Scottish Prison Service: contracts awarded without a rival: 23 uncontested awards; 23% of its awards; 21 suppliers; 8 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-1F1MYTT1DB · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Scottish Prison Service: contracts awarded without a rival (United Kingdom)”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/b/scottish-prison-service/
Scottish Prison Service made 23 of its 98 public contract awards without a rival from 2021-03-15 to 2025-10-17: 15 without a competition and 8 after a competition that drew a single bid, to 21 suppliers; the most to Unilink Software, 3.
An award is uncontested when the buyer had no rival offer to weigh: it was made without a competition (direct award, negotiated procedure without a call for tenders, sole-source or advance-notice contract), or a competition was held and only one bid arrived. Every count below is built award by award from the official notices. Awards to individuals are not included.
Scottish Prison Service gave Unilink Software 4 awards: 2 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-03-15, latest 2024-03-12.
Scottish Prison Service gave Alarm Radio Monitoring Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-05-23, latest 2023-05-23.
Scottish Prison Service gave Atus Systems Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-01-18, latest 2022-01-18.
Scottish Prison Service gave Barnardo's 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-08-25, latest 2022-08-25.
Scottish Prison Service gave BESA Publications Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-10-27, latest 2023-10-27.
Scottish Prison Service gave Cera Care Operations (Scotland) Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-05-29, latest 2023-05-29.
Scottish Prison Service gave EDETA Training Services Ltd 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-04-11, latest 2022-04-11.
Scottish Prison Service gave Fireworks Fire Protection Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-08-21, latest 2024-08-21.
Scottish Prison Service gave Grahams The Family Dairy Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-11-01, latest 2022-11-01.
Scottish Prison Service gave Lapsley 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-03-05, latest 2024-03-05.
Scottish Prison Service gave Oleeo Plc 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-02-21, latest 2024-02-21.
Scottish Prison Service gave P and R Fabrics Ltd 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-06-26, latest 2024-06-26.
Scottish Prison Service gave Protec Camerfield Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-06-19, latest 2025-06-19.
Scottish Prison Service gave Rapiscan Systems Ltd 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-02-17, latest 2022-02-17.
Scottish Prison Service gave Redwood Technologies 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-02-08, latest 2022-02-08.
Scottish Prison Service gave SECURITAS TECHNOLOGY LTD 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-09-26, latest 2025-09-26.
Scottish Prison Service gave SSG Insight (EMEA) Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-01-18, latest 2022-01-18.
Scottish Prison Service gave stanford logistics limited 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-04-13, latest 2022-04-13.
Scottish Prison Service gave Stanley Security Solutions Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-01-18, latest 2022-01-18.
Scottish Prison Service gave Valley Group Limited 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-04-18, latest 2024-04-18.
Scottish Prison Service gave WA Products (UK) Limited t/a SceneSafe 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-10-17, latest 2025-10-17.
| Date | Supplier | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-17 | WA Products (UK) Limited t/a SceneSafe 066157-2025-SPS-02200-1 | Single bid Open procedure | — |
| 2025-09-26 | SECURITAS TECHNOLOGY LTD 054318-2025-01261B-1 | No competition | — |
| 2025-06-19 | Protec Camerfield Ltd 019972-2025-01661A-1 | No competition | — |
| 2024-08-21 | Fireworks Fire Protection Ltd 025058-2024-01661B-1 | No competition | — |
| 2024-06-26 | P and R Fabrics Ltd 019523-2024-SPS-02136-1 | Single bid Open procedure | — |
| 2024-04-18 | Valley Group Limited 012647-2024-2 | Single bid Open procedure | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries
Source: Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder, Cabinet Office, in the Open Contracting Data Standard (data.open-contracting.org), Open Government Licence v3.0; an award is counted once where both services publish it. Awards are matched to their buyer and supplier as published. Values in these notices often state a framework ceiling rather than a contract amount, so awards are counted, not summed. Updated 17 October 2026.