---
title: "SPS-02353 Adobe Pro Licence"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000831506"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Scottish Prison Service"
published: "2026-09-02"
---

# SPS-02353 Adobe Pro Licence

Buyer: Scottish Prison Service  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000831506

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563629 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £32,736 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Scottish Prison Service |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH12 9DJ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Drum Brae/Gyle |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh West |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SoftwareONE UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48218000 - License management software package

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563629

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563629
  SPS-02353 Adobe Pro Licence - Annual Licence for Adobe Pro

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.sps.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000831506

## Provenance

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