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Supply of Prisoner and Non-Prisoner Food

Food
beverages
tobacco and related products
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Justice: "Supply of Prisoner and Non-Prisoner Food". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of JusticeScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Ministry of Justice
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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.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3.3Bids / Report
46.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 315 active published awards; 302 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 AuthorityMinistry of Justice
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published16 Dec 2025, 09:45 GMT
Last source update16 Dec 2025, 09:45 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationFood, beverages, tobacco and related products
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03df68
What is being bought
The Authority undertook this procurement, via the Open procedure, with the aim of awarding to a single supplier to provide the provision of food and drink products across across the prison estate in England and Wales; this equates to a population of approximately 87,400 prisoners (as of 26th July 2024) in addition to provision for some staff facilities and visitor centres. This provision aids the Authority in fulfilling its statutory and policy obligations in relation to ensuring prisoners have access to food and drink. The contract will be let on the basis of an initial term of 03/05/2026 to 02/05/2031. Further options are available which may take the total contract term to an end date of 02/05/2034 on a 2 years (03/05/2031 to 02/05/2033) plus 1 year (03/05/2033 to 02/05/2034) basis.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Dec 2025, 09:45 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    16 Dec 2025, 09:45 GMT
  3. tender value changed
    28 Aug 2024, 13:02 BST
  4. Status changed to published status
    28 Aug 2024, 13:02 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    28 Aug 2024, 13:02 BST
  6. Submission deadline changed to published date
    28 Aug 2024, 13:02 BST
  7. Published value updated to £879,600,000
    30 Jul 2024, 15:13 BST
  8. Status changed to active
    30 Jul 2024, 15:13 BST
  9. Official notice release published
    30 Jul 2024, 15:13 BST
  10. Submission deadline changed to 27 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
    30 Jul 2024, 15:13 BST
  11. Published value updated to £600,000,000
    6 Jul 2023, 14:23 BST
  12. Status changed to planned
    6 Jul 2023, 14:23 BST
  13. Official notice release published
    6 Jul 2023, 14:23 BST
  14. Buyer information updated
    6 Jul 2023, 14:23 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Authority undertook this procurement, via the Open procedure, with the aim of awarding to a single supplier to provide the provision of food and drink products across across the prison estate in England and Wales; this equates to a population of approximately 87,400 prisoners (as of 26th July 2024) in addition to provision for some staff facilities and visitor centres. This provision aids the Authority in fulfilling its statutory and policy obligations in relation to ensuring prisoners have access to food and drink. The contract will be let on the basis of an initial term of 03/05/2026 to 02/05/2031. Further options are available which may take the total contract term to an end date of 02/05/2034 on a 2 years (03/05/2031 to 02/05/2033) plus 1 year (03/05/2033 to 02/05/2034) basis.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    16 Dec 2025, 09:45 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 15 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £826,730,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
BFS GROUP LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Supply of Prisoner and Non-Prisoner Food
£826,730,000 · signed 15 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 4 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 3 (lot 1)
smeBids: 2 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Justice

Contracting authority GB-FTS-6365
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  • Ministry of Justice
    buyer

    102 Petty France, London, UK, SW1H 9AJ
    emilie.carre-belkasemi@justice.gov.uk
    +44 02033343555

  • BFS GROUP LIMITED
    supplier

    814 Leigh Road, Slough, UK, SL1 4BD

  • Royal Court of Justice
    reviewBody

    London
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