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Published 6 Mar 2025, 15:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DoJ NIPS Prisoner Telephone System PME

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Prison Service (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD

ServicesAbove threshold
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Postal and telecommunications services (64)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 1 Oct 2030 · up to 1 Oct 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Northern Ireland Prison Service is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier to provide a Prisoner Phone System. The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating the procurement the Northern Ireland Prison Service wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Postal and telecommunications services · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment · Switchboards · Telecommunications equipment and supplies · Telecommunications services · Telephone and data transmission services · Telephone equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrs
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 1 Oct 2032 with extensions
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Extension options published
32000000 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment32500000 Telecommunications equipment and supplies32540000 Switchboards32550000 Telephone equipment64000000 Postal and telecommunications services64200000 Telecommunications services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Mar 2025, 15:09 GMT
Last source update
6 Mar 2025, 15:09 GMT
Authority reference
ID 5830822
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008228
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportPostal and telecommunications servicesRadio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipmentSwitchboardsTelecommunications equipment and suppliesTelecommunications servicesTelephone and data transmission servicesTelephone equipment
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

6 Mar 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    6 Mar 2025, 15:09 GMT
  2. Market engagement
    21 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT

    If you wish to participate in the Contracting Authority’s Preliminary Market Engagement for this requirement, a questionnaire for completion is available via eTendersNI under ID 5830822.

    The questionnaire must be completed and submitted via eTendersNI by the engagement deadline date and time detailed above.

    Details of additional participating bodies can be found detailed within the questionnaire document.

  3. Contract starts391 days ago
    1 Oct 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    6 Mar 2025, 15:09 GMT
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Northern Ireland Prison Service

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PRMX-2692-MXQX Castle Buildings Block A Stormont Estate, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT4 3SRContact email

Other 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.GB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure