How to win: SPS-02361 Substance Screening & Related Services

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

Buyer

Scottish Prison Service

Closing date

1 December 2026

About this contract

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) require a supplier to provide substance screening kits and associated services, including the supply of point of care screening devices, confirmatory analysis services, reporting services, training and support.

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 goods work these usually outweigh price.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 1 December 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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