DoJ – NIPS - Supply and Delivery of General ‘Food to Go’, Sundry Items and Tobacco Items for Tuck Shop 2026

Northern Ireland Prison ServicecontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-068844Procurement Act 2023pending

Estimated value

Awarded value

£16.3m

Awarded 08 Jul 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

10 Jul 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
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
30 Sept 2026 to 30 Sept 2031
CPV classifications
15000000
15990000

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
AC1 - Legislative RequirementsAs per Tender Documentationquality
AC2 - Contract ManagementAs per Tender Documentationquality
AC3 - Supply ChainAs per Tender Documentationquality
AC4 - PriceAs per Tender Documentationprice

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

As per Tender documentation.

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£16.3m

Award date

08 Jul 2026

Contract start

30 Sept 2026

Contract end

30 Sept 2031