AwardedAwarded 31 July 2025
SPS-02183 Research and Evaluation Services
Scottish Prison Service · National agency
In brief
Scottish Prison Service awarded research work to Blake Stevenson Ltd, Dr Briege Nugent and The Diffley Partnership and 3 others on 31 July 2025.
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What the notice says
SPS is seeking suppliers as part of a Research and Evaluation framework agreement. The SPS commissions various research and evaluation projects (e.g evaluations of offender behaviour programmes and the implementation of control and restraint policy).
The duration of individual projects usually varies and is dependent on the scope of the research to be conducted. Indicatively, the duration will normally expect to be between 3 and 12 months and will be agreed prior to the start of each research project.
The SPS intends to appoint a maximum of 6 suppliers to the Framework Agreement
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Blake Stevenson Ltd (SME) | £43,975 | |
| Dr Briege Nugent (SME) | £51,300 | |
| The Diffley Partnership (SME) | £53,199 | |
| Edinburgh Innovations Limited (SME) | £83,226 | |
| KSO Research Limited (SME) | £32,850 | |
| Progressive Partnership (SME) | £53,346 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract award notice · notice 009646-2026
About the buyer
Scottish Prison ServiceLast 12 months
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From notice 009646-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.