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Published 14 Feb 2025, 10:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ID 5801143 - DoJ - NIPS Supply, Delivery and Repair of Electrical Items for NIPS Stores and Prisoner Tuckshop 2025

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Prison Service (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

5 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 5 lots to bid
Published estimate£2,000,000total for 5 lots
Submissions closed 19 Mar 2025awarded 29 Apr 2025
Awarded to Information withheld for security reasons5 awards

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) wish to establish a contract(s) for the supply, delivery and repair of electrical items for NIPS stores and Prisoner’s Tuck Shop as part of its business as usual activities across the prisons estate. The contract will be divided into five (5) Lots and the NIPS wish to appoint a single Supplier for each Lot to fulfil the requirements. Please see CfT documents for further information.

CPV: Electrical domestic appliances

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value (£2,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 5 of them · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1White GoodsAwardedRenewalPublished value£750,000
Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of 3 years with an optional extension period of up to 24 months · This contract is subject to renewal.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2section ATV, Radio, HiFi, DVD and Personal Items section BTuck Shop ItemsAwardedRenewalPublished value£850,000
Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of 3 years with an optional extension period of up to 24 months. · This contract is subject to renewal.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Microwaves, Kettles, Toasters, Irons, BatteriesAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of 3 years with an optional extension period of up to 24 months. · This contract is subject to renewal.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Heaters, Fans, LampsAwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of 3 years with an optional extension period of up to 24 months. · This contract is subject to renewal.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5YJA ItemsAwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of 3 years with an optional extension period of up to 24 months. · This contract is subject to renewal.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 7 points.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Feb 2025, 10:02 GMT
Last source update
6 May 2025, 12:36 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Mar 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019068
Classification (CPV)
Electrical domestic appliances
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04df08 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), and incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the awards of the contracts was communicated to tenderers. Those notifications provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the. contracts were entered into.

Publisher note: Please note that information relating to contractors engaged by the Northern Ireland Department of Justice, and associated bodies, is not published in any publicly accessible forum or publication. This is to protect such contractors, whose security and safety could be threatened by dissident terrorist organisations still active in Northern Ireland if their details became known. This is consistent with Regulation 50(6)(a). The contract value listed is a broad estimate only and includes additional quantum for unforeseen demand and to future proof for additional potential. There is no guarantee of any level of business under this contract. The estimate is not deemed to be a condition of contract nor a guarantee of minimum demand or uptake. No compensation will be payable to a contractor should the actual demand be less than that stated. Contract Monitoring: The successful contractor's performance on this contract will be managed as per specification and regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in Construction and Procurement Delivery for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance and this contract may be terminated. The issue of a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of up to 3 years from the date of issue of the notice.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
19 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Mar 2025 → 17 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    19 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    6 May 2025, 12:36 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    17 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 May 2025, 12:36 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    6 May 2025, 12:36 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 5
Awarded value £2,000,0005 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 255 from SMEs
Contracts signed 5latest 29 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · White Goods1 award
Information withheld for security reasons£750,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · section ATV, Radio, HiFi, DVD and Personal Items section BTuck Shop Items1 award
Information withheld for security reasonsLot 2 – section A)TV, Radio, HiFi, DVD and Personal Items section B)Tuck Shop Items£850,000 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Microwaves, Kettles, Toasters, Irons, Batteries1 award
Information withheld for security reasons£200,000 †—Awarded
Lot 4 · Heaters, Fans, Lamps1 award
Information withheld for security reasons£100,000 †—Awarded
Lot 5 · YJA Items1 award
Information withheld for security reasons£100,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Lot 1 – White Goods · Information withheld for security reasons

    Signed
    29 Apr 2025
    Value
    £750,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 – section A)TV, Radio, HiFi, DVD and Personal Items section B)Tuck Shop Items · Information withheld for security reasons

    Signed
    29 Apr 2025
    Value
    £850,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 3 – Microwaves, Kettles, Toasters, Irons, Batteries · Information withheld for security reasons

    Signed
    29 Apr 2025
    Value
    £200,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 4 – Heaters, Fans, Lamps · Information withheld for security reasons

    Signed
    29 Apr 2025
    Value
    £100,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 5 - YJA Items · Information withheld for security reasons

    Signed
    29 Apr 2025
    Value
    £100,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · White Goods5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
2 · section ATV, Radio, HiFi, DVD and Personal Items section BTuck Shop Items5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
3 · Microwaves, Kettles, Toasters, Irons, Batteries5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
4 · Heaters, Fans, Lamps5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
5 · YJA Items5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Northern Ireland Prison Service

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services c/o CPD, 303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9EDContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amendedReview body N/A

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Information withheld for security reasonsAwarded supplier Information withheld for security reasons, UKContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.