How to win: SPS-02319 Prisoner Records 2 (PR2) – Technical Change

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

2 November 2026

About this contract

SPS is undertaking a strategic technology modernisation project to migrate the PR2 system from a legacy Oracle Forms and Reports platform, operating on an Oracle database, to a modern, modular, opensource technology stack deployed within a secure Cloud environment. This project shall include the migration and on-going support and maintenance for the duration of the Contract Term. The Contract Term shall be 7 years (not including implementation which shall be limited to a maximum of 18 months) with the option to extend by up to an additional 6 years.

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 2 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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