Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA)

A Contract Award Notice
by SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
5 year (est.)
Value
£42M
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
28 Oct 2025
Delivery
To 03 Nov 2030 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

South Lanarkshire

Geochart for 3 buyers and 14 suppliers

3 buyers

10 suppliers

Description

This procurement is Phase 7 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 Division

1 Activity Based and Residential Learning

Support and encourage learners to manage their own learning to develop skills, improve performance and maximise potential.
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. . For some call of contracts awarded under this Lot there may be a requirement for staff providing counselling to have a recognised qualification in counselling and also there may be a requirement for personnel involved in the provision of some services to be COSCA/BACP registered. These possible requirements are referred to in the Specification.
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.
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.
11 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.
12 General Educational Services

This lot will provide for general educational services that do not fall within the specification of the other Lots.

Award Detail

1 Eòlas Outdoor Learning CIC (Larkhall)
  • Lot 1 - Activity Based and Residential Learning
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £42,500,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
2 Eòlas Outdoor Learning CIC (Larkhall)
  • Lot 10 - Professional Learning
  • Num offers: 9
  • Value: £42,500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
3 Alice Sharp (Glasgow)
  • Lot 10 - Professional Learning
  • Num offers: 9
  • Value: £42,500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
4 Headstrong Scotland (Glasgow)
  • Lot 10 - Professional Learning
  • Num offers: 9
  • Value: £42,500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
5 Osiris Educational (Spilsby)
  • Lot 10 - Professional Learning
  • Num offers: 9
  • Value: £42,500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
6 Smile Counselling (Bathgate)
  • Lot 2 - Counselling, Support and Advice services
  • Num offers: 3
  • Value: £42,500,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
7 Giglets Education (Kilmarnock)
  • Lot 5 - Curriculum, Consultancy and Virtual Learning
  • Num offers: 4
  • Value: £42,500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
8 Volunteer Tutors Organisation (Glasgow)
  • Lot 5 - Curriculum, Consultancy and Virtual Learning
  • Num offers: 4
  • Value: £42,500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
9 Headstrong Scotland (Glasgow)
  • Lot 11 - Specialist Intervention Services
  • Num offers: 4
  • Value: £42,500,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
10 Five Minute Box (London)
  • Lot 12 - General Educational Services
  • Num offers: 9
  • Value: £42,500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
11 Osiris Educational (Spilsby)
  • Lot 12 - General Educational Services
  • Num offers: 9
  • Value: £42,500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
12 Parker Enterprise (Kilmarnock)
  • Lot 12 - General Educational Services
  • Num offers: 9
  • Value: £42,500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
13 Volunteer Tutors Organisation (Glasgow)
  • Lot 12 - General Educational Services
  • Num offers: 9
  • Value: £42,500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
14 Uteach (Coatbridge)
  • Lot 12 - General Educational Services
  • Num offers: 9
  • Value: £42,500,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.

Award Criteria

Quality 90.0
PRICE 10.0

CPV Codes

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80100000 - Primary 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
  • 55200000 - Camping sites and other non-hotel accommodation
  • 55243000 - Children's holiday-camp services
  • 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
  • 72212190 - Educational software development services
  • 75121000 - Administrative educational services
  • 80110000 - Pre-school education services
  • 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
  • 85312320 - Counselling services
  • 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
  • 85312310 - Guidance services

Indicators

  • Award on basis of price.

Other Information

Please note, all relevant documentation can be found in the project on Public Contract Scotland Tender (PCS-T): https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk 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. SPD Question 2.C.1 Reliance on the capacities of other entities Applicants are required to complete a full SPD for each of the entities whose capacity they rely upon SPD Question 2.D.1 Subcontractors on whose capacity the Applicant does not rely Applicants are required to complete a shortened version of the SPD for each Subcontractor on whose capacity the Applicant does not rely on . Exclusion Criteria Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. SPD Questions 3A – 3C have been identified as mandatory exclusion grounds and SPD Questions 3D have been identified as discretionary exclusion grounds. All the exclusion grounds will be assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis. For the mandatory exclusion grounds a bid will be excluded where the Applicant fails to provide either a positive response or to provide details to the satisfaction of the Council of the self cleansing measures undertaken. .For the discretionary exclusion grounds a bid may be excluded where the Applicant fails to provide either a positive response or if the Council is not satisfied as to the self cleansing measures undertaken. . Declarations and Certificates The applicants recommended to join the PSA will provide the undernoted certificates, declarations and/or completed questionnaires to evidence their compliance with the relevant questions within the Qualification Envelope. All certificates, declarations and questionnaires can be found within the Attachment area of PCS-T. SPD Question 2D.1 Prompt Payment Certificate SPD Question 3A.1-.8 Serious and Organised Crime Declaration SPD Question 3A.6 Modern Slavery Act 2015 Declaration SPD Question 3D.3 Human Rights Act Declaration SPD Question 3D.11 Non-Collusion Certificate SPD Question 4B.5.1 Insurance Certificates SPD Question 4C.6 Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scotland) Act 2007 Declaration Declaration Section *Form of Tender *The ‘Form of Offer to Tender’ must be completed and uploaded within the relevant question in the Commercial Envelope. . In the case of this PSA procedure this information will be requested by the Council when applicants are recommended for appointment to the PSA prior to the issue of any mini competitions or Direct Awards under the PSA. . Other declarations and questionnaires may require to be completed for future mini competitions, these will be issued as required with the mini competition ITTs. . Failure to provide this information or in the event that the information provided does not support or evidence the statements made within the SPD will invalidate the application. . Please note, the alternative review body to the local Sheriff Court detailed in VI.4.1 is: Court of Session Parliament House Parliament Square Edinburgh EH1 1RQ +44 1312252595 supreme.courts@scotcourts.gov.uk (SC Ref:813737)

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