Buyer profile · National agency
Scottish Prison Service tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 16
- About one every 23 days
- Contracts awarded
- 9
- To 9 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £419m
- 9 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £540k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 5 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- Value not stated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)95%
- Direct award (no competition)5%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Scottish Prison Service has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 34 days
- Longer than 76% of other public bodies
- Based on 16 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 95%
- Higher than 74% of other public bodies
- Based on 22 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 67%
- Higher than 63% of other public bodies
- Based on 9 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- Fewer than 50% of other public bodies
- Based on 9 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 72% of other public bodies
- Based on 16 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 5%
- Lower than 63% of other public bodies
- Based on 22 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most other public bodies
- Based on 16 tenders
Compared with other other public bodies
Scottish Prison Service: 34 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 7 |
| 20–25 days | 12 |
| 25–30 days | 42 |
| 30–35 days | 56 |
| 35–40 days | 17 |
| 40–45 days | 8 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Scottish Prison Service: 5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 7 |
| 2–4 bids | 37 |
| 4–6 bids | 36 |
| 6–8 bids | 22 |
| 8–10 bids | 22 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 4 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 8 |
Scottish Prison Service: 95%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 36 |
| 10–20% | 34 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 18 |
| 50–60% | 23 |
| 60–70% | 28 |
| 70–80% | 17 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 96 |
Scottish Prison Service: 67%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 6 |
| 10–20% | 14 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 27 |
| 40–50% | 44 |
| 50–60% | 49 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 39 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 25 |
Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Scottish Prison Service.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
No contracts we hold from Scottish Prison Service end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPS-01873 Insurance Inspections for the Scottish Prison Service | Ashdale Engineering UK Ltd | — | 1 Oct 2026 |
| SPS-02290 Provision of Coach Hire Services | Braes travel Scotland ltd | — | 16 Sept 2026 |
| SPS-02117 Provision of Retail Goods to the SPS | J.W.Filshill Ltd | — | 28 Aug 2026 |
| SPS-02331 Grounds Maintenance Central Area | GMCB Ltd | — | 12 Aug 2026 |
| SPS-02302 High Voltage - Control, Operation and Maintenance Services | SFTS | — | 3 Jul 2026 |
| SPS-02234 In-Cell Digital Services | Unify Business Solutions | — | 19 Jun 2026 |
| SPS-02316 Provision of Compact Laminate Sheets for Cell Furniture | Hanex UK Limited | — | 21 Apr 2026 |
| SPS-02321 Provision and Maintenance of In-Cell TVs | Cello Electronics (UK) Ltd | — | 10 Mar 2026 |
| SPS-02293 The Provision of Body Worn Video Cameras (BWVC) | Motorola Solutions UK Ltd | — | 20 Feb 2026 |
| SPS-02206 Justice Partners Escort and Court Custody (Scotland) | Mitie Care & Custody Ltd | — | 23 Jan 2026 |