SPS-02361 Substance Screening & Related Services
- Buyer
- Scottish Prison Service
- Value
- Not published
- Closes
- 1 December 2026
- Where
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
The Scottish Prison Service and Northern Ireland Prison Service want a supplier to provide drug and substance screening kits for use in prisons, along with laboratory testing to confirm results. The contract also covers reporting of results, training, and ongoing support. The notice does not state a contract value.
What the buyer wants
• Supply point of care screening devices (quick on-site drug and substance tests) for both prison services • Carry out confirmatory analysis, meaning laboratory testing to verify positive on-site results • Provide results reporting, plus training and ongoing support for prison staff
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
Combining national kit supply, laboratory confirmatory testing and reporting across two separate prison services is likely to rule out small businesses that lack their own testing laboratory or the capacity to supply two national services.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
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