Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Engineering Machinery to Prison Industries
Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSupply, Installation, Commissioning and Servicing of Engineering Machinery to Prison Workshops in England and Wales
CPV: Industrial machinery
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 9 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 12 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 8 Dec 2025
Published description of the framework
Prices determined by further competition post establishment of the framework
- Engineering Machinery Call Off - HMP Featherstone & HMP Warren Hill - Auto Feed Bandsaw · Ministry of Justice · 12 Oct 2026
- Supply of Engineering Machinery to Prison Industries · Ministry of Justice · 9 Oct 2026
- Engineering Machinery Call-Off - HMP Bure - Single Hit Press · Ministry of Justice · 14 Aug 2026
- Engineering Machinery Call-Off - HMP Littlehey Pillar Drill x2 · Ministry of Justice · 27 Feb 2026
Notices that name this framework as their framework in the official record. Many call-offs are never published, so this is a floor, not utilisation.
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Sheet Metal MachineryAwardedPublished value£5,400,000
Supply of sheet metal machinery such as laser cutters, punch machines, shearing machines and press brakes
Lot #2Metal Machining EquipmentAwardedPublished value£1,500,000
Supply of metal machining equipment such as CNC lathes and CNC milling machines
Lot #3Metal Fabrication EquipmentAwardedPublished value£800,000
Supply of metal fabrication equipment such as saws and drills
Lot #4Tube Bending EquipmentAwardedPublished value£300,000
Supply of metal tube bending machinery
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 (6)
- Quality Management: 30%
- Assurance of Supply: 25%
- Logistics & Delivery: 15%
- Service Levels: 10%
- Complaint Handling: 10%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Quality Management
- Assurance of Supply
- Logistics & Delivery
- Service Levels
- Complaint Handling
- Social Value
- “Supply of Engineering Machinery to Prison Industries” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Jul 2025, 23:25 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jan 2026, 16:20 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Nov 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063250- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056284Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 31 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Jul 2025 → 6 Jan 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published18 Jul 2025, 23:25 BST
- Next notice expected15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Market engagement15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
A market engagement event will be hosted online to outline the requirements in further detail. This is anticipated to take place towards the end of August. To register your interest, please contact [email protected].
- Tender notice published379 days ago8 Oct 2025, 12:20 BST
- Clarification questions by364 days ago23 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends356 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown31 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent336 days ago20 Nov 2025
- Award decision expected by335 days ago20 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends323 days ago2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts318 days ago8 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published289 days ago6 Jan 2026, 16:20 GMT
Notice history
11 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2025- Pipeline notice published18 Jul 2025, 23:25 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Jul 2025, 23:53 BSTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published19 Jul 2025, 00:12 BSTUK3
- Deadline published: 26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST19 Jul 2025, 00:12 BST
- Tender notice published8 Oct 2025, 12:20 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active8 Oct 2025, 12:20 BST
- Deadline moved to 31 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT8 Oct 2025, 12:20 BST+35 days · was 26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract award notice published20 Nov 2025, 16:26 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Nov 2025, 16:26 GMT
- Contract signature expected8 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published6 Jan 2026, 16:20 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-07: 3 releases · 18 Jul 2025, 19 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracts
Framework for the Supply of Sheet Metal Machinery to Prison Industries · Amada UK Ltd, Amob Machinery Limited, HPC Laser Ltd, MACH Machine Tools Limited, Prosaw Limited, TRUMPF +3 more
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- £5,400,000
- Period
- 8 Dec 2025 – 7 Dec 2029
- Status
- active
Framework for the Supply of Metal Machining Equipment to Prison Industries · Colchester Machine Tool Solutions Limited, MACH Machine Tools Limited, Syil CNC UK Ltd, The Engineering Technology Group Limited, TilgearSME, Unison Limited +1 more
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Period
- 8 Dec 2025 – 7 Dec 2029
- Status
- active
Framework for the Supply of Metal Fabrication Equipment to Prison Industries · Amada UK Ltd, Amob Machinery Limited, MACH Machine Tools Limited, Prosaw Limited, TilgearSME
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- £800,000
- Period
- 8 Dec 2025 – 7 Dec 2029
- Status
- active
Framework for the Supply of Tube bending Equipment to Prison Industries · Amob Machinery Limited, MACH Machine Tools Limited, Prosaw Limited, The Engineering Technology Group Limited, TilgearSME, Unison Limited
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- £300,000
- Period
- 8 Dec 2025 – 7 Dec 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Sheet Metal Machinery | 9final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Metal Machining Equipment | 7final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Metal Fabrication Equipment | 5final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Tube Bending Equipment | 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonUnison Limited · Yorkshire and the Humber · 1
- wonHPC Laser Ltd · Yorkshire and the Humber · 1
- wonTilgearSME · East of England · 1
- wonProsaw Limited · East Midlands · 1
- wonThe Engineering Technology Group Limited · West Midlands · 1
- wonMach Machine Tools Limited · South West England · 1
- wonAmada United Kingdom Limited · West Midlands · 1
- wonTrumpf Limited · East of England · 1
- wonAmob Machinery Limited · West Midlands · 1
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
12 commercial parties on the notice- Amada United Kingdom LimitedFramework contractor
- Amob Machinery LimitedFramework contractor
- Colchester Machine Tool Solutions LimitedFramework contractor
- HPC Laser LtdFramework contractor
- Mach Machine Tools LimitedFramework contractor
- Prosaw LimitedFramework contractor
- Syil CNC UK LtdFramework contractor
- The Engineering Technology Group LimitedFramework contractor
- TilgearFramework contractor
- Trumpf LimitedFramework contractor
Show 2 more suppliers
- Unison LimitedFramework contractor
- XYZ Machine Tools LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (12)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender