Prisoner-escort services

Tender description

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) will be seeking a provider to undertake the Scottish Court Custody and Prisoner Escort Service (SCCPES) which covers all prisoner escorts in Scotland, including court movements, hospital appointments, inter-prison transfers, community work placements, and transportation for home leave, together with court custody. In addition there are a small number of movements from police stations and prisons elsewhere in the UK to Scotland and vice versa. The service provider will also provide hospital watch escorts for those prisoners admitted to hospital. Around 180 000 prisoner movements take place each year, the majority of which are movements to court. This procurement is to provide prisoner escort services across Scotland.