Official UK procurement notice
HMPPS Woodwork Capital Equipment and PPM · Ministry of Justice (Sept 2025)
Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)
Sectors: Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 8 Oct 2025awarded 14 Nov 2025
Awarded to A L Dalton +6 more
Framework period 4 yrsends 30 Nov 2029 · starts 1 Dec 2025
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionContract for the supply of woodwork capital
equipment into HMPPS workshops and
associated maintenance and repair services
CPV: Woodworking equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Bids received
- 8 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 7 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Dec 2025
- Scheme runs until
- 30 Nov 2029
Published description of the framework
Contracts awarded by further competitions under each lot
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £1,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1CNC Routing MachineryAwardedceiling above
Supply of Routing Machinery into HMPPS prison workshops
Lot #2Classic Woodwork and Sanding MachineryAwardedceiling above
Supply of Classic Woodwork and Sanding Machinery into HMPPS prison workshops
Lot #3Beam SawsAwardedceiling above
Supply of Beam Saws into HMPPS prison workshops
Lot #4Servicing and MaintenanceAwardedceiling above
Provision of servicing and maintenance of equipment in HMPPS prison workshops
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 4 lots
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Assurance of Supply: 30%
- Quality Management: 25%
- Logistics & Delivery: 20%
- Service Levels: 15%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Assurance of Supply
- Quality Management
- Logistics & Delivery
- Service Levels
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- “HMPPS Woodwork Capital Equipment and PPM” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
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
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Sept 2025, 14:25 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 13:42 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
prj_14919- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052831- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059161Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Appointment period ends
- 8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 Sept 2025 → 4 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published1 Sept 2025, 14:25 BST
- Clarification questions by383 days ago3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends378 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by348 days ago6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent337 days ago18 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends327 days ago27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts324 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published321 days ago4 Dec 2025, 13:42 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2025- Tender notice published1 Sept 2025, 14:25 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Nov 2025, 11:09 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Nov 2025, 11:09 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Dec 2025, 13:42 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 71 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 87 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| A L DaltonSME, Felder UK LimitedSME, G & J Wood Machinery LtdSME, J J Smith & Co (Woodworking Machinery) Limited, Maxicam Limited T/A Powell CNC, Scott & Sargeant Woodworking Machinery LtdSME +1 moreWoodwork Capital Equipment and PPM1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2029 | £4,000,000 | 14 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Woodwork Capital Equipment and PPM · A L DaltonSME, Felder UK LimitedSME, G & J Wood Machinery LtdSME, J J Smith & Co (Woodworking Machinery) Limited, Maxicam Limited T/A Powell CNC, Scott & Sargeant Woodworking Machinery LtdSME +1 more
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · CNC Routing Machinery | 8final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Classic Woodwork and Sanding Machinery | 8final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Beam Saws | 8final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Servicing and Maintenance | 8final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- A L Dalton LtdFramework contractor
- Felder UK LtdFramework contractor
- G & J Wood Machinery LimitedFramework contractor
- J J Smith & Co (Woodworking Machinery) LimitedFramework contractor
- Maxicam Limited T/A Powell CNCFramework contractor
- Scott and Sargeant Woodworking Machinery LimitedFramework contractor
- TilgearFramework contractor
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