Closed tender

SPS-02229 Packaging Material for SPS

Details

Topic
Mail or parcel bags
Published
25 July 2024
Submission
26 August 2024

Tender description

The Scottish Prison Service is seeking a supplier to provide a range of packaging materials to be used within establishments. This shall include: -Sealed bags; Paper bags; -Bubble wrap; -Compactor Sacks. Lot 1: The SPS commenced this procurement process in good faith and shall award a contract. Following publication of the Contract Notice, an Invitation to Tender (ITT) including the Single Procurement Document (SPD) was published by SPS and made available to bidders. Tender responses were then evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITT.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published25 July 2024
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date26 August 2024

About the buyer

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.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 18933000 · Mail or parcel bags

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