SPS-02206 Scottish Court Custody and Prisoner Escort Service (Re-tender)

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

24th July 2024 00:00:00 AM

Contract Summary

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.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-r6ebe6-0000768046

Publication Source

Public Contracts Scotland

Procurement Stage

Planning

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

75231220

CPV Division(s)

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

Awarding Authority

SCOTTISH PRISON SERVICE

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

avin.Weetman@prisons.gov.scot

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Victoria Quay

Edinburgh

EH6 6QQ