Notice Information
Notice Title
SPS-02311 Courier Services for the SPS
Notice Description
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has a requirement for a Supplier for Courier Services across the organisation. Courier Services in SPS as a commodity, it is split into two distinctive but similar areas - Same Day services and Next Day services. The SPS is looking for a competent supplier to provide this service.
Lot Information
Lot 1
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.
Renewal: Optional extension of up to 2 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000812131
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541197
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- 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
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
64100000 - Post and courier services
64112000 - Postal services related to letters
64113000 - Postal services related to parcels
64120000 - Courier services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 17 Oct 2025Expired
- 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
- Christina McKelvie
- Contact Email
- christina.mckelvie@prisons.gov.scot, christine.hutchison@prisons.gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1313303790, +44 1313303858
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH12 9DJ
- Post Town
- 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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT540713
Courier Services for the Scottish Prison Service - The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has a requirement for a Supplier for Courier Services across the organisation. Courier Services in SPS as a commodity, it is split into two distinctive but similar areas - Same Day services and Next Day services. The SPS is looking for a competent supplier to provide this service. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541197
SPS-02311 Courier Services for the SPS - The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has a requirement for a Supplier for Courier Services across the organisation. Courier Services in SPS as a commodity, it is split into two distinctive but similar areas - Same Day services and Next Day services. The SPS is looking for a competent supplier to provide this service.
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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