Official UK procurement notice
SPS-02125 Packaging Material for SPS
Authority: Scottish Prison Service
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Prison Service is seeking a supplier to provide a range of packaging materials to be used within establishments. This shall include:
-Sealed bags;
Paper bags;
-Bubble wrap;
-Compactor Sacks.
- Recurrence: January 2030
CPV: Mail or parcel bags
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The SPS has commenced this procurement process in good faith and with the intention of…CancelledRenewal
The SPS has commenced 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) including the Single Procurement Document (SPD) will be published by SPS and will be made available to bidders. 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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 65%
- price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 65
- Price: 35
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- Yes · January 2030
- First published
- 15 Feb 2024, 10:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jul 2025, 16:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
SPS-02125- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044012- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043a5aFind a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:805740)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Apr 2024, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 Apr 2024, 14:00 BST
Timeline
4 Mar 2024 → 29 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected4 Mar 2024
- Submission deadline18 Apr 2024, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened18 Apr 2024, 14:00 BST
- Notice published29 Jul 2025, 16:53 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Mar 2024- Status changed to active15 Mar 2024, 15:03 GMT
- Procurement method changed15 Mar 2024, 15:03 GMT
- Deadline published: 18 Apr 2024, 14:00 BST15 Mar 2024, 15:03 GMT
- Status changed to unsuccessful29 Jul 2025, 16:53 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria