Official UK procurement notice
SPS-02348 Virtual Visits · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scottish Prison Service
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe SPS are seeking a supplier to provide software to be used to fascilitate virtual visits across the SPS estate.
The supplier shall also be required to provide continued support and maintenance as part of the contract.
- Recurrence: This contract term is 36 months with the option to extend up to a further 24 months.
CPV: Video conferencing software development services · Video conferencing software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The SPS has commenced this procurement process in good faith and with the intention of…Renewal
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 by SPS and will be made available to bidders. 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: 40%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 40
- Price: 60
- 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
- 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
- Yes · This contract term is 36 months with the option to extend up to a further 24 months.
- First published
- 15 Apr 2026, 08:31 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jul 2026, 08:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Aug 2026 – …
- Authority reference
SPS-02348- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065415- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06826cFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Employers Liability - in accordance with any legal obligation for the time being in force;
Public/Product Liability - 1,000,000 GBP; and
Professional Indemnity Insurance - 1,000,000 GBP.
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 64740. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:837094)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 24 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
Timeline
22 May 2026 → 24 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected153 days ago22 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published101 days ago13 Jul 2026, 08:43 BST
- Submission deadline59 days ago24 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened59 days ago24 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jul 2026- Status changed to active13 Jul 2026, 08:43 BST
- Procurement method changed13 Jul 2026, 08:43 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST13 Jul 2026, 08:43 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtsReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria