Contract award · 3 Sep 2025

Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA): Lot 2 - Counselling, Support and Advice services

South Lanarkshire Council awarded “Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA): Lot 2…” to All Minds, Impact Arts, Scholastic Ltd for £213m.

Education & trainingScotland

Value across 5 lots £213m
WinnersAll Minds SME, Impact Arts SME +5 more

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
£212,500,000 across 5 lots
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Education & training · Education and training services (CPV 80000000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date3 Sep 2025
  2. Published28 Oct 2025Published 55 days after the contract date

Description

Provide professional assistance, guidance and support in resolving Service Users personal or psychological problems, and promoting good mental wellbeing. This will include one to one counselling. . For some call of contracts awarded under this Lot there may be a requirement for staff providing counselling to have a recognised qualification in counselling and also there may be a requirement for personnel involved in the provision of some services to be COSCA/BACP registered. These possible requirements are referred to in the Specification. Additional information: This PSA will remain open to new applicants for the full term. All staff involved in the delivery of the services must have the relevant PVG Scheme Membership in terms of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA): Lot 2 - Counselling, Support and Advice servicesAll Minds SME, Impact Arts SME£42.5m
Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA): Lot 5 - Curriculum, Consultancy and Virtual LearningScholastic Ltd, UTD Sports Limited SME£42.5m
Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA): Lot 10 - Professional LearningLove Outdoor Learning SME, Individual supplier£42.5m
Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA): Lot 11 - Specialist Intervention ServicesImpact Arts SME, Love Outdoor Learning SME, Nurture Academy Scotland ltd SME£42.5m
Educational Services Procured Services Arrangement (PSA): Lot 12 - General Educational ServicesUTD Sports Limited 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
4 Mar 2026 New College Lanarkshire SME £42.5m
4 Mar 2026 Rainbow Educational resources Ltd SME £42.5m
4 Mar 2026 City of Glasgow College, First Aid Training Cooperative SME +1 more £42.5m
4 Mar 2026 Spiral Creative Arts Therapies SME £42.5m
4 Mar 2026 City of Glasgow College, First Aid Training Cooperative SME +2 more £42.5m
4 Mar 2026 Play Scotland SME £42.5m
4 Mar 2026 First Aid Training Cooperative SME, GenPlus SME +1 more £42.5m
4 Mar 2026 The Actual Reality Trust SME, PGL Travel Ltd 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

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