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title: "SPS-02223 Fully Managed Vending Services for SPS"
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# SPS-02223 Fully Managed Vending Services for SPS

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sps-02223-fully-managed-vending-services-for-sps-ocds-h6vhtk-0663fe). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Prison Service: "SPS-02223 Fully Managed Vending Services for SPS". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 1 day left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Prison Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-prison-service-GB-FTS-68977)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 October 2026 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Vending machines
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sps-02223-fully-managed-vending-services-for-sps-ocds-h6vhtk-0663fe#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0663fe`

## 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-02223-fully-managed-vending-services-for-sps-ocds-h6vhtk-0663fe#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sps-02223-fully-managed-vending-services-for-sps-ocds-h6vhtk-0663fe#participate

## Description
The SPS provides a fully managed vending service across its entire estate. This service offers staff and visitors convenient access to a range of refreshments, including hot drinks, cold drinks, snacks, and confectionery. In addition, sites can opt to include fresh‑food vending machines where required. All vending provision is aligned with the NHS Healthy Living Award criteria, ensuring healthier choices are available and promoted.
The appointed supplier is responsible for the full operation of each machine. This includes:
-Regular stocking and replenishment of products;
-Routine cleaning and hygiene maintenance;
-Technical upkeep, repairs, and general maintenance; and
-Service visits at a frequency agreed with each individual site.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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...

- **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%2F088776-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-18T14:05:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T03:33:12.219Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0663fe