Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Prison Service
One Lochside, 1 Lochside Avenue
Edinburgh
EH12 9DJ
UK
Contact person: Jenny Nairn
Telephone: +44 1313303778
E-mail: Jennifer.Nairn@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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
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-02319 Prisoner Records 2 (PR2) – Technical Change
Reference number: SPS-02319
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72222300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
SPS is undertaking a strategic technology modernisation project to migrate the PR2 system from a legacy Oracle Forms and Reports platform, operating on an Oracle database, to a modern, modular, opensource technology stack deployed within a secure Cloud environment. This project shall include the migration and on-going support and maintenance for the duration of the Contract Term.
The Contract Term shall be 7 years (not including implementation which shall be limited to a maximum of 18 months) with the option to extend by up to an additional 6 years.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
72000000
48900000
72200000
72222300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
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
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65
Price
/ Weighting:
35
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 84
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This contract may be extended by any number of periods up to a maximum of six (6) years
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Financial information will be evaluated as Pass or Fail using turnover as a percentage of SPS business, the ratio between assets and liabilities, interest cover, gross margin and operating margin.
- Assessment will reflect SPS’s consideration that there are no adverse financial factors noted and the bidder assessed as a low or acceptable level of commercial risk for SPS – (Pass).
- Where, in the view of the SPS the bidder has insufficient financial or economic resources to undertake a contract of this scale and/or the bidder’s financial position is likely to put the contract at risk should they be awarded the contract, the SPS reserves the right to exclude (Fail) an organisation from the tender stage.
- Failure to provide the requested financial information will result in a Fail.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: in accordance with any legal requirements for the time being in force
Public and Product Liability: 10million GBP
Professional Indemnity: 10million GBP
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As stated in the procurement documents
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:
2025/S 000-078324
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
02/11/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
02/11/2026
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The Supplier shall possess the following accreditations as a minimum:
- International Standard for Quality Management Systems ISO90001;
- Information Security Management (ISO27001);
- Software coding to ISO 25010; and
- Cyber Essentials (required). Plus (desired).
The Supplier or their selected host provider shall possess the following accreditations as a minimum:
-Security controls tailored to cloud services ISO27017; and
-Personal Data in the Cloud Security (ISO27018).
It is preferrable the Supplier has the following accreditations or, as a minimum, have and demonstrate processes in place that align with them:
- IT Service Management (ISO20000).
If the Supplier uses a third-party public cloud provider as part of the solution, then the public cloud provider shall also possess the above accreditations
The Supplier shall ensure they are Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 compliant or working towards it.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32805. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
As stated in the procurement documents (Question 2.15 Sustainable Procurement Duty)
(SC Ref:843517)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sherriff Court
27 Chambers St
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
21/09/2026