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SPS-02319 Prisoner Records 2 (PR2) – Technical Change
Notice number: ocds-r6ebe6-0000843517
KEY INFORMATION
- Submission deadline
- • Nov 2, 2026
- Location
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Contracting authority
- Scottish Prison Service
- Accepted Languages
- English
- Tender type
- Services
- Contract Value
- Published date
- Sep 21, 2026
TENDER DESCRIPTION
This tender, SPS-02319 Prisoner Records 2 (PR2) – Technical Change, seeks a supplier to deliver agreed works and services for the modernisation of prisoner records systems. The scope involves migrating the existing Oracle Forms and Reports platform to a modernised, modular application operating on an open-source equivalent platform within a secure sovereign cloud environment. Key technical requirements include the adoption of DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automated testing, container orchestration, and API data exchange, with code delivered to an ESCROW repository. The contract features an Initial Term of three years, with the full Contract Term extending to seven years from the Go Live Date, and migration is anticipated to conclude within 18 months from contract commencement. Economic and Financial Standing for bidders will be assessed on a Pass/Fail basis.
TENDER BRIEF
The contract timeline includes an "Initial Term" of three years from the "Commencement Date". The "Contract Term" is seven years, commencing on the "Go Live Date", which is when the technical change is completed and accepted by the Purchaser.
Key phases and milestones are:
- An "Implementation Period" from the "Commencement Date" to the "Operational Services Commencement Date".
- Migration is expected to be completed within 18 months from "Contract Commencement". [cite: 2 in previous search]
- Specific implementation milestones (Milestone 2, Milestone 3, Milestone 4, Milestone 5) mark the implementation to "Live" of 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of the application's scope, respectively. [cite: 1 in previous search]
- Support and maintenance are outlined for Year 1 through Year 7. [cite: 1 in previous search]
- The total duration of any "Extension Periods" beyond the "Initial Term" shall not exceed six years. [cite: 2 in previous search]
Sources
- 1SPS-02319 Schedule A - Conditions of Contract.docx — “Supplier is to commence provision of the first of the Implementation Services as set out in the Implementation Plan or, Schedule D. “Incident” means any event which is not part of the standard operation of the Services a…”
The core scope of work for this tender involves the delivery of agreed works, services, and deliverables, as outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW). The SOW is a document that details these aspects to be provided by the Supplier as part of the contract. Additionally, a Statement of Requirements sets out the specific services the Supplier has committed to provide, potentially including service levels.
The core deliverables include:
- Project Governance:
- A detailed project plan, developed in coordination with the Current Provider and the Purchaser.
- A project governance structure, encompassing elements like a schedule of standups, project team meetings, project board, and approval milestones.
- A clear split of roles and responsibilities during development and transition phases.
- Release management, which includes Module Pre-release testing and approval.
- Technical Deliverables:
- Modernised modular application components, with the provision of code to an ESCROW repository accessible by the Purchaser.
- Integration components to enable hybrid operation with the Current System.
- A collaboration and software development management environment (e.g., GitHub or equivalent) to facilitate CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows.
- Cloud architectural documentation and environment administrative privileges.
- A proposal for the subsequent database cloud migration for approval by the Purchaser, which may include a change of database platform (the cloud migration of the database is not part of the initial migration).
- Proof of the security of the cloud environment and application through an independent PEN test.
Sources
- 1SPS-02319 Schedule A - Conditions of Contract.docx — “and profit sharing, incentive and bonus arrangements as applicable; details of other employment-related benefits, including (without limitation) medical insurance, life assurance, pension or other retirement benefit sche…”
- 2SPS-02319 Schedule B - Specification.docx — “resolved to the satisfaction of the Purchaser prior to acceptance of the migrated module. Deliverables The Supplier shall be expected to deliver the following as a minimum: 6.1 Project Governance Detailed project plan in…”
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DIRECTORY • 13 FILES
- SPS-02319 Schedule 3 - List of Proposed Sub-Contractors.docx29 KBDOCX
- SPS-02319 Schedule 2 - Form of Tender.docx30 KBDOCX
- SPS-02319 Schedule A - Conditions of Contract.docx296 KBDOCX
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