in the project on Public Contract Scotland Tender (PCS-T): https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Lot Information

Activity Based and Residential Learning

Support and encourage learners to manage their own learning to develop skills, improve performance and maximise potential.

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.

Tracking, Monitoring and Assessment

To support education establishments with solutions to manage assessment information.

Professional Learning and Development

Provide career long professional learning and development opportunities for all staff. Provide learning and development opportunities for volunteers.

Specialist Intervention Services

Provide services which provide specific interventions within the school day to support children and young people by diversifying the curriculum and offering learning activities which go beyond the core business of the school curriculum while at the same time linking closely with a Curriculum for Excellence through the broad general education and senior phase. The services to be provided will focus on activities that re-engage children with learning

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000839165
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563000
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

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

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

55200000 - Camping sites and other non-hotel accommodation

55243000 - Children's holiday-camp services

72212190 - Educational software development services

75121000 - Administrative educational 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

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£42,500,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jul 20261 months 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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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
6
Supplier Names

Charan Pradhan

Cooperative Learning Consultants Limited

Hachette Learning

Hear My Music

Kids Gone Wild

effectivenow Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG563000
    Education Services Procured Service Arrangement - Phase 10 - This procurement is Phase 10 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. Please note, all relevant documentation can be found in the project on Public Contract Scotland Tender (PCS-T): https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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