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title: "SPS-11036 Working at Height Equipment"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000847002"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Scottish Prison Service"
published: "2026-10-29"
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# SPS-11036 Working at Height Equipment

Buyer: Scottish Prison Service  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000847002

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## Summary

The Scottish Prison Service plans to procure working-at-height equipment for use at HMP Highland. The requirement covers three mobile elevating work platforms: an electric scissor lift, a diesel articulating boom lift and an electric personnel lift. The supplier or suppliers will be responsible for supplying and delivering the equipment, commissioning it for use and maintaining it. The Scottish Prison Service is the buying organisation. The planned work is equipment provision and associated commissioning and maintenance at HMP Highland; the service description identifies the prison as the place of use. The procurement is intended to be divided into three separate requests for quotation, corresponding to the requirements for the equipment.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Scottish Prison Service has stated its intention to proceed, but there is no invitation to tender yet. The buyer expects to publish a Contract Notice followed by three separate requests for quotation, with responses evaluated against the requirements in those requests. The next notice is expected on 9 November 2026; this is an indicative publication date, not a deadline for suppliers. No procedure, evaluation weighting, eligibility conditions, contract duration or estimated value is set out at this stage. Suppliers should expect the detailed requirements and assessment basis to be provided in the future quotation documents. The planned division into three RFQs indicates that the equipment requirements will be approached separately, rather than through one consolidated quotation.

This planned procurement may suit suppliers of access platforms and other mobile elevating work platforms, particularly businesses able to provide electric scissor lifts, diesel articulating boom lifts and electric personnel lifts. Relevant capability includes arranging delivery to a prison site, commissioning equipment for operational use and providing ongoing maintenance. Suppliers with experience supporting equipment in institutional or secure environments may be well placed to prepare, although no specific security, technical, safety accreditation or prior-experience requirements have been stated. The three separate quotation documents could allow suppliers to focus on the equipment requirement they can supply and support, rather than requiring a single provider to cover all three types. Businesses can use the planning stage to consider their product range, service capacity and ability to support HMP Highland before the detailed requirements are issued.

## Notice

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) are looking for a contractor(s) to provide Working at Height Equipment at HMP Highland. The SPS requires a contractor(s) to supply, deliver, commission and maintain Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) for use at HMP Highland. The equipment shall consist of an Electric Scissor Lift, a Diesel Articulating Boom Lift and an Electric Personnel Lift. The SPS intends to separate these requirements into three (3) Request for Quotation (RFQ) documents.

### 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, a Request for Quotation (RFQ) 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 RFQ.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567661 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 9 Nov 2026 |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## 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 | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45500000 - Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator

## Release History

- 29 Oct 2026 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567661

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567661
  SPS-11036 Working at Height Equipment - The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) are looking for a contractor(s) to provide Working at Height Equipment at HMP Highland. The SPS requires a contractor(s) to supply, deliver, commission and maintain Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) for use at HMP Highland. The equipment shall consist of an Electric Scissor Lift, a Diesel Articulating Boom Lift and an Electric Personnel Lift. The SPS intends to separate these requirements into three (3) Request for Quotation (RFQ) documents.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.sps.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000847002
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=847002

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