AwardedAwarded 19 June 2026
SPS-02234 In-Cell Digital Services
Scottish Prison Service · National agency
In brief
Scottish Prison Service awarded IT and software and computer hardware work to Unify Business Solutions on 19 June 2026.
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What the notice says
The purpose of this Contract is to provide the SPS with a self-service core System (database, middleware, app/web server) for use within the prisoner's personal accommodation.
The System shall be hosted by the Supplier either on their own premises (‘vendor hosted’) using a replicated configuration across the Supplier’s data centres for resilience and disaster recovery, or on a third party cloud-based Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform. In all cases, the System shall be securely hosted and dedicated exclusively to the SPS’ use. The hosted solution shall provide a secure route from the users in-cell TVs which use a Raspberry Pi 4 device for connectivity and must be operatable for the full Contract. The Supplier shall, through testing, demonstrate that the System remains fully operational and continues to provide the complete range of Services in the event of the failure of any single system instance.
The Supplier shall be responsible for providing the System; building, testing and installing the raspberry pi devices and providing the on-going service, support and maintenance for the duration of the Contract Term. The Contract Term shall be 5 years from the last Establishment Go Live Date with the option to extend for any number of periods up to a maximum of 3 years.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Unify Business Solutions (SME) 4 bids received | £890,000 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract notice · notice 020426-2026
- Contract notice (update) · notice 026054-2026
- Contract award notice · notice 061640-2026
Last time this was bought
SPS-02244 Microsoft Service Support
- Won by
- Bridgeall
- Awarded
- 15 August 2025
- Value
- Not stated, or split across lots
- Bids
- 5
Matched on Scottish Prison Service, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
Scottish Prison ServiceLast 12 months
Procurements
26Awards
8Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Unify Business Solutions1 contract
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From notice 020426-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 March 2026, last updated 1 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.