Scottish Prison Service tenders, awards, and pre-procurement notices.

Scottish Prison Service has 6 open tenders and 524 awarded contracts on Stotles. Its activity spans Construction work, Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) and Repair and maintenance services. It is the 16th largest buyer in Scotland by recent notice volume. Over the last five years it has awarded 310 contracts worth £1.4bn.

About Scottish Prison Service

Scottish Prison Service is a non-departmental public body running Scotland's prisons, with its own dedicated procurement team. Tenders are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national tender portal for public bodies in Scotland. Estates and technical services work runs through dedicated framework agreements for construction projects. An SPS Contracts Committee also oversees its largest supplier contracts using balanced scorecards. A five-year procurement strategy aligns with the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland. SPS scored an advanced rating in a national procurement review. Prisoner escort and court custody services are commissioned as separate justice partner contracts.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Scottish Prison Service's contract awards have been in construction work, IT services and repair and maintenance.

Recent notices from Scottish Prison Service

Browse open tenders, awarded contracts, and pre-procurement documents from Scottish Prison Service. Click on any notice to view more details.

  • Awarded contract

    Recruitment services

    Scottish Prison Service£50,000Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    01816A Emergency Provision of In-Cell Telephony (COVID-19)

    Scottish Prison Service£1,629,459Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    01819 Provision of Video Visits (COVID-19)

    Scottish Prison Service£300,000Closing —
  • Stale Pre-tender

    01874 Provision of Learning & Development Profiles and Training for SPS

  • Awarded contract

    Teleconferencing services

    Scottish Prison Service£300,000Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    Mobile-telephone services

    Scottish Prison Service£1,629,459Closing —
  • Closed tender

    01866 Provision of a Kiosk Solution Proof of Concept at HMP Shotts

    Scottish Prison Service£85,000Closing 11 January 2021
  • Awarded contract

    01816B Provision of Fibre Backhaul to SPS Establishments (COVID-19)

    Scottish Prison Service£268,478Closing —
  • Closed tender

    Computer-related services

    Scottish Prison Service—Closing 11 January 2021
  • Stale Pre-tender

    01720 Treatment of Recyclable and Residual Waste

  • Stale Pre-tender

    Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services

  • Stale Pre-tender

    Request for Information: SPS Human Resources Digital Transformation

  • Stale Pre-tender

    Time accounting or human resources software development services

  • Awarded contract

    01836 Scottish Government Framework Agreement for Provision of UK and International Domestic Relocation Services (SP-19-007)

    Scottish Prison Service£1,000Closing —
  • Closed tender

    10728 - Upgrade of CCTV Systems at HMP Edinburgh and HMP Perth

    Scottish Prison Service£880,000Closing 14 December 2020
  • Closed tender

    10736 Security Management Service Upgrade at HMP Barlinnie and HMP Edinburgh

    Scottish Prison Service£50,000Closing 7 December 2020
  • Stale Pre-tender

    10728 - Upgrade of CCTV Systems at HMP Edinburgh and HMP Perth

  • Closed tender

    01661C Maintenance of Watermist Systems at HMP Low Moss

    Scottish Prison Service—Closing 2 December 2020

Top procurement categories

Categories Scottish Prison Service has published tenders under over the last five years.

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CategoriesCountValue
  1. Construction work
    292
    £850.7m
  2. Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
    84
    £12.1m
  3. Repair and maintenance services
    69
    £10.7m
  4. Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
    64
    £12.5m
  5. IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
    64
    £16.8m
  6. Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
    56
    £19.1m
  7. Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
    48
    £26.9m
  8. Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
    47
    £4.4m
  9. Industrial machinery
    46
    £6.1m
  10. Education and training services
    38
    £77.1m

Unlock decision-makers at Scottish Prison Service

Get direct contact details for senior stakeholders at Scottish Prison Service so you can get your business in front of the people who actually sign off on contracts.

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