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SPS-02353 Adobe Pro Licence

Scottish Prison Service

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02 Sep 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Prison Service bought an annual Adobe Pro licence for use at its headquarters in Edinburgh. This is a goods requirement for software licensing rather than software development, consultancy or hardware supply. The requirement concerns Adobe Pro access for the Service, with delivery associated with the SPS headquarters. Businesses relevant to this type of work include software resellers, licensing specialists and public-sector technology suppliers able to provide Adobe Pro licences. The buying organisation is the Scottish Prison Service, a national public body responsible for Scotland’s prison service. The procurement was handled by the Service as buyer, with the requirement relating to its own operational use.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The Scottish Prison Service used a limited procedure without publishing a call for competition because a framework was available. It used the RM6098 framework and intended to run a mini-competition under the framework rules, evaluating quotation responses in accordance with the invitation to quote. One lot covered the requirement. Six electronic bids were received, all recorded as SME bids; the award went to SoftwareONE UK Ltd. The contract value is £32,736 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract was signed on 13 April 2026 and is recorded as active. The award outcome is therefore an established contract rather than a current bidding opportunity.

This award shows that the Scottish Prison Service buys Adobe Pro licensing through a public-sector framework and can use a competitive call-off route within that framework. A supplier targeting similar future requirements would need access to the relevant framework or an equivalent route, and the ability to supply and administer annual Adobe Pro licences for a public-sector customer. Credibility would also depend on producing a compliant quotation against the Service’s invitation-to-quote requirements and responding electronically. The six recorded bids indicate competition for this relatively focused software-licensing requirement, while the fact that all bids were recorded as SME bids suggests that smaller licensing resellers and specialist technology firms can participate alongside larger suppliers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SPS-02353 Adobe Pro Licence

Notice Description

Annual Licence for Adobe Pro

Lot Information

Lot 1

The SPS has commenced this procurement process in good faith and with the intention of awarding a contract. The SPS will utilise available Frameworks and carry out mini-competition as per Framework guidelines. Quotation responses will then be evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITQ.. Call Off Schedule 6a - RM6098

Procurement Information

Framework available

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000831506
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563629
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48218000 - License management software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£32,736 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SoftwareONE UK Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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