As an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government the SPS is expected that they meet the requirements of the Scottish Government’s Public Sector Action Plan around Cyber Resilience. The SPS is seeking to establish a Security Operations Centre (SOC) service to support the monitoring and management of cyber threats across its two corporate networks. With increasing reliance on cloud-based systems and limited internal capacity for 24/7/365 threat monitoring, the SOC service will provide essential cyber resilience in line with Scottish Government requirements.
The Scottish Prison Service requires a supplier to supply and maintain energy efficient televisions that are suitable for use within an in-cell environment.
The SPS currently have a contract in place for the provision of energy efficient televisions (with in-built DVD) for use within a prison environment.
This contract is due to expire and the SPS requires this service provision to be continued. The contract shall also provide for any necessary repairs throughout the contract term.
The 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.
The SPS requires a competent supplier to provide and deliver a range of ironmongery products across the SPS Estate. The Goods must meet the requirements detailed by the SPS.
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is the ‘lead’ authority in terms of managing the Scottish Court Custody and Prisoner Escort Service (SCCPES) contract on behalf of the Scottish Government, led by the Criminal Justice Partners (including the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Services and Police Scotland). SPS will be seeking a service provider to deliver the full requirements of the SCCPES contract which covers all prisoner escorts in Scotland, including court movements, police custody unit movements, hospital appointments, inter-prison transfers, community work placements and transportation for home leave, together with court custody operations. In addition, there are a number of secure movements from police stations and prisons elsewhere in the UK to Scotland and vice versa. The service provider will also provide hospital watch escorts for those prisoners admitted to hospital. In 2023/24 there were approximately 37,000 secure and community movements transporting over 125,000 individuals under the contract. In addition, the service provider will require to have robust data collection systems and reporting tools to support the delivery of the contract and to measure performance.
SPS is seeking suppliers as part of a Research and Evaluation framework agreement. The SPS commissions various research and evaluation projects (e.g evaluations of offender behaviour programmes and the implementation of control and restraint policy).
The duration of individual projects usually varies and is dependent on the scope of the research to be conducted. Indicatively, the duration will normally expect to be between 3 and 12 months and will be agreed prior to the start of each research project.
Further information is contained in the attached document- Research and Evaluation PIN Further Information
This Contract is for statutory Insurance inspections under the Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999 (PER), the Pressure Safety Systems Regulations 2000 (PSSR), pressure equipment (safety) regulations 2016, simple pressure (safety) regulations 2016, the Lifting Equipment and Lifting Operations Regulations 1998 (LOLER) and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) as well as any requirements under the control of substances hazardous to health 2002 (COSH 2002) as required under any current legislation.
The purpose of this Contract is to provide the SPS with the following services when required:
Maintenance Engineer – Electrical: Planned, reactive and minor project electrical work, including fault finding, including inspection and testing work to BS7671.
Maintenance Engineer – Mechanical: Planned, reactive and minor project plumbing, mechanical, heating and ventilation work. Including fault finding, testing and inspection work.
The intention is to split the contract over 4 geographical lots:
Lot 1: HMP Inverness
Lot 2: HMP&YOI Grampian
Lot 3: HMP Barlinnie
HMP Castle Huntly Cornton Vale
HMP Edinburgh
HMP Glenochil
HMP Greenock
HMP Low Moss
HMP Perth
HMP & YOI Polmont
HMP Shotts
Lot 4: HMP Dumfries
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) requires the provision of high voltage maintenance and support services for their transformers and switchgear at several of their Establishments across Scotland.
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is initiating a procurement project to migrate its primary prisoner management system, PR2, from the legacy Oracle Forms and Reports platform (version 12.2.1.4), currently backed by an Oracle 19c database, to a modern, open-source, solution hosted in the Cloud. This transition is aimed at improving scalability, maintainability, and alignment with contemporary digital standards. See "Additional Information" for further details
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.
