SPS-02215 Internet Connectivity
Details
- Supplier(s)
- VIRGIN MEDIA BUSINESS LIMITED
- Value
- £39,980
- Topic
- Internet network
- Published
- 19 November 2025
Tender description
The SPS is seeking to procure a managed active-active onward link from the Purchaser’s Primary Data Centre and Disaster Recovery Sites to the internet of a minimum 1Gbps to each Site with the option to increase up to 10Gbps to each Site in increments. The solution shall include all hardware and software components to provide a dedicated Internet link with dedicated public IP addresses SPS are also currently moving one data centre site (Saughton) to a new data centre (SPS property in Fauldhouse, West Lothian) in FY 2025/26. Therefore, it will be a requirement for the Supplier to provide internet connectivity services to Fauldhouse from early 2026 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 Quotation (ITQ) 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 date1 September 2025
- Completed: Award published19 November 2025Current notice
About the buyer
Scottish Prison Service is a non-departmental public body running Scotland's prisons, with its own dedicated procurement team. Estates and technical services work runs through dedicated framework agreements for construction projects. 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.
Over the past 5 years, most of Scottish Prison Service's contract awards have been in construction work, IT services and repair and maintenance.
Decision makers
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| Contact name | 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 |
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