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3rd Sector Supported Volunteering Programme

Awarded United Kingdom Health & social work

Buyer South Lanarkshire Council

€367,054 awarded value

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Awarded to

Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire

Awarded value
€367,054
Record with this buyer
1 first contract from this buyer in the register

Summary

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South Lanarkshire Council awarded a contract for a supported volunteering programme to Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire on 19 March 2026, with a value of EUR 367,053.88. The service provides employability-focused volunteering placements for participants referred from Council employability teams and other third-sector partners. Placements are hosted by local third-sector member organisations of VASLan, which receive daily payment rates for each active placement. Participants receive one-to-one keyworker support from Council and Routes to Work South employability keyworkers. Progress is tracked through structured action plans, placement reviews and impact reporting. The programme was developed following earlier capacity building work and engagement with VASLan, the South Lanarkshire Local Employability Partnership and local third-sector organisations.

Timing

  1. Awarded
  2. Published

Key points

Following previous delivery of a capacity building programme and engagement with VASLan, South Lanarkshire Local Employability Partnership and local third sector organisations, a programme was developed and delivered in 2025/26 to provide supported, employability-focused volunteering placements to VASLan local 3rd sector member organisations. Key Features - Target Group: Participants referred from Council employability teams and other third-sector partners. - Supported Volunteering Placements: Participants placed within local third-sector organisations. - Financial Incentives: Daily payment rates provided to host organisations for each active placement. - Keyworker Support: One-to-one guidance from Council/Routes to Work South (RTWS) employability keyworkers. - Monitoring & Evaluation: Progress tracked through structured action plans, placement reviews, and impact reporting. (SC Ref:827355)
Original text
Following previous delivery of a capacity building programme and engagement with VASLan, South Lanarkshire Local Employability Partnership and local third sector organisations, a programme was developed and delivered in 2025/26 to provide supported, employability-focused volunteering placements to VASLan local 3rd sector member organisations. Key Features - Target Group: Participants referred from Council employability teams and other third-sector partners. - Supported Volunteering Placements: Participants placed within local third-sector organisations. - Financial Incentives: Daily payment rates provided to host organisations for each active placement. - Keyworker Support: One-to-one guidance from Council/Routes to Work South (RTWS) employability keyworkers. - Monitoring & Evaluation: Progress tracked through structured action plans, placement reviews, and impact reporting. (SC Ref:827355)

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Market

Health & social work in United Kingdom

this buyer's median award in this sector
€445,259
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What this buyer has paid before

Based on 6 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.

This award
€367,054
Median award
€445,259
Middle half of past awards
€155,534 to €1.6M

The award sits inside the usual range.

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Market context

open now in Health & social work
1,837
median open notice
€746,826

Who wins in this market

Many suppliers

United Kingdom · Health & social work

different companies won awards here
566
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
11%
buyers awarded contracts here
257

Based on 737 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

The buyer in figures

South Lanarkshire Council

notices in the register
86
awards
63
awarded in total
€948.3M

Who wins its contracts

Many suppliers
different companies won its awards
57
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
10%

Based on 63 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

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South Lanarkshire Council

United Kingdom

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