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Published 23 Jul 2025, 09:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SPS-02293 The Provision of Body Worn Video Cameras (BWVC)

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Prison Service

GoodsOpen procedure
Awarded value£848,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Oct 2025awarded 20 Feb 2026
Awarded to Motorola Solutions UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) requires a supplier to provide a hosted and fully managed Body Worn Video Camera (BWVC) system to all public sector prison establishments in Scotland. This includes the provision of the Goods and associated equipment, the supported rollout (16 prison establishments), ongoing service delivery, system management and maintenance.

CPV: Camera bodies · Cameras · Security cameras · Security equipment · Surveillance and security systems and devices · Surveillance system

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has commenced this procurement process with the…AwardedRenewal

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has commenced this procurement process with the intention of awarding a contract.

The procurement will follow the Open Procedure.

Following publication of this 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. Additional information: Further information can be obtained from PCS-T.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Options to Extend for up to a further 60 Months.Variant 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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Implementation Plan: 8%
  • Training: 4%
  • Quality Control: 2%
  • Management of the Service: 18%
  • Supply Management: 4%
  • Contract Management and Reporting: 4%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Implementation Plan: 8
  • Training: 4
  • Quality Control: 2
  • Management of the Service: 18
  • Supply Management: 4
  • Contract Management and Reporting: 4
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: Employers’ liability Insurance five (5) million pounds Professional Indemnity Insurance one (1) million pounds Public/Product liability Insurance one (1) million pounds
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Jul 2025, 09:37 BST
Last source update
23 Feb 2026, 11:35 GMT
Award evaluation window
9 Oct 2025 – …
Authority reference
SPS-02293
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015998
Classification (CPV)
Camera bodiesCamerasSecurity camerasSecurity equipmentSurveillance and security systems and devicesSurveillance system
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056455 Find a Tender

Publisher note: All tender documentation can be found in the Public Contract Scotland Tender (PCS-T) portal. (SC Ref:824439)

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗

Submission deadline
9 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
9 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Sept 2025 → 23 Feb 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline378 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Bids opened378 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
  4. Notice published241 days ago
    23 Feb 2026, 11:35 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Aug 2025
  1. Status changed to active
    28 Aug 2025, 15:54 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    28 Aug 2025, 15:54 BST
  3. Deadline published: 9 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
    28 Aug 2025, 15:54 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    23 Feb 2026, 11:35 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £848,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 7
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Motorola Solutions UK Ltd£848,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Prison Service

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh CrownReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Motorola Solutions UK LtdAwarded supplier Nova South, 160 Victoria Street, London, UK, SW1E 5LBContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.