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Official procurement procedure
SPS-02206 Scottish Court Custody and Prisoner Escort Service (Re-tender)
Prisoner-escort services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Scottish Prison Service: "SPS-02206 Scottish Court Custody and Prisoner Escort Service (Re-tender)". Published status: planned. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Scottish Prison Service | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planned No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Scottish Prison Service
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Scottish Prison Service. 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
1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 Prison Service | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published24 Jul 2024, 08:45 BST | Last source update24 Jul 2024, 08:45 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationPrisoner-escort services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0483f5 | ||
What is being bought
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is the ‘lead’ authority in terms of managing the Scottish Court Custody and Prisoner Escort Service (SCCPES) contract on behalf of the Scottish Government, led by the Criminal Justice Partners (including the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Services and Police Scotland). SPS will be seeking a service provider to deliver the full requirements of the SCCPES contract which covers all prisoner escorts in Scotland, including court movements, police custody unit movements, hospital appointments, inter-prison transfers, community work placements and transportation for home leave, together with court custody operations. In addition, there are a number of secure movements from police stations and prisons elsewhere in the UK to Scotland and vice versa. The service provider will also provide hospital watch escorts for those prisoners admitted to hospital. In 2023/24 there were approximately 37,000 secure and community movements transporting over 125,000 individuals under the contract. In addition, the service provider will require to have robust data collection systems and reporting tools to support the delivery of the contract and to measure performance.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to planned
24 Jul 2024, 08:45 BST - Official notice release published
24 Jul 2024, 08:45 BST - Buyer information updated
24 Jul 2024, 08:45 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplannedPublished valueNot publishedThe SPS has commenced this procurement process in good faith and with the intention of awarding a contract. It is expected that the SPS will follow the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN) but this has yet to be finalised. Following publication of the Contract Notice, tender documentation will be published by SPS and be made available to bidders. Tender responses will then be evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the published tender documents.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
24 Jul 2024, 08:45 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Scottish Prison Service
Contracting authority GB-FTS-98749Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
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Related procedures (0)
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