Employability Services Procured Service Arrangement
Reference ocds-h6vhtk-05d100 · South Lanarkshire Council
Awarded to Action for Change (Scotland) Ltd and 26 others.
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Description
The Council is seeking to appoint service providers through a Procured Service Arrangement (PSA). This is a bespoke arrangement/flexible framework which will be developed primarily for Employability Services but can be accessed by all services within the Council. The PSA will be procured using the “light touch” procedure set out in Regulations 74 -76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”). This allows the Council to carry out a selection process which adopts the principles of equal treatment, non-discrimination and transparency and complies with procurement best practice without requiring the use of the traditional open or restricted procedure set out in the 2015 Regulations. The PSA has a broad scope of service delivery with the opportunity for many providers to be appointed. There is no limit on the number of providers who can be appointed to any of the lots under the PSA. The PSA remains open for its lifetime which allows for new providers to be added over its term, at regular intervals which will be advised by the Council. Applicants to the PSA will be evaluated in ‘Phases’, based on the closing date for each Phase. Following the closi…
Lots (4)
| Lot | Description | CPV code | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Work Based Learning | 80000000 Education and training services | — |
| 2 | Targeted Support Services | 80000000 Education and training services | — |
| 3 | Health, wellbeing and financial support | 80000000 Education and training services | — |
| 4 | Other | 80000000 Education and training services | — |
Awards
| Lot | Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Triangle (Glasgow) Housing Association | £400,000 | — |
| 1 | Lighthouse Business Consultants Ltd | — | — |
| 1 | Merged Education | — | — |
| 1 | ENABLE SCOTLAND | — | — |
| 1 | Routes To Work South | — | — |
| 1 | LiftWell Training ltd | — | — |
| 1 | Routes to Work Ltd | — | — |
| 2 | Action for Change (Scotland) Ltd | £400,000 | — |
| 3 | Exploring Pathways | £400,000 | — |
| 4 | Clydesdale Community Initiatives | £400,000 | — |
Official publications
| Medium | Reference | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FTS | 083095-2026 | 2 September 2026 |
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