Opportunity brief
ClosedSPS-02357 Temporary Maintenance Staff
The SPS has a number of facilities containing buildings and equipment which are required to be inspected, serviced and maintained. This work is carried out by the Estates and Technical Services Directorate managed by SPS Headquarters (HQ). SPS currently operates 14 publicly managed prisons, two Community Custody Units (CCUs), its HQ, the SPS College, and a Central Stores facility, all situated across Scotland. This framework shall provide SPS with the capability to employ suitably qualified and experienced temporary staff, covering a range of skill sets required in maintenance services. These staff shall have the relevant disclosure/security clearances (e.g. Level 1 Disclosure Scotland as standard). The supplier shall be able to provide temporary staff to the SPS sites across Scotland and the level of service shall be consistent.
- Other sectors
- Public sector
- United Kingdom

- Buyer / issuer
- Scottish Prison Service
- Sector
- Other sectors
- Country / region
- United Kingdom
- Public or private
- Public sector
- Closing date
- 29 Oct 2026, 16:00 SAST
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Submission method
- Via the buyer's portal, linked from Find a Tender
- Tender number
- ocds-h6vhtk-06ead7
- Status
- Closed
Scope summary
The SPS has a number of facilities containing buildings and equipment which are required to be inspected, serviced and maintained. This work is carried out by the Estates and Technical Services Directorate managed by SPS Headquarters (HQ). SPS currently operates 14 publicly managed prisons, two Community Custody Units (CCUs), its HQ, the SPS College, and a Central Stores facility, all situated across Scotland. This framework shall provide SPS with the capability to employ suitably qualified and experienced temporary staff, covering a range of skill sets required in maintenance services. These staff shall have the relevant disclosure/security clearances (e.g. Level 1 Disclosure Scotland as standard). The supplier shall be able to provide temporary staff to the SPS sites across Scotland and the level of service shall be consistent.
Category: services
Key requirements
- Procurement method: Open procedure
- Briefing session: Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.
- Eligibility and evaluation: set out in the tender documents. Check mandatory returnables, registrations and scoring before you commit.
Required documents
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Important dates
- Published
- 29 Sept 2026
- First seen by Atlas
- 29 Sept 2026
- Briefing session
- Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.
- Submission deadline
- 29 Oct 2026, 16:00 SAST
Commercial snapshot
- Estimated value
- Not stated in the notice
- Contract type
- Open procedure
- Category
- services
- Source
- UK Find a Tender
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