DoJ - NIPS - Provision of Psychological Risk Assessment Reports to identify offending pathways, treatment-planning needs and meet Public Protection requirements within the Northern Ireland Prison Service
Northern Ireland Prison ServicecontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-05d902Procurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableVCSE suitableclosed for bids
Estimated value
£225k
services
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
0 awarded
Published
03 Nov 2025
Deadline 20 Nov 2025
Description
The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) wishes to establish a contract with a single Contractor for the provision of support to deliver Psychological Risk / Need Assessment reports to better understand service users offending pathways and make recommendations regarding suitability for release.
Scope
- Reference
- ID 6033878
- Total value
- £225,000 excluding VAT£270,000 including VATBelow the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Dec 2025 to 01 Sept 2026
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 85000000
- Contract locations
- Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC1 - Company Experience | 11.9 percent | quality | — |
| AC2 - Implementation | 30.1 percent | quality | — |
| AC3 - Contract and Account Management | 9.8 percent | quality | — |
| AC4 - Data Handling and Maintenance | 9.8 percent | quality | — |
| AC5 - Business Continuity | 13.3 percent | quality | — |
| AC6 - Price/Cost | 30 percent | price | — |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 13 Nov 2025, 5:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 20 Nov 2025, 3:00 pm
- Submission address
- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition