Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Perforated Steel Sheet to Prison Industries
Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)
Sectors: Mining, basic metals and related products (14) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£6,500,000≈ £2.2m / year · £7,800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Jul 2026awarded 14 Aug 2026
Awarded to Righton & Blackburns Ltd2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of Perforated Steel Sheet to be delivered to Engineering Workshops across England and Wales
- No preliminary market engagement: Due to short timescale requirements for this project is has not been possible to conduct a market engagement exercise.
CPV: Steel
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£6,500,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Assurance of Supply: 35%
- Quality Management: 20%
- Logistics and Delivery: 20%
- Service Levels: 15%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Assurance of Supply
- Quality Management
- Logistics and Delivery
- Service Levels
- Social Value
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jun 2026, 13:50 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 12:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Aug 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061744- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bc34Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 27 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
24 Jun 2026 → 4 Sept 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published123 days ago24 Jun 2026, 13:50 BST
- Tender notice published116 days ago1 Jul 2026, 13:41 BST
- Next notice expected116 days ago1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by101 days ago16 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline90 days ago27 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent73 days ago14 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by72 days ago14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts55 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published51 days ago4 Sept 2026, 12:59 BST
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2026- Pipeline notice published24 Jun 2026, 13:50 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published1 Jul 2026, 13:41 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active1 Jul 2026, 13:41 BST
- Deadline published: 27 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST1 Jul 2026, 13:41 BST
- Contract award notice published14 Aug 2026, 13:29 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Aug 2026, 13:29 BST
- Contract signature expected26 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Sept 2026, 12:59 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-06: 1 release · 24 Jun 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £5,000,0001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 52 from SMEs
Named bidders 5published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Righton & Blackburns LtdSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 | £5,000,000 | 14 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Righton & Blackburns LtdSME | £5,000,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · Righton & Blackburns LtdSME
- Signed
- 26 Aug 2026
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Product Quality · Order Fill Rate · On Time Delivery
- Product Quality
- Order Fill Rate
- On Time Delivery
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winBarrett Steel Limited · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winHall & Pickles 1812 Limtied
- did not winJohn S Shackleton (Sheffield) Limited · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winMurrray Plate Group Limited · Scotland
- wonRIghton & Blackburns LimitedSME · West Midlands
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Barrett Steel LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Hall & Pickles 1812 LimtiedBidder / tenderer
- John S Shackleton (Sheffield) LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Murrray Plate Group LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Righton & Blackburns LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender