Top suppliers
Top suppliers to The Scottish Prison Service
Top-five suppliers hold 100% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What The Scottish Prison Service buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
4515Recent contracts
Latest The Scottish Prison Service contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
SPS-10936 Dental Suite Ventilation Installation at HMP Greenock & HMP Dumfries
Chillforce Limited · 2024-08-28
£73K
SPS-02133 Contingency Food Packs
European Freeze Dry Ltd · 2024-08-14
£7.0M
SPS-10894 Admin/Gate Chiller at HMP Shotts
Truedeal Building Services Ltd · 2024-03-08
£135K
SPS-01999 Multi-Site Security Services
Confida FM Limited · 2023-06-26
£5K
SPS-10862 Replacement of Drive Mechanisms and Upgrade of Gate 3 at HMP Barlinnie
WEST CAPLAW CONTRACTS LTD · 2022-12-12
£124K
01915 Provision of Insurance Services (RM6020)
CCRS Brokers Limited · 2022-04-26
£63K
10784 A Hall Skylight Replacement at HMP Dumfries
William Waugh & Sons (Builders) Ltd · 2022-01-31
£64K
10807 Kitchen Hot Water Modification at HMP Barlinnie
WQS UK Ltd · 2021-12-23
£22K
10768 Replacement of Extract Fans within E Hall at HMP Barlinnie
Diamond Air Conditioning Limited · 2021-11-15
£39K
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Market analysis
Bidding into The Scottish Prison Service — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
78%
Awards to SMEs
100%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 78% of The Scottish Prison Service’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to The Scottish Prison Service
How much does The Scottish Prison Service spend on procurement?
The Scottish Prison Service awarded 3 contracts totalling £7.2M between 2023-10-12 and 2026-10-12, working with 3 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.4M.
Who are The Scottish Prison Service's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to The Scottish Prison Service by total award value are European Freeze Dry Ltd, Truedeal Building Services Ltd, Chillforce Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 100% of contract value.
What does The Scottish Prison Service buy from suppliers?
The Scottish Prison Service's procurement is concentrated in construction work, food, beverages, tobacco and related products, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-10-12
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
- · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
- · Contracts Finder
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