Stale Pre-tender

SPS-02133 Contingency Food Packs

Details

Topic
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Published
20 February 2024

Tender description

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is seeking a supplier to supply dried food packs suitable for lunch and dinner to be used within their establishments across Scotland. The SPS shall 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) in due course. Tender responses will then be evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITT.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published20 February 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

  • 15000000 · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
  • 15800000 · Miscellaneous food products
  • 15890000 · Miscellaneous food products and dried goods
  • 15897300 · Food parcels

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