# Scottish Prison Service tenders and bid counts

Scottish Prison Service has awarded 44 contracts since October 2023, usually worth about £300k over 36 months. Its earlier open tenders drew a median of 3 bids (few bidders).

That is fewer bids than 76% of the 849 UK public buyers we can rate.

## Open tenders (3)
| Tender | Buyer | Closes | Value | Buyer's usual contest |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [SPS-02223 Fully Managed Vending Services for SPS](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-0663fe) | Scottish Prison Service | 2026-10-20 | not stated | few bidders |
| [SPS-02357 Temporary Maintenance Staff](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06ead7) | Scottish Prison Service | 2026-10-29 | not stated | few bidders |
| [SPS-02319 Prisoner Records 2 (PR2) – Technical Change](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-05eb91) | Scottish Prison Service | 2026-11-02 | not stated | few bidders |

## Contracts ending within 12 months: 2
Which ones is for signed-in users: https://bidcount.co.uk/?q=Scottish%20Prison%20Service

Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, Open Government Licence v3.0. Updated 2026-10-09. Bid counts describe a buyer's history, not a forecast. Method: https://bidcount.co.uk/about. Page: https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/scottish-prison-service