Official UK procurement notice
ID 5946938 - DoJ - YJA - Provision of Healthcare/Nursing for Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre
Authority: Youth Justice Agency (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Justice, through its executive agency The Youth Justice Agency
(YJA), requires a supplier for the provision of registered nurses to staff the Healthcare
department at the Juvenile Justice Centre (JJC) for Northern Ireland, located on the
outskirts of Bangor, Co. Down.
CPV: Recruitment services · Supply services of nursing personnel · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£814,000
- 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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 70%
- Quantitative Criteria: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: As per tender documentation - Instructions to Tenders document
- Quantitative Criteria: As per tender documentation - Instructions to Tenders document
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Jul 2025, 18:03 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Nov 2025, 15:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
5946938- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044040- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056878Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
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Contract Value
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.
- Risks
Exclusions
If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become ‘excluded’ or ‘excludable’ as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded.
The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the rights:
(I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;
(II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition;
(III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and
(IV). to award contract(s) in stages.
and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Aug 2025, 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
29 Jul 2025 → 7 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published29 Jul 2025, 18:03 BST
- Clarification questions by19 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline29 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by399 days ago22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent368 days ago24 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts367 days ago25 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends354 days ago5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published353 days ago7 Nov 2025, 15:11 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jul 2025- Tender notice published29 Jul 2025, 18:03 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Oct 2025, 13:47 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Oct 2025, 13:47 BST
- Contract signature expected6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Nov 2025, 15:11 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Withheld Section 94 Supplier5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2028 · up to 4 Jan 2030Extensions: Following the initial contract period, there are 2 potential extension periods of up to 12 months each. Optional extension periods will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority. | £814,000 | 24 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
1 · Withheld Section 94 Supplier
- Signed
- 7 Nov 2025
- Value
- £814,000
- Period
- 5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2028 · up to 4 Jan 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Following the initial contract period, there are 2 potential extension periods of up to 12 months each. Optional extension periods will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
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