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Alternative Therapy

South Lanarkshire Council

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Planning

01 Sep 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South Lanarkshire Council intends to procure beauty and holistic therapy services for parents, carers and young people using its Family Support Hubs. The service is intended to provide accessible, holistic support that helps families relax and unwind from the pressures of family life, in line with the principles of The Promise. The appointed provider will deliver a range of beauty and holistic beauty therapy treatments. Sessions are planned at Hamilton Family Support Hub on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and at East Kilbride Family Support Hub on Thursdays, during school term time. This is a health-related service delivered across South Lanarkshire and is classified under CPV 85000000, covering health and social work services.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Council has announced its intention to buy the service, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use a tender process, with the procurement planned as one lot. The estimated value is £36,000 including the stated currency of GBP. The Council has planned market engagement through a questionnaire, with responses requested by 12:00 on 22 September 2026. The next notice is expected on 26 October 2026. The market engagement is intended to inform the Council before the procurement reaches the tender stage. Businesses should treat the dates as the buyer’s indicative expectations rather than as tender submission deadlines.

The work is likely to suit an individual practitioner or specialist provider trained across a range of beauty and holistic beauty therapy treatments. Relevant suppliers should be able to deliver safe, appropriate sessions for parents, carers and young people in family-support settings, while working across two venues on set weekdays during school terms. Providers will need practical capacity to cover Hamilton on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and East Kilbride on Thursdays, together with the organisation and reliability needed for a recurring term-time service. Businesses offering complementary wellbeing treatments, beauty therapy or holistic therapy may wish to use the market engagement stage to explain their service range, delivery approach and ability to support families.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Alternative Therapy

Notice Description

In line with the principles of 'The Promise', Family Support Hubs have been set up in South Lanarkshire to provide families with accessible, holistic support from Children and Families Social Work. As part of this offer of support to families, the Council will be offering beauty and holistic therapy sessions to parents, carers and young people. These sessions are an opportunity for service users to relax and unwind from the pressures of family life. The Council requires a person trained in a range of beauty and holistic beauty therapy sessions to offer these treatments from the Hamilton Family Support Hub on a Tuesday and Wednesday, and the East Kilbride Family Support Hub on a Thursday. This will be on a term-time basis.

Lot Information

Lot 1

In line with the principles of 'The Promise', Family Support Hubs have been set up in South Lanarkshire to provide families with accessible, holistic support from Children and Families Social Work. As part of this offer of support to families, the Council will be offering beauty and holistic therapy sessions to parents, carers and young people. These sessions are an opportunity for service users to relax and unwind from the pressures of family life. The Council requires a person trained in a range of beauty and holistic beauty therapy sessions to offer these treatments from the Hamilton Family Support Hub on a Tuesday and Wednesday, and the East Kilbride Family Support Hub on a Thursday. This will be on a term-time basis.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000841689
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563496
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£36,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
26 Oct 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
South Lanarkshire Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP563496&idx=1
    1st September 2026 - Market Engagement Questionnaire
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563496
    Alternative Therapy - In line with the principles of 'The Promise', Family Support Hubs have been set up in South Lanarkshire to provide families with accessible, holistic support from Children and Families Social Work. As part of this offer of support to families, the Council will be offering beauty and holistic therapy sessions to parents, carers and young people. These sessions are an opportunity for service users to relax and unwind from the pressures of family life. The Council requires a person trained in a range of beauty and holistic beauty therapy sessions to offer these treatments from the Hamilton Family Support Hub on a Tuesday and Wednesday, and the East Kilbride Family Support Hub on a Thursday. This will be on a term-time basis.

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