Official UK procurement notice
SPS-02212 Educational, Theraputic and Interactive Dog Assisted Services
Authority: Scottish Prison Service
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe SPS require a supplier to provide educational, therapeutic and interactive dog assisted services at HMP & YOI Polmont.
CPV: Dog training services · Personal development training services
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) including the Single Procurement Document (Scotland) (SPD) 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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: Bidders must have the following minimum insurance levels: Public Liability Amount is 1,000,000 GBP Employer’s liability insurance in accordance with any legal requirements for the time being in force;
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Services
- 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
- 2 May 2025, 12:59 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2025, 15:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Aug 2025 – …
- Authority reference
SPS-02212- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034811- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050c39Find a Tender
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 29424. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:802249)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 60 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
16 Jun 2025 → 4 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected16 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published24 Jun 2025, 15:41 BST
- Submission deadline4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2025- Status changed to active24 Jun 2025, 15:41 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Jun 2025, 15:41 BST
- Deadline published: 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST24 Jun 2025, 15:41 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria