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Official procurement procedure
Prison Catering and Hospitality Procurement
Education and training services
UK
Published value
£480,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Justice: "Prison Catering and Hospitality Procurement". Published status: planning. Published value: £480,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Ministry of Justice | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £480,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Ministry of Justice
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Ministry of Justice. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Solirius Reply LtdTop vendor: 53.1% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 225 active published awards; 4 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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Solirius Reply Ltd | 1 win | £250,000 |
| Girbau UK | 1 win | £221,250 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Justice | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published18 Aug 2025, 10:45 BST | Last source update18 Aug 2025, 10:45 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationEducation and training services | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05040f | ||
What is being bought
The procurement is for 2 prisons. HMP Styal and HMP Brixton, to provide a Catering and Hospitality provision that services the public. The service is to provide training and qualifications to serving prisoners whilst providing a catering experience to the community.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £480,000
18 Aug 2025, 10:45 BST - Official notice release published
18 Aug 2025, 10:45 BST - Published value updated to £360,000
11 Aug 2025, 07:11 BST - Official notice release published
11 Aug 2025, 07:11 BST - Published value updated to £240,000
16 Apr 2025, 13:48 BST - Status changed to planning
16 Apr 2025, 13:48 BST - Official notice release published
16 Apr 2025, 13:48 BST - Buyer information updated
16 Apr 2025, 13:48 BST - Published tender amendment
Not publishedChange made to clarify the extension period and to advertise additional Maraket Engagement Dates to each site.
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
18 Aug 2025, 10:45 BST - Procedure published
18 Aug 2025, 10:45 BST - engagement
5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST · scheduledThe authority would like to invite all interested parties to take part in a virtual Market Engagement session to be held week commencing 6th May. Please email MOJCommercialNFNSupport@justice.gov.uk for the teams invite. There will be access to the recording sent to any parties unable to attend the live event. In addition, there will also be an opportunity to visit both HMP Brixton and HMP Styal during week commencing 19th May. In addition, there will also be an opportunity to visit both HMP Brixton and HMP Sytal during week commencing 19th May. There will also be additional site visits facilitated as follows: Wednesday 10th September to HMP Styal Thursday 11th September to HMP Brixton. Please contact the email address given to book onto a site visit.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Ministry of Justice
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDNN-2773-HVYNDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 18 Aug 2025, 10:45 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |