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SPS-02361 Substance Screening & Related Services

Scottish Prison Service

Buyer didn’t say if suitable for small firms

35 days left

Closes UK time

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The notice gives no estimated value
Where
Scotland and Northern Ireland
Buyer in Scotland
Trade
Engineering, architecture and surveying
Drug detection apparatus
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Time to bid
23 full UK working days before the closing day, Tue 1 Dec 2026 (Scotland bank holidays left out).
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 35 days from publication to the closing day: longer than the median for open engineering and surveying tenders (29 days).
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2 more open tenders from Scottish Prison Service listed here.

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The summary is the start of the buyer’s own description, word for word. The full description and the documents are on the official notice.

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.

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 101747-2026
Buyer
Scottish Prison Service
Buyer’s region
Scotland
Where the work is
Scotland, Northern Ireland
Listed on Evendraft under
Scotland, Northern Ireland
Published
27 Oct 2026
Tender deadline
1 Dec 2026, 14:00 UK time
Estimated value
Not stated on the notice
Trade
Engineering, architecture and surveying
CPV codes
  • 38544000 Drug detection apparatus
  • 85145000 Services provided by medical laboratories
  • 71900000 Laboratory services
  • 71620000 Analysis services
Procedure
Open procedureOne stage: any supplier can send a full tender.
Framework
Not stated on the notice
Lots
Not divided into lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
No (not marked suitable for small businesses by the buyer)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
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