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title: "ID 4859781 - DoJ - NIPS - Provision of a Transport Shuttle Service for HMP Maghaberry for the Northern Ireland Prison Service"
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# ID 4859781 - DoJ - NIPS - Provision of a Transport Shuttle Service for HMP Maghaberry for the Northern Ireland Prison Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-4859781-doj-nips-provision-of-a-transport-shuttle-service-for-hmp-maghaberry-for-the-no-ocds-h6vhtk-03dbaf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northern Ireland Prison Service: "ID 4859781 - DoJ - NIPS - Provision of a Transport Shuttle Service for HMP Maghaberry for the Northern Ireland Prison Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Ireland Prison Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-ireland-prison-service-gov-ea797)
- **Published Value:** £200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 July 2023 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Road transport services, Special-purpose road passenger-transport services, Taxi services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £200,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03dbaf`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

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## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-4859781-doj-nips-provision-of-a-transport-shuttle-service-for-hmp-maghaberry-for-the-no-ocds-h6vhtk-03dbaf#participate

## Description
The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) wishes to establish a contract to transport passengers on return journeys between Moira Train Station and the Visitors’ Welcome Centre at Maghaberry Prison at times to accommodate visiting sessions or to deliver/collect items each day from Tuesday to Saturday. This is a single journey distance of approximately 3 miles. The Contractor will pick up passengers at Moira Train Station at 10.05 and 13.35 each day, Tuesday to Saturday, to transport them to the Visitors’ Welcome Centre, Maghaberry Prison. The Contractor will also collect passengers from the Visitors’ Welcome Centre at 12.45 and 16.45 each day, Tuesday to Saturday, and deliver them back to Moira Train Station. The shuttle service must be sufficiently flexible to allow for any operational change/delay within the prison. It is anticipated that this Contract will commence on 29 August 2023 for a duration of five (5) years with no options to extend beyond this term. Please refer to the specification document for full details of the requirement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60100000, 60130000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £200,000
- **Description:** The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) wishes to establish a contract to transport passengers on return journeys between Moira Train Station and the Visitors’ Welcome Centre at Maghaberry Prison at times to accommodate visiting sessions or to del...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `023902-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Withheld for security reasons**

  - Value: £200,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,000
  - Signed Date: 08/08/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023902-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-15T13:23:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T05:05:34.561Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03dbaf