Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bca-9dc2-716b-9f20-90f9551c67fd/early-learning-and-childcare-south-lanarkshire-council-procured-service-arrang Open for bids GB open procedure # Early Learning and Childcare - South Lanarkshire Council Procured Service Arrangement [South Lanarkshire Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/south-lanarkshire-council) Estimated value £143,500,000 Published 9 Sept 2026 Deadline 142 days left 10 Mar 2027 ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender 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. ## CPV classification Pre-school education services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-02cbe7-2026-09-09T12:29:18+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-02cbe7-2026-09-09T12:29:18+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile South Lanarkshire Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/south-lanarkshire-council) [Sector More Education & training tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/education-training) ## More tenders like this [Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA) Phase 12 · South Lanarkshire Council · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13df9-0161-7244-b083-0d2e2cb631fb/educational-services-procured-services-arrangement-psa-phase-12) [SLC - Care at Home and Housing Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA) Phase 7 · South Lanarkshire Council · 156 days left · 24 Mar 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13dfa-69df-70f8-96c0-e91f2d7d6ece/slc-care-at-home-and-housing-services-procured-services-arrangement-psa-phas) [Employability Services Procured Service Arrangement - Phase 4 · South Lanarkshire Council · 45 days left · 3 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be0-4ee6-7382-b2e5-8a42b4d47b4e/employability-services-procured-service-arrangement-phase-4) [Adult Supported Living - Procured Service Arrangement (PSA) Phase 13 · South Lanarkshire Council · 137 days left · 5 Mar 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be9-0caa-7318-a799-f0fc6ec117a9/adult-supported-living-procured-service-arrangement-psa-phase-13) [Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Flying Start Childcare placements · Torfaen County Borough Council · 1107 days left · 30 Oct 2029](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb2-17b1-73a5-b752-1c7f198e16e1/dynamic-purchasing-system-dps-for-flying-start-childcare-placements) [Provision of partner status to providers of Early Learning and Childcare - Dynamic Purchasing System · Clackmannanshire Council · 42 days left · 30 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bde-7c19-7150-81a3-eb01ad0090d9/provision-of-partner-status-to-providers-of-early-learning-and-childcare-dynam)