Stale Pre-tender

SPS-02214 Provision of Mattresses and Pillows

Details

Topic
Beds and bedding and specialist soft furnishings
Published
20 December 2024

Tender description

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has an ongoing requirement for the Provision (and potentially recycling) of Mattresses and Pillows. The SPS is looking for a supplier of these items for its 16 operational establishments where approximately 7,500 prisoners are located across Scotland. Lot 1: The SPS will commence this procurement process in good faith and with the intention of awarding a contract. Following publication of the Contract Notice, an Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be published by SPS and will be made available to bidders on Public Contract Scotland-Tender (PCS-T). Tender responses will then be evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITT.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published20 December 2024
    Current notice

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

  • 39143110 · Beds and bedding and specialist soft furnishings
  • 39143112 · Mattresses
  • 39516120 · Pillows

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