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ID 6564562 DoJ - Northern Ireland Prison Service - Prisoner Telephone System
IT services: consulting
software development
Internet and support
+10 more
Location not published
Published value
£6,480,000
Submission deadline 1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Northern Ireland Prison Service: "ID 6564562 DoJ - Northern Ireland Prison Service - Prisoner Telephone System". Published status: active. Published value: £6,480,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Northern Ireland Prison Service | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £6,480,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Northern Ireland Prison Service
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Northern Ireland Prison Service. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 6 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNorthern Ireland Prison Service | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published4 Jun 2026, 18:28 BST | Last source update4 Jun 2026, 18:28 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Postal and telecommunications services, Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment, Switchboards, Telecommunications equipment and supplies, Telecommunications services, Telephone and data transmission services, Telephone equipment | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06ae24 | ||
What is being bought
The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) is an executive agency of the Department of Justice, Northern Ireland. The current prisoner population is 1,884 (as of 26/03/26) with Hydebank Wood College and Women’s Prison holding 55 males and 111 female prisoners, 1,246 prisoners at HMP Maghaberry Prison and 472 at HMP Magilligan Prison. This Requirement is to cover the supply of telephone equipment and/or services capable of providing a telephone system for prisoners at Maghaberry and Magilligan Prisons and Hydebank Wood Secure College and Woman’s Prison. Suppliers should refer to ID 6564562 Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements of this contract.
The contract will commence upon the Award Date or a date as stimulated within the Letter of Award and it is anticipated that the solution Go Live Date will be 01 April 2027. The contract will have an initial operational core term of five years from the Go Live Date. In addition the contract will also include two optional 24-month extension periods, if required by the NIPS.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £6,480,000
4 Jun 2026, 18:28 BST - Status changed to active
4 Jun 2026, 18:28 BST - Official notice release published
4 Jun 2026, 18:28 BST - Submission deadline changed to 1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
4 Jun 2026, 18:28 BST - Buyer information updated
4 Jun 2026, 18:28 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£6,480,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
4 Jun 2026, 18:28 BST - Submission deadline
1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Northern Ireland Prison Service
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PRMX-2692-MXQXDocuments (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 4 Jun 2026, 18:28 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleThe following PME's were carried out regarding this Tender, prior to PA23 therefore no
PME Notices following the introduction of PA23 were issued;
ID 5830822 DoJ NIPS Prisoner Telephone System PME Published on etendersni 06/03/2025 |
Procedure rationaleNot published |