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Published 25 Jul 2024, 10:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SPS-02229 Packaging Material for SPS

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Prison Service

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£182,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Aug 2024awarded 25 Jul 2025
Awarded to Antalis Digital Sales

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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 published
Lot #1The SPS commenced this procurement process in good faith and shall award a contractAwardedRenewal

The SPS commenced this procurement process in good faith and shall award a contract. Following publication of the Contract Notice, an Invitation to Tender (ITT) including the Single Procurement Document (SPD) was published by SPS and made available to bidders. Tender responses were then evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITT.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: A further extension is available for 36 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 65%
  • price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 65
  • Price: 35
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Awarded
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
25 Jul 2024, 10:43 BST
Last source update
29 Jul 2025, 16:51 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference
SPS-02229
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044011
Classification (CPV)
Mail or parcel bags
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04846f Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:805739)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
26 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Aug 2024 → 29 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    29 Jul 2025, 16:51 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Jul 2025, 16:51 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £182,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Antalis Digital SalesSME£182,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Prison Service

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officePublic order and safety One Lochside, 1 Lochside Avenue, Edinburgh, UK, EH12 9DJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria