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# Ministry of Justice · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Ministry of Justice is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 898 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Ministry of Justice
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PDNN-2773-HVYN` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 898
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £4.6bn (median award: £50k) across 298 of 298 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Ministry of Justice)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 25 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 12% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 16 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 413 (94%), Framework: 27 (6%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 123 (28%), Direct award: 106 (24%), Route not published: 102 (23%), Selective: 64 (15%), Open: 45 (10%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 65 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 36 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 19 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Financial and insurance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/financial-and-insurance-services-66000000) (CPV 66):** 14 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 13 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[G & J Wood Machinery Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/g-j-wood-machinery-ltd-coh-06209505):** 23 procedures
2. **[Ingeus UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ingeus-uk-limited-coh-04320853):** 19 procedures (35 awards)
3. **[Scott & Sargeant Woodworking Machinery Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/scott-sargeant-woodworking-machinery-ltd-coh-02448888):** 11 procedures
4. **[ASSA ABLOY GLOBAL SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED T/A Traka](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/assa-abloy-global-solutions-uk-limited-t-a-traka-coh-02590364):** 9 procedures (10 awards)
5. **[St Giles Wise Group Partnership](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/st-giles-wise-group-partnership-GB-FTS-101456):** 9 procedures (23 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Amey Community Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/amey-community-ltd-coh-02564794):** £515m · [Extension to Prison TFM - Work Package E - Modification Notice](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/extension-to-prison-tfm-work-package-e-modification-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-0606cd)
2. **[Serco Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/serco-limited-coh-00242246):** £447m · [Prison Operator Services - HMP Dovegate](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/prison-operator-services-hmp-dovegate-ocds-h6vhtk-04c605)
3. **[Amey Community Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/amey-community-ltd-coh-02564794):** £431m · [Extension to Prison TFM - Work Package E - Modification Notice](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/extension-to-prison-tfm-work-package-e-modification-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-04b29c)
4. **[Amey Community Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/amey-community-ltd-coh-02564794):** £429m · [Extension to Prison TFM - Work Package F - Modification Notice](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/extension-to-prison-tfm-work-package-f-modification-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-0606cb)
5. **[Amey Community Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/amey-community-ltd-coh-02564794):** £355m · [Extension to Prison TFM - Work Package F - Modification Notice](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/extension-to-prison-tfm-work-package-f-modification-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-04b29d)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 71
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 139
- **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 Ministry of Justice intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt