South Lanarkshire Council

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Here you will find a range of information on working with South Lanarkshire Council.

You can find out what events are coming up in the area, learn about the process for working with the Council and what else is happening in the region.

For more information on other business support available click through to the South Lanarkshire Lanarkshire Means Business website, or contact your local SDP advisor.

Selling to the council

To find information on available tenders, contracts and advice on how to become a council supplier please visit our Selling to the Council webpage

South Lanarkshire Council Community Wish List

The Community wish list is a new way that local communities can make requests, or wishes, for specific support from council suppliers or contractors that will benefit their community, projects, and causes.

The main advantage of this is communities can make requests that best meet their needs and allows suppliers who provide goods and services to the council to support these requests.

If you think your company or organisation could answer a wish, please follow this link Community Wish List - South Lanarkshire Council

Business Gateway

Business Gateway Lanarkshire provides fully funded business support. We provide practical advice and guidance to new businesses, individuals looking to start or become self-employed and established companies looking to develop and grow.

Contact your local Business Gateway on 01698 442837 to find out how you can benefit from the services provided under a contract agreement with North and South Lanarkshire Councils.

Financial Support

You can find information on our business support grants and other financial support on our Access to Finance webpage.

The two grants that we deliver directly (via support from the UK Government) are our Micro Business Support Grant and our South Lanarkshire Business Growth Grant

Useful Links

• Accessing financial help
• Social enterprise support
• Starting your business

Latest news

SDP Scotland's Events and COVID-19

Tuesday 17 March 2020

Updates regarding the delivery of all Supplier Development Programme training and events in relation to coronavirus and COVID-19.

Forthcoming events

Events are being shown from regions across the Glasgow area.

Meet the Contractor: RJ Mcleod and Muirhall Energy

Tuesday 4 November 2025, 3:00-6:00pm

Biggar • Partner Event

Calling all Lanarkshire suppliers! Join RJ Mcleod and Muirhall Energy at their Meet the Contractor event in Abington, South Lanarkshire.

Talking Tenders with South Lanarkshire Council (SLC)

Light & Heavy Vehicle (Mechanical and Electrical)

Thursday 13 November 2025, 2:00-3:30pm

Webinar

Can you provide repairs for Light & Heavy Vehicle (Mechanical and Electrical) for South Lanarkshire Council, mainly within the Clydesdale, Hamilton, East Kilbride, Cambuslang and Rutherglen areas? Please join us to hear directly from the procurement colleagues and the contract managers based within SLC. During this webinar we will be discussing this new opportunity for you to provide these services for the councils (approx.) 1700 vehicles

North Lanarkshire Council Ad-Hoc Passenger Transport framework

Aligned Tender Training- How to use PCS & PCS-T to bid for this NLC opportunity

Tuesday 18 November 2025, 5:00-6:30pm

Webinar

Calling all local taxis, minibuses and coach operators to join us, as we walk through the bidding process live online, so that you know exactly what to do.

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) – Bus service contract

Bus service contract (West Area)

Tuesday 18 November 2025, 1:00-2:30pm

Kilmarnock • Partner Event

This is a training and awareness event for existing and prospective new Mainstream School Transport providers

South Lanarkshire Council- Provision of Light and Heavy Vehicle Repair Framework

Aligned Tender Training-how to use PCS to bid for this opportunity

Thursday 11 December 2025, 10:30am-12:00pm

Webinar

Join us online as we walk you through the bidding process for this South Lanarkshire Council opportunity, to be awarded a place on this Framework, in the same that you will!