01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- Scottish Prison Service
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Category
- services
- CPV classification
- 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- Tender period
- Not supplied — 10 April 2026
Description
The purpose of this Contract is to provide the SPS with a self-service core System (database, middleware, app/web server) for use within the prisoner's personal accommodation. The System shall be hosted by the Supplier either on their own premises (‘vendor hosted’) using a replicated configuration across the Supplier’s data centres for resilience and disaster recovery, or on a third party cloud-based Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform. In all cases, the System shall be securely hosted and dedicated exclusively to the SPS’ use. The hosted solution shall provide a secure route from the users in-cell TVs which use a Raspberry Pi 4 device for connectivity and must be operatable for the full Contract. The Supplier shall, through testing, demonstrate that the System remains fully operational and continues to provide the complete range of Services in the event of the failure of any single system instance. The Supplier shall be responsible for providing the System; building, testing and installing the raspberry pi devices and providing the on-going service, support and maintenance for the duration of the Contract Term. The Contract Term shall be 5 years from the last Establishment Go Live Date with the option to extend for any number of periods up to a maximum of 3 years.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
SPS-02234 In-Cell Digital Services
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- 18 June 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
Scottish Prison Service
One Lochside, 1 Lochside Avenue, Edinburgh, UKM75, EH12 9DJ, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Sherriff Court
27 Chambers St, Edinburgh, EH1 1LB, United Kingdom
Unify Business Solutions
Unify business solutions, Dorial House, 2 hazel co, Chesterfield, UK, S434FD, United Kingdom
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04 Provenance
Source for this process
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