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title: "SPS-02117 Provision of Retail Goods to the SPS"
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# SPS-02117 Provision of Retail Goods to the SPS

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sps-02117-provision-of-retail-goods-to-the-sps-ocds-h6vhtk-067008). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Prison Service: "SPS-02117 Provision of Retail Goods to the SPS". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 May 2026, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Prison Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-prison-service-GB-FTS-68977)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 May 2026 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Beverages, tobacco and related products, Boiled sweets, Chocolate and sugar confectionery, Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery, Confectionery (+21 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067008`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sps-02117-provision-of-retail-goods-to-the-sps-ocds-h6vhtk-067008#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sps-02117-provision-of-retail-goods-to-the-sps-ocds-h6vhtk-067008#participate

## Description
The 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 03112000, 15000000, 15312300, 15312310, 15812100, 15840000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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 ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025627-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-20T10:47:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:56:57.090Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067008