Official UK procurement notice
ID 6536675 - DoJ - NIPS Supply and Delivery of Footwear 2026
Authority: Northern Ireland Prison Service (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) (The Buyer) is an Executive agency of the Department of Justice NI (DOJ NI) and is responsible for the management of His Majesty’s Prisons in Northern Ireland. The Buyer wishes to establish a contract for the supply and delivery of footwear for both prisoners and staff. The requirement will be divided into three (3) separate lots: Lot 1 – Inmates General and Safety Footwear, Lot 2 – Officer/Staff Safety Footwear, and Lot 3 – Public Order Footwear. The contract will be for a period of five (5) years with no options to extend beyond this period. Suppliers should refer to the Specification for full details of the requirements.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2031, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Footwear · Protective footwear
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£615,245 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Inmates General and Safety FootwearPublished value£442,975
Lot 1 - Inmates General and Safety Footwear
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation
Lot #2Officer/Staff Safety FootwearPublished value£49,220
Lot 2 - Officer/Staff Safety Footwear
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation
Lot #3Public Order FootwearPublished value£123,050
Lot 3 - Public Order Footwear
- 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 (3)
- AC1 - Contract Management: 19.5%
- AC2 - Supply Chain: 10.5%
- AC3 - Price: 70%
Published award criteria (3)
- AC1 - Contract Management: As per Tender Documentation
- AC2 - Supply Chain: As per Tender Documentation
- AC3 - Price: As per Tender Documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2031
- First published
- 25 Jun 2026, 12:19 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2026, 12:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
6536675- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059813- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bd00Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
For further details on invoicing procedures please see : www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar ↗ ticles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice
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.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Jul 2026, 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
25 Jun 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published123 days ago25 Jun 2026, 12:19 BST
- Clarification questions by98 days ago20 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline88 days ago30 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by70 days ago17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published25 Jun 2026, 12:19 BSTUK4
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
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender