Contract award · 4 Mar 2026

Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA): Lot 4 - Cultural Education Services

South Lanarkshire Council awarded “Educational Services…” to New College Lanarkshire, Rainbow Educational resources Ltd, City of Glasgow College for £340m.

Education & trainingScotland

Value across 8 lots £340m

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
South Lanarkshire Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£340,000,000 across 8 lots
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Education & training · Secondary education services (CPV 80200000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date4 Mar 2026
  2. Published10 Mar 2026Published 6 days after the contract date

Description

Provide specific support to children, young people and adults by seeking to develop English language skills and validate their skills within a structured learning environment. The successful providers appointed to this Lot will when providing services under a call off contract will: - provide specific support to children, young people and adults by seeking to develop English language skills and validate their skills within a structured learning environment; - ensure that all personnel involved in the delivery of the services have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups(Scotland) Act 2007; - ensure that the services are provided using personnel and a programme of activities that provide value added experiences for children, young people and adults which augment the learner’s experience; - ensure that personnel who are involved in the provision of the services have an appropriate TEFL qualification or have a comparable qualification in developi…

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA): Lot 4 - Cultural Education ServicesNew College Lanarkshire SME£42.5m
Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA): Lot 5 - Curriculum, Consultancy and Virtual LearningRainbow Educational resources Ltd SME£42.5m
Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA): Lot 9 - Awards and CertificationCity of Glasgow College, First Aid Training Cooperative SME, Merged Education SME£42.5m
Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA): Lot 2 - Counselling, Support and Advice servicesSpiral Creative Arts Therapies SME£42.5m
Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA): Lot 10 - Professional LearningCity of Glasgow College, First Aid Training Cooperative SME, Merged Education SME, New College Lanarkshire SME£42.5m
Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA): Lot 11 - Specialist Intervention ServicesPlay Scotland SME£42.5m
Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA): Lot 12 - General Educational ServicesFirst Aid Training Cooperative SME, GenPlus SME, Merged Education SME£42.5m
Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA): Lot 1 - Activity Based and Residential LearningThe Actual Reality Trust SME, PGL Travel Ltd SME£42.5m

About the suppliers

Other awards in the same procurement

Call-offs and awards published under the same process (for example a framework or dynamic purchasing system).

Date Contract Supplier Value
3 Sep 2025 All Minds SME, Impact Arts SME £42.5m
3 Sep 2025 Scholastic Ltd, UTD Sports Limited SME £42.5m
3 Sep 2025 Love Outdoor Learning SME, Individual supplier £42.5m
3 Sep 2025 Impact Arts SME, Love Outdoor Learning SME +1 more £42.5m
3 Sep 2025 UTD Sports Limited SME £42.5m
13 May 2025 Eòlas Outdoor Learning CIC SME £42.5m
13 May 2025 Alice Sharp Ltd SME, Eòlas Outdoor Learning CIC SME +2 more £42.5m
13 May 2025 S.M.I.L.E Counselling SME £42.5m
13 May 2025 Giglets Education SME, The Volunteer Tutors Organisation SME £42.5m
13 May 2025 HeadStrong (Scotland) Limited SME £42.5m

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