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SPS-11013 Replacement Smoke Ventilation at HMP Edinburgh and HMP & YOI Polmont

Scottish Prison Service · All their open notices

What this is

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is seeking contractors for the supply, installation, commissioning and testing of replacement Roof Light Smoke Ventilation Systems at HMP Edinburgh and HMP & YOI Polmont (three units across two sites). The existing systems have been assessed as beyond economic repair; actuators are no longer available on the open market, leaving all units non-operational and creating a fire safety compliance risk. This is a below-threshold notice. Contract notice anticipated 17 June 2026; procurement via Request for Quotation (RFQ).

Key points

  • Urgent: replacement of 3 smoke ventilation units at HMP Edinburgh and HMP & YOI Polmont — fire safety risk
  • Actuators no longer available; full system replacement required; below FTS threshold
  • RFQ process; register interest on PCS

Who can bid

Specialist ventilation contractors capable of supplying, installing, commissioning and testing roof light smoke ventilation systems in operational prison sites. Must address fire safety compliance requirements urgently.

How to submit

Register interest on PCS. RFQ to be published following Contract Notice. Below-threshold — contract notice anticipated 17 June 2026.

Clarifications

Contact: Shirley-ann Whyte, shirley-ann.whyte@prisons.gov.scot. Scottish Prison Service, One Lochside, 1 Lochside Avenue, Edinburgh EH12 9DJ. Reference: SPS-11013.

Contract period

One-off works contract. Sites: HMP Edinburgh (Edinburgh) and HMP & YOI Polmont (near Falkirk).

Classification

CPV 45331210 — Ventilation installation work 42520000 — Ventilation equipment45331200 — Ventilation and air-conditioning installation work ScotlandEdinburghTayside

Published on Public Contracts Scotland. The official notice is the authoritative version.