Awarded contract

SPS-02219A Provision of Roleplay Services to SPS

Details

Buyer: Scottish Prison Service
Supplier(s): Professional Role Players Ltd
Value: £30,915
Topic: Recruitment services
Published: 3 November 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The SPS carries out recruitment and selection processes where applicants are required to undertake roleplay exercises to assess them against role specific competencies and require a Supplier to provide these Services. The Supplier shall generally deliver the Services at all of the Purchaser’s sites, primarily at the SPS College and Head Quaters. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will require the Services for approximately 40 days per year, however these services cannot be guaranteed. 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 October 2025
Completed: Award published3 November 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

79600000 · Recruitment 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