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SPS-02117 Provision of Retail Goods to the SPS

Scottish Prison Service · tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 15:48.

Opportunity overview

The purpose of this procurement exercise is to award a contract for the supply of retail goods to the Scottish Prison Service (SPS). The SPS is an Agency of the Scottish Government Justice Department and currently operates sites across Scotland. In addition to the secure, operational establishments, the SPS also operates a college, a central store and an administrative headquarters building. SPS sites range from HMP Inverness and HMP&YOI Grampian in the north to HMP Dumfries in the south. Further information and Site location is available from the SPS’s website: www.sps.gov.uk. The SPS’s secure, operational establishments provide a shopping facility for all prisoners, from which they are able to buy a range of goods. The intention of this Contract is to enable the supply and provision of a range of goods to any of the SPS’s sites. The SPS shall expect the supplier to offer the range of goods and associated services.

Classification

  • CPV15800000 — Miscellaneous food products
  • CPV03112000 — Unmanufactured tobacco
  • CPV15000000 — Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
  • CPV15312300 — Potato crisps
  • CPV15312310 — Flavoured potato crisps
  • CPV15812100 — Pastry goods
  • CPV15840000 — Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery
  • CPV15842000 — Chocolate and sugar confectionery
  • CPV15842300 — Confectionery
  • CPV15842310 — Boiled sweets
  • CPV15890000 — Miscellaneous food products and dried goods
  • CPV15893000 — Dry goods
  • CPV15894000 — Processed food products
  • CPV15895000 — Fast-food products
  • CPV15900000 — Beverages, tobacco and related products
  • CPV15990000 — Tobacco, tobacco goods and supplies
  • CPV15992000 — Tobacco
  • CPV15993000 — Tobacconist supplies
  • CPV33710000 — Perfumes, toiletries and condoms
  • CPV33711000 — Perfumes and toiletries
  • CPV42200000 — Machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing and associated parts
  • CPV42210000 — Food, beverage and tobacco-processing machinery
  • CPV44618420 — Food cans
  • CPV55300000 — Restaurant and food-serving services
  • CPV55900000 — Retail trade services
  • CPV66151100 — Electronic marketplace retailing services

Lots

  • 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) 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
SPS-02117
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Has Recurrence
No

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
15800000
Description
Miscellaneous food products

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Covered By

GPA

Tender Period

Ends
1 May 2026, 14:00

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
90

Expected award period

Starts
1 May 2026, 14:00

Bid Opening

Date
1 May 2026, 14:00

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
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) 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.
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
No
Status
active

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
quality
Type
quality
Description
40
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
60

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Renewal

Description
any option up to 24 months

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66151100
Description
Electronic marketplace retailing services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
55900000
Description
Retail trade services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
15000000
Description
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
15890000
Description
Miscellaneous food products and dried goods
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
15894000
Description
Processed food products
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
15895000
Description
Fast-food products
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
44618420
Description
Food cans
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
55300000
Description
Restaurant and food-serving services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
15840000
Description
Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
15842000
Description
Chocolate and sugar confectionery
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
15842300
Description
Confectionery
Entry 12
Scheme
CPV
Id
15312300
Description
Potato crisps
Entry 13
Scheme
CPV
Id
15312310
Description
Flavoured potato crisps
Entry 14
Scheme
CPV
Id
15842310
Description
Boiled sweets
Entry 15
Scheme
CPV
Id
33711000
Description
Perfumes and toiletries
Entry 16
Scheme
CPV
Id
33710000
Description
Perfumes, toiletries and condoms
Entry 17
Scheme
CPV
Id
15893000
Description
Dry goods
Entry 18
Scheme
CPV
Id
15812100
Description
Pastry goods
Entry 19
Scheme
CPV
Id
03112000
Description
Unmanufactured tobacco
Entry 20
Scheme
CPV
Id
15900000
Description
Beverages, tobacco and related products
Entry 21
Scheme
CPV
Id
15990000
Description
Tobacco, tobacco goods and supplies
Entry 22
Scheme
CPV
Id
42200000
Description
Machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing and associated parts
Entry 23
Scheme
CPV
Id
42210000
Description
Food, beverage and tobacco-processing machinery
Entry 24
Scheme
CPV
Id
15992000
Description
Tobacco
Entry 25
Scheme
CPV
Id
15993000
Description
Tobacconist supplies

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Delivery Location

Description
all of Scotland

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Scottish Prison Service
Id
GB-FTS-68977

Identifier

Legal Name
Scottish Prison Service

Address

Street Address
One Lochside, 1 Lochside Avenue
Locality
Edinburgh
Region
UKM75
Postal Code
EH12 9DJ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1313303779

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
NATIONAL_AGENCY
Description
National or federal agency/office
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
03
Description
Public order and safety
Organisation 2
Name
Edinburgh Sherriff Court
Id
GB-FTS-21538

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sherriff Court

Address

Locality
Edinburgh
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM75 · EH12 9DJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 025627-2026tender ·