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# Department of Justice · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-justice-GB-PPON-PNYR-2253-MGXT). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Department of Justice is a Central government based in Northern Ireland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 29 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Department of Justice
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Northern Ireland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PNYR-2253-MGXT` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 29
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £19m (median award: £3.2m) across 7 of 7 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-justice-GB-PPON-PNYR-2253-MGXT

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 6 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 17% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 10 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 7 (70%), Direct award: 2 (20%), Selective: 1 (10%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 5 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 3 notices, last 24 months (30% of this period)
3. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 3 notices, last 24 months (30% of this period)
4. **[Postal and telecommunications services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/postal-and-telecommunications-services-64000000) (CPV 64):** 2 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
5. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 2 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Capita Business Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capita-business-services-ltd-coh-02299747):** 1 procedures
2. **[With held for security reasons](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/with-held-for-security-reasons-GB-FTS-20587):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **Information withheld for security reasons:** £6.5m · [Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/doj-face-to-face-interpretation-service-for-non-english-speakers-ocds-h6vhtk-04cd39)
2. **Information withheld for security reasons:** £4.5m · [Lot 1 - Adult Service (18 and over)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/doj-provision-of-an-advocacy-service-for-victims-of-domestic-and-sexual-abuse-ocds-h6vhtk-04b6be)
3. **Information withheld for security reasons:** £3.9m · [Lot 2 - Child Service (under 18)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/doj-provision-of-an-advocacy-service-for-victims-of-domestic-and-sexual-abuse-ocds-h6vhtk-04b6be)
4. **Withheld Section94 supplier:** £3.2m · [DoJ - Providing and Managing a 24 Hour Domestic and Sexual Abuse Helpline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/doj-providing-and-managing-a-24-hour-domestic-and-sexual-abuse-helpline-ocds-h6vhtk-05dc8f) · Awarded: 15 Jan 2026
5. **Withheld Section94 supplier:** £262k · [DOJ VPB Victims' Payments Scheme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/doj-vpb-victims-payments-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-054743) · Awarded: 11 Jun 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 1
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Department of Justice intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-justice-GB-PPON-PNYR-2253-MGXT#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-justice-GB-PPON-PNYR-2253-MGXT
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt