Awarded contract

SPS-02200 - Provision of Tamper Proof Evidence Bags for SPS

Details

Buyer: Scottish Prison Service
Supplier(s): WA Products (UK) Ltd t/a Scenesafe
Value: £23,677
Topic: Security bags
Published: 17 October 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The SPS require a Contract in place for the provision of Tamper Proof Evidence Bags, including Paper Bags and Evidence Tubes. The Supplier must be able to provide a variety of sizes of each product. All Tamper Proof Evidence Bags are required to include a printed label and the Supplier shall implement a numbering sequence. It is crucial that all Evidence Bags produced contain different reference numbers (I.E. No two evidence bags are produced with the same reference number). 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 date16 October 2025
Completed: Award published17 October 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

35121400 · Security bags

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