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SPS-02361 Substance Screening & Related Services
Published 27 Oct 2026
27 Oct 2026
Deadline in 32 days
- Primary CPV
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38544000 *
Drug detection apparatus
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Scotland
- Value
- No value specified
- Contract
- Not specified
- Contract Types
-
38 *Laboratory, optical & precision equipmen...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
One Lochside, 1 Lochside Avenue, Edinburgh, EH12 9DJ, United Kingdom · UKM
Contact
Christina McKelvie
Award Criteria
- Technical
- Price
Related tenders
Scottish Prison Service
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
38544000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: SPS-02361
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) require a supplier to provide substance screening kits and associated services, including the supply of point of care screening devices, confirmatory analysis services, reporting services, training and support.
Full CPV breakdown
- 38544000 — Drug detection apparatus (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government · Public order and safety
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Goods
- Legal basis
- CELEX 32014L0024
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- A further extension is available for 36 months
- Submission method
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- Award decision expected
- 1 Dec 2026
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 27 Oct 2026 16:33
- Deadline
- 01 Dec 2026 14:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0774c8
- Notice ID
- SPS-02361
Organisations on this notice
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Review Body
27 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LB, United Kingdom
Lots (1)
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, an Invitation to Tender (ITT) including the Single Procurement Document (Scotland) (SPD) will be published by SPS and will be made available to bidders on Public Cont...
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73 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Tender
| Title | SPS-02361 Substance Screening & Related Services |
| Status | active |
| CPV › Description | Drug detection apparatus |
| Category | goods |
| Description | The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) require a supplier to provide substance screening kits and associated services, including the supply of point of care screening devices, confirmatory analysis services, reporting services, training and support. |
| Lot › Description | The SPS will commence 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 (Scotland) (SPD) 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 ITT. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Technical |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | 40 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | 60 |
| Lot › Contract period › Duration In Days | 1440 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | A further extension is available for 36 months |
| Lot › Submission Terms › Variant Policy | Not allowed |
| Lot › Has options | No |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Services provided by medical laboratories |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Laboratory services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Analysis services |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Region (NUTS) | UKM |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Region (NUTS) | UKN |
| Submission Method | Electronic submission |
| How to submit | https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk |
| Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Minimum | Bidders must have the following minimum insurance levels: Public and Product Liability Amount is 1,000,000 GBP Professional Indemnity Amount is 1,000,000 GBP Employer’s liability insurance in accordance with any legal requirements for the time being in force; |
| Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents. |
| Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Applies To | supplier |
| Other Requirements › Requires Staff Names And Qualifications | Yes |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Covered by | GPA |
| Bidding period › End | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Submission Terms › Bid Validity Period › Duration In Days | 60 |
| Award decision period › Start | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Bid Opening › Date | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Has Recurrence | No |
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Scottish Prison Service |
| Party 1 › Identifier › Legal Name | Scottish Prison Service |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | One Lochside, 1 Lochside Avenue |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Edinburgh |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | EH12 9DJ |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Contact › Name | Christina McKelvie |
| Party 1 › Contact › Telephone | +44 1313303858 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | christina.mckelvie@prisons.gov.scot |
| Party 1 › Contact › Link | https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | http://www.sps.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Buyer profile | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.a... |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | National or federal agency/office |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Public order and safety |
| Party 2 › Name | Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) |
| Party 2 › Identifier › Legal Name | Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Northern Ireland |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Contact › Name | Neil Preston |
| Party 2 › Contact › Telephone | +44 2892614506 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | Neil.Preston@justice-ni.gov.uk |
| Party 2 › Role | buyer |
| Party 2 › Link | https://www.justice-ni.gov.uk/topics/prisons |
| Party 3 › Name | Edinburgh Sheriff Court |
| Party 3 › Identifier › Legal Name | Edinburgh Sheriff Court |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | 27 Chambers Street |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | Edinburgh |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | EH1 1LB |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Role | Review body |
Buyer
| Name | Scottish Prison Service |
Links
| Href | https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-00... |