Supply of In Cell Kettles to Ministry of Justice & Scottish Prison Service

Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£2,395,630published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Lancaster Holdings t/a Bluestem

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purchase of In Cell Kettles for a limited period to ensure supply whilst workshops are developed in prisons to allow for internal production by Public Sector Prison Industries

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

39710000 Electrical domestic appliances

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Sept 2025, 10:29 BST
Last source update: 2 Oct 2025, 16:55 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-061913
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0592e4 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
Published justification: The purchase of In Cell Kettles for a limited period to ensure supply whilst workshops are developed in prisons to allow for internal production by Public Sector Prison Industries

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

19 Sept 2025 → 2 Oct 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends
19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published389 days ago
2 Oct 2025, 16:55 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Sept 2025

Transparency notice published
3 Sept 2025, 10:29 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
10 Sept 2025, 14:22 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
2 Oct 2025, 16:55 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,395,6301 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lancaster Holdings t/a BluestemSuppy of In Cell Kettles to the Ministry of Justice & The Scottish Prison Services23 Sept 2025 – 22 Sept 2027	£2,395,630	10 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Lancaster Holdings t/a Bluestem
Signed
25 Sept 2025
Value
£2,395,630
Period
25 Sept 2025 – 24 Sept 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Less than 5 million including VAT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Justice

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDNN-2773-HVYN 102 Petty France, London, London, SW1H 9AJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Lancaster Holdings t/a BluestemAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11089637 38 Bluestem Road, Ransomes Industrial Estate, Ipswich, East of England, IP3 9RRContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender2 Oct 2025, 16:55 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender10 Sept 2025, 14:22 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender3 Sept 2025, 10:29 BST