Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement
Contract Value:
GBP 144M -
Notice Type:
Contract Notice
Published Date:
29 February 2024
Closing Date:
30 August 2024
Location(s):
UKM95 South Lanarkshire (UK UNITED KINGDOM)
Description:
Providers of Early Learning and Childcare are invited to join a 10-year Procured Service Arrangement allowing parent/guardian choice, meeting National Standard, Law, guidance, and Council's requirements, with rates set by the Council for funded hours delivery.
Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement. 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.
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 31/07/2030 . This notice is alerting the market that Phase 11 of this PSA is now open for application within a new project in PCS-T. The previous PCS-T project was 22253, from today all applications should be made to Project 22253 in PCS-T.