SPS-02372 Conservation Strategy for Selected SPS Historic Estate Assets
Details
- Topic
- Architectural services for buildings
- Published
- 25 August 2026
- Submission
- 6 October 2026in 6 days
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) requires a suitably qualified multidisciplinary supplier to prepare three (3) Conservation Strategies for selected historic assets across its estate. The commission will cover the following sites: HMP Barlinnie (Glasgow), HMP Castle Huntly (near Dundee) and HMP Perth (Perth). The Conservation Strategies will act as practical, significance-led management tools to support maintenance, repair, operation, adaptation, and future decision-making for historic and listed buildings. The work will include (but is not limited to): 1) Review of baseline information and historic development 2) Building and fabric surveys 3) Structural appraisal input 4) Significance assessments 5) Condition surveys and defect registers 6) Preparation of marked-up drawings showing significance and risk 7) Development of prioritised action plans (short to long term) 8) Maintenance and operational guidance for estates teams 9) Advice on statutory consent and engagement with Historic Environment Scotland and planning authorities 10) Site-specific conservation policies The outputs will comprise three Conservation Strategies, one per site, supported by drawings, action plans, and guidance documents. Lot 1: The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has commenced this procurement process with the intention of awarding a contract. The procurement will follow the GPA Procurement Procedure. Following publication of this Contract Notice, an Invitation to Tender (ITT) including the Single Procurement Document (SPD) will be published by SPS and will be made available to bidders. Tender responses will then be evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITT. Additional information: Further information can be obtained from PCS-T.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published25 August 2026Current notice
- Next: Submission date6 October 2026in 6 days
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
- 71221000 · Architectural services for buildings
- 71420000 · Landscape architectural services
- 90700000 · Environmental services
- 92522000 · Preservation services of historical sites and buildings
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