How to win: SPS-02290 Provision of Coach Hire Services

A services contract from Scottish Prison Service. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Scottish Prison Service

Closing date

6 July 2026

About this contract

The SPS is seeking a supplier to provide the Purchaser with a coach hire service, when requested, travelling between: -The Purchaser’s College (Newlands Road Brightons Falkirk FK2 0DE); -To Purchaser’s National Training Centre Station Road Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9DJ; and -And the return journey There may be additional hire based on operational requirements.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Scottish Prison Service scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 6 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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