Official UK procurement notice
DoJ – NIPS - Supply and Delivery of General ‘Food to Go’, Sundry Items and Tobacco Items for Tuck Shop 2026
Authority: Northern Ireland Prison Service (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Jan 2031, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Tobacco, tobacco goods and supplies
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£16,260,500
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- AC1 - Legislative Requirements: As per Tender Documentation
- AC2 - Contract Management: As per Tender Documentation
- AC3 - Supply Chain: As per Tender Documentation
- AC4 - Price: As per Tender Documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 30 Jan 2031
- First published
- 22 Apr 2026, 11:09 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2026, 14:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
ID 6392708- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036485- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068844Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
For further details on invoicing procedures please see : www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar ↗ ticles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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 etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
22 Apr 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published177 days ago22 Apr 2026, 11:09 BST
- Clarification questions by154 days ago15 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline143 days ago26 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by122 days ago15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent99 days ago9 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends85 days ago22 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published81 days ago27 Jul 2026, 14:23 BST
- Contract starts15 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026- Tender notice published22 Apr 2026, 11:09 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published10 Jul 2026, 11:40 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Jul 2026, 11:40 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 Jul 2026, 14:23 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Withheld Section94 supplier’SME1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2031 | £16,260,500 | 9 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
1 · ‘Withheld Section94 supplier’SME
- Signed
- 27 Jul 2026
- Value
- £16,260,500
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2031
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: In line with Section 52, subsection 2 of the Procurement Act 2023, the contracting authority considers that the supplier’s performance could not appropriately be assessed by reference to KPIs as the contract is for the delivery of or off-the-shelf goods.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winWithheld Section94 supplier · Northern Ireland
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies & Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Withheld Section94 supplierAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender