Notice Information
Notice Title
SPS-02117 Provision of Retail Goods to the SPS
Notice Description
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.
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: any option up to 24 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000827121
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR552131
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
42 - Industrial machinery
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
66 - Financial and insurance services
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- CPV Codes
03112000 - Unmanufactured tobacco
15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
15312300 - Potato crisps
15312310 - Flavoured potato crisps
15800000 - Miscellaneous food products
15812100 - Pastry goods
15840000 - Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery
15842000 - Chocolate and sugar confectionery
15842300 - Confectionery
15842310 - Boiled sweets
15890000 - Miscellaneous food products and dried goods
15893000 - Dry goods
15894000 - Processed food products
15895000 - Fast-food products
15900000 - Beverages, tobacco and related products
15990000 - Tobacco, tobacco goods and supplies
15992000 - Tobacco
15993000 - Tobacconist supplies
33710000 - Perfumes, toiletries and condoms
33711000 - Perfumes and toiletries
42200000 - Machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing and associated parts
42210000 - Food, beverage and tobacco-processing machinery
44618420 - Food cans
55300000 - Restaurant and food-serving services
55900000 - Retail trade services
66151100 - Electronic marketplace retailing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Mar 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 May 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH12 9DJ
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
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- 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
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR552131
SPS-02117 Provision of Retail Goods to the SPS - 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.
Notice URLs
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