The SPS require the provision of support for its MS based portfolio. This shall include but is not limited to the following:
-Technical Support – Organisation wide 24/7 problem resolution support – As needed without limit on hours spent resolving or number of incidents.
-Backoff and escalation to Microsoft for Critical / escalated incidents if the bidder is unable to resolve.
-Escalation Management – Named resource assigned for critical issues.
-IT health – On Demand assessments and Operational Surveys, including setup and configuration services (Numbers/costs to be detailed in tender)
-Account Management – Designated Customer Success Account Manager
-Optional Technical Training – On demand Videos, hands on labs, learning paths and expert led webcasts. (Numbers/costs to be detailed in tender)
SPS has a wide range of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) and Perimeter Intruder Detection Systems (PIDS) equipment that requires to be fully operational and always operate at maximum efficiency.
The SPS requires relocation services to to provide assistance with the sale and purchase of accommodation and assisting staff to move to new permanent living accommodation. This incorporates SPS offering a guaranteed sale price (GSP) for the existing living accommodation and the successful supplier is required to be able to provide this service.
SPS are leading a collaborative procurement on behalf of a range of Scottish public bodies (circa 40 Collaborative Partners with an employee headcount circa 34,000) to secure a provider of Occupational Health Services. The services include (but are not limited to):
-OH case referrals by OH Doctors and/or Nurses;
-pre-employment medical screening;
-advising re ill health retirements;
-various forms of statutory & non-statutory health surveillance;
-Health & Lifestyle screening;
-Vaccinations;
-Health promotion activity;
-provision of specialist assessment, diagnostic testing & therapies such as psychology, physiotherapy, etc; and
-general OH advice to the public bodies using the Framework.
Services will be provided across Scotland as required (within agreed service levels) in response to client need.
SPS has undertaken an active role in promoting the use of digital technology within its operational Establishments. SPS recognises that the ability of those in custody to develop their digital skills is limited to that of a classroom setting and is seeking opportunities to develop this further. In addition, one of the SPS’s Digital Strategy’s objectives is to enhance the digital skills of its staff group and move away from various transaction activities that take up a considerable amount of their time. SPS staff still rely extensively on paper-based systems for managing basic day-to-day activities. Research has identified that adoption of new technology requires active engagement and perceived positive outcomes from both of these user group(s) in order to accept new ways of working.
It should be noted that the overall solution is split into two key aspects – the operating system and access device. The required device is still being established by the internal project group but SPS seeks options that are being utilised from the marketplace (this can be more than one).
As a result of the above, the SPS is intending to issue a tender activity for a supplier to install and manage an in-cell system to all operational Establishments. The system will include a standalone managed portal with a range of modules (including menu selection, PPC balance, staff messaging and notice board). SPS does not seek a platform that is a "design and development solution" or an "agile development solution" as it should be well established. However, SPS would seek to expand modules as required via the supplier and have the ability to add 3rd party modules (such as education modules) as appropriate during the contract term.
SPS expects to commence a period of market sounding in the coming weeks to provide and obtain information regarding potential solutions. All suppliers interested in participating in market sounding should note interest in this PIN notice.
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.
The Scottish Government have made a clear commitment to moving to cloud-based systems with advanced levels of resilience and security. This requirement is echoed by the SPS, who have set out within its digital strategy and corporate outcomes a commitment to modernise appropriate systems. This project forms part of a wider programme of change to establish a high impact HR function that will be a key enabler for the achievement of strategic outcomes.
The SPS overall aim is to procure new HR software and Professional Services for the replacement and configuration of new HR, Payroll and Recruitment software . We will also enter into a Software as a Service (SaaS) agreement for software delivery and licensing in which software is accessed online via a subscription, rather than bought and installed on individual computers.
The three HR applications in the project scope are:
-Core HR including Time and Attendance / Roster Management Module
-Payroll; and
-Recruitment
The SPS intend to move forward with a single supplier contract, either with a fully integrated system or a supplier with an established third party arrangement in place that offers an already established interface between HR/Payroll and Recruitment.