DoJ – NIPS - Supply and Delivery of General ‘Food to Go’, Sundry Items and Tobacco Items for Tuck Shop 2026
Estimated value
£16.3m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
22 Apr 2026
Description
The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) (the Buyer) is an Executive agency of the Department of Justice NI (DOJ NI) and is responsible for the management of His Majesty’s Prisons in Northern Ireland. The Prison Service operates under the control of the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland. It is governed by the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 and the Prison and Young Offenders Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995. The Buyer wishes to establish a contract for the supply and delivery of a range of general `food to go’, sundry items and tobacco items for purchase from the Prisoner’s tuckshop at their own expense. The contract will be for a period of five (5) years with no options to extend beyond this period. Suppliers should refer to the Specification for further details of the requirement.
Scope
- Reference
- ID 6392708
- Total value
- £16,260,500 excluding VAT£19,512,600 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Sept 2026 to 30 Sept 2031
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 1500000015990000
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC1 - Legislative Requirements | As per Tender Documentation | quality | — |
| AC2 - Contract Management | As per Tender Documentation | quality | — |
| AC3 - Supply Chain | As per Tender Documentation | quality | — |
| AC4 - Price | As per Tender Documentation | price | — |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
As per Tender documentation.
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 15 May 2026, 4:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 26 May 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission address
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure