Official UK procurement notice
SPS-02117 Provision of Retail Goods to the SPS
Authority: Scottish Prison Service
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this procurement exercise is to award a contract for the supply of retail goods to the Scottish Prison Service (SPS).
The SPS is an Agency of the Scottish Government Justice Department and currently operates sites across Scotland. In addition to the secure, operational establishments, the SPS also operates a college, a central store and an administrative headquarters building. SPS sites range from HMP Inverness and HMP&YOI Grampian in the north to HMP Dumfries in the south. Further information and Site location is available from the SPS’s website: www.sps.gov.uk ↗.
The SPS’s secure, operational establishments provide a shopping facility for all prisoners, from which they are able to buy a range of goods. The intention of this Contract is to enable the supply and provision of a range of goods to any of the SPS’s sites. The SPS shall expect the supplier to offer the range of goods and associated services.
CPV: Beverages, tobacco and related products · Boiled sweets · Chocolate and sugar confectionery · Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery · Confectionery · Dry goods · Electronic marketplace retailing services · Fast-food products · Flavoured potato crisps · Food cans · Food, beverage and tobacco-processing machinery · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · +14 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The SPS will commence this procurement process in good faith and with the intention of…Renewal
The SPS will commence this procurement process in good faith and with the intention of awarding a contract. Following publication of the Contract Notice, an Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be published by SPS and will be made available to bidders on Public Contract Scotland-Tender (PCS-T). Tender responses will then be evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITT.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Mar 2026, 10:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2026, 10:47 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 1 May 2026 – …
- Authority reference
SPS-02117- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025627- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067008Find a Tender
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31262. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: not required Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: It is expected that the supplier will work on the development of the Community Benefits Plan (CBP) in agreement with SPS and will follow a structured process where reporting tangible and measurable outcomes will be essential to promote inclusive and sustainable growth and support the SPS to make a sustainable and socially responsible contribution to Scotland. This shall be managed in relation to the successful suppliers response and commitments as agreed within the final contract. (SC Ref:827121)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 May 2026, 14:00 BST
Timeline
20 Mar 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published216 days ago20 Mar 2026, 10:47 GMT
- Submission deadline174 days ago1 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened174 days ago1 May 2026, 14:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sherriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.