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SPS-02357 Temporary Maintenance Staff

Scottish Prison Service

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

29 Sep 2026 at 16:26

Tender Notice
Planning

24 Aug 2026 at 15:41

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Prison Service is seeking a framework supplier to provide suitably qualified and experienced temporary maintenance staff. The workers will support inspection, servicing and maintenance of buildings and equipment across the Service’s estate: 14 publicly managed prisons, two Community Custody Units, its headquarters, the SPS College and a Central Stores facility. Sites are spread across Scotland. The requirement covers a range of maintenance skill sets, with consistent service expected across the sites. This is temporary staffing and personnel placement for maintenance services, rather than a contract to carry out the maintenance work itself. The Scottish Prison Service’s Estates and Technical Services Directorate, managed by SPS Headquarters, carries out that work.

The Scottish Prison Service invited offers through an open procedure for a framework agreement, with provision for up to three suppliers. The tender submission deadline was 29 October 2026 at 14:00 UK time. The stated contract period is 720 days, with an extension option of up to 24 months. Bids are evaluated on technical quality, weighted at 60%, and price, weighted at 40%. Suppliers were required to submit electronically in English, and variants were not allowed. The tender’s single lot covers temporary maintenance staffing across the SPS estate. The requirement was subject to the Government Procurement Agreement.

This opportunity suits recruitment and personnel-supply businesses able to source temporary workers across a range of maintenance skill sets and deploy them to sites throughout Scotland. Suppliers need to provide staff who are suitably qualified and experienced for maintenance services, and able to meet relevant disclosure and security-clearance requirements; Level 1 Disclosure Scotland is given as the standard example. The service must be consistent across the Scottish Prison Service’s varied estate, including prisons, community custody units, headquarters, the college and central stores. The breadth of sites and skills makes a dependable staffing pipeline and the ability to fulfil placements across multiple locations central to competing. Technical quality carries greater evaluation weight than price.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SPS-02357 Temporary Maintenance Staff

Notice Description

The SPS has a number of facilities containing buildings and equipment which are required to be inspected, serviced and maintained. This work is carried out by the Estates and Technical Services Directorate managed by SPS Headquarters (HQ). SPS currently operates 14 publicly managed prisons, two Community Custody Units (CCUs), its HQ, the SPS College, and a Central Stores facility, all situated across Scotland. This framework shall provide SPS with the capability to employ suitably qualified and experienced temporary staff, covering a range of skill sets required in maintenance services. These staff shall have the relevant disclosure/security clearances (e.g. Level 1 Disclosure Scotland as standard). The supplier shall be able to provide temporary staff to the SPS sites across Scotland and the level of service shall be consistent.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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 (Scotland) 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.

Renewal: An extension period of up to 24 months

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ead7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092047-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

79610000 - Placement services of personnel

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
29 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
28 Sep 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Prison Service
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 9DJ
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh West

Further Information

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