--- title: "Alternative Therapy" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000841689" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841689" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000841689.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000841689.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "South Lanarkshire Council" published: "2026-09-01" --- # Alternative Therapy Buyer: South Lanarkshire Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000841689 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841689) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000841689.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563496 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 Oct 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £36,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | South Lanarkshire Council | | Locality | HAMILTON | | Postcode area | Motherwell | | Postcode | ML3 0AA | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM95 South Lanarkshire | | Local authority | South Lanarkshire | | Electoral ward | Hamilton North and East | | Westminster constituency | Hamilton and Clyde Valley | | Delivery location | TLM95 South Lanarkshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 1 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563496 ## 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. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841689 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=841689 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841689. 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