Awarded contract

SPS-02032 Provision of GPMS Marking Software for the Scottish Prison Service

Details

Buyer: Scottish Prison Service
Supplier(s): Satisnet Ltd
Value: £8,676.4
Topic: Industry specific software package
Published: 3 June 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The SPS (Scottish Prison Service) require a supplier to provide Government Protective Marking Software (GPMS) across the IT equipment that prompts and assists SPS staff to apply the correct GPMS marking to emails. Within this contract, the SPS require for the delivery, installation and maintenance of the software. The SPS will also require for user and administrator training and for the maintenance of the service. Lot 1: 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). Tender responses will then be evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITT.

Timeline

Completed: Award date13 August 2024
Completed: Award published3 June 2025
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

48100000 · Industry specific software package
48219300 · Administration software package
48517000 · IT software package
72261000 · Software support services
98390000 · Other services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-prison-service.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-prison-service.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-prison-service.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-prison-service.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-prison-service.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-prison-service.gov