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Published 24 Sept 2025, 07:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UK public contract notice

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-0458d5
Creator: Ministry of Justice
Published: 2025-09-24T06:53:11.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£25,838,419≈ £6.5m / year · 2 value updates15% above published estimate

Submissions closed 6 Dec 2024awarded 11 Sept 2025

Awarded to Cooneen Defence Ltd

Contract term 4 yrsextension options published · starts 24 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of a Managed Service to supply Prison Officer Uniform garments, footwear and accoutrements to the prison estate across the UK.

CPV: Occupational clothing

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1This contract will cover the purchasing of uniform garments, footwear and accoutrement items required for Prison Officers to undertake their duties in the prison establishment...AwardedRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£25,838,419

This contract will cover the purchasing of uniform garments, footwear and accoutrement items required for Prison Officers to undertake their duties in the prison establishment and delivers to an estimated 108 sites for approximately 28,000 officers, with the ability to provide access to Other Government Department’s/public bodies, Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and private prisons. Additional information: The contract value does not include any usage by Other Government Departments who may be onboarded as additional users during the term of the contract.

Contract period: 24 Jul 2026 — 23 Jul 2030 (4 yrs)Delivery: UK

Extensions