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title: "Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement"
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# Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-learning-and-childcare-south-lanarkshire-council-procured-service-arrangement-ocds-h6vhtk-02cbe7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Lanarkshire Council: "Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement". Published status: active. Published Value: £143,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Mar 2027, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 141 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [South Lanarkshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-lanarkshire-council-ons-s12000029)
- **Published Value:** £143,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 March 2027 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Pre-school education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM95
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £143,500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02cbe7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-learning-and-childcare-south-lanarkshire-council-procured-service-arrangement-ocds-h6vhtk-02cbe7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-learning-and-childcare-south-lanarkshire-council-procured-service-arrangement-ocds-h6vhtk-02cbe7#participate

## Description
The choice of the provider will be selected by the parent/guardian of the child therefore the council is utilising an innovative Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) under the Light Touch Rules contained in Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Providers of ELC are invited to join the PSA by submitting a tender to the Council. They will be appointed to the PSA if they can successfully demonstrate that they meet the National Standard, the Law, applicable guidance, and the Council’s procedural requirements and accept the Rates which have been set by the Council in relation to the delivery of funded hours.
The PSA will allow providers to be added over its 10 year term.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** South Lanarkshire Council (“the Council”) is seeking to establish a Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) to ensure the delivery of funded ELC placements within the Council’s geographic area. Additional information: The duration is from 01/03/2020 to 31...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 001954-2022-SLC/PS/EDUC/19/019-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ACE Place Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-41683`
  - Value: £143,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 001954-2022-SLC/PS/EDUC/19/019-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £143,500,000
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F085353-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-09T11:29:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T17:13:38.249Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02cbe7