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DCAF - Secure Transport and Escort of Children to Scottish Ministers

Prisoner-escort services
Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
Scotland (UKM)
Published value
£1,000,000
Submission deadline 5 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Scottish Government: "DCAF - Secure Transport and Escort of Children to Scottish Ministers". Published status: active. Published value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityScottish GovernmentScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
5 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£1,000,000
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Published history for Scottish Government. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
4.1Bids / Report
36.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
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Coverage: 54 active published awards; 49 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityScottish Government
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published6 Jul 2026, 14:48 BST
Last source update6 Jul 2026, 14:48 BST
Recurring procurementNo
ClassificationPrisoner-escort services, Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06947d
What is being bought
Scottish Ministers seek to appoint an external service provider for the provision of Secure Transport and Escort of Children.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £1,000,000
    6 Jul 2026, 14:48 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    6 Jul 2026, 14:48 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    6 Jul 2026, 14:48 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to 5 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
    6 Jul 2026, 14:48 BST
  5. Published value updated to £720,000
    8 May 2026, 11:59 BST
  6. Status changed to planned
    8 May 2026, 11:59 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    8 May 2026, 11:59 BST
  8. Buyer information updated
    8 May 2026, 11:59 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published value£1,000,000
    Scottish Ministers are responsible for the placement and management of children under the age of 18 who are sentenced to detention by the courts, including responsibility for their secure transportation. Legislative changes introduced through the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024 reinforce Scotland’s commitment to a rights-based, trauma-informed, child-centred justice system. The service will provide secure transport and escort services for children between courts, secure centres, hospitals, and other premises across Scotland. This will include, but is not limited to planned, unplanned and standby escorts, and custody and supervision at court, and transfer arrangements when a child reaches the age of 18, where required. The Service will only cover children whose secure transport and escort are the responsibility of Scottish Ministers. The contract is anticipated to commence in January 2027 for a period of 36 months with the option to extend by up to a further 24 months.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    6 Jul 2026, 14:48 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    5 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Scottish Government

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1538
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