Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Prison Service
One Lochside, 1 Lochside Avenue
Edinburgh
EH12 9DJ
UK
Contact person: Catharine Dempsey
Telephone: +44 1313303572
E-mail: catharine.dempsey@prisons.gov.scot
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.sps.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00384
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SPS-02183 Research and Evaluation Services
Reference number: SPS-02183
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
SPS is seeking suppliers as part of a Research and Evaluation framework agreement. The SPS commissions various research and evaluation projects (e.g evaluations of offender behaviour programmes and the implementation of control and restraint policy).
The duration of individual projects usually varies and is dependent on the scope of the research to be conducted. Indicatively, the duration will normally expect to be between 3 and 12 months and will be agreed prior to the start of each research project.
The SPS intends to appoint a maximum of 6 suppliers to the Framework Agreement
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
317 896.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The SPS commenced 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) including the Single Procurement Document (SPD) was published by SPS and made available to bidders. Tender responses were then be evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITT.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-031577
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SPS-02183A Research and Evaluation Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 13
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 13
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blake Stevenson Ltd
22 Stafford Street
EDINBURGH
EH3 7BD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 43 975.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SPS-02183B Research and Evaluation Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 13
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 13
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dr Briege Nugent
87/2 Gilmore Place
Edinburgh
EH3 9NU
UK
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 51 300.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SPS-02183C Research and Evaluation Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 13
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 13
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Diffley Partnership
2nd Floor, Prospect House, 5 Thistle Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1DF
UK
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 53 199.31
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SPS-02183D Research and Evaluation Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 13
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 13
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Edinburgh Innovations
10 Max Born Crescent Murchison House, King's Building
Edinburgh
EH9 3BF
UK
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 83 226.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SPS-02183E Research and Evaluation Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 13
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 13
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KSO Research Limited
42 Montgomery Street, Eaglesham
Glasgow
G76 0AS
UK
NUTS: UKM83
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 32 850.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SPS-02183F Research and Evaluation Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 13
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 13
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Progressive Partnership
Suite 85, Pure Offices, 4-5 Lochside Way
Edinburgh
EH12 9DT
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 53 346.38
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:806024)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Chalmers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/sheriff-court/find-a-court
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/02/2026