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: Shirley-ann Whyte
Telephone: +44 01313303870
E-mail: shirley-ann.whyte@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-02290 Provision of Coach Hire Services
Reference number: SPS-02290
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60172000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The SPS is seeking a supplier to provide the Purchaser with a coach hire service, when requested, travelling between:
-The Purchaser’s College (Newlands Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0DE);
-To Purchaser’s National Training Centre Station Road Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9DJ; and
-And the return journey
There may be additional hire based on operational requirements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
137 892.68
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM76
Main site or place of performance:
The SPS College (Newlands Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0DE);
The SPS National Training Centre Station Road Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9DJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The SPS has 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) will be published by SPS and will be made available to bidders. Tender responses will then be evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITT.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Tech
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
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.1.8) 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:
2026/S 000-051993
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SPS-02290
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/09/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Braes travel Scotland ltd
129 Tiree Cres, Polmont
Falkirk
FK2 0XB
UK
Telephone: +44 7855057615
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:
: 137 892.68
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:845102)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
27 Chambers Street
EDINBURGH
EH1 1LB
UK
Telephone: +44 1312252525
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/10/2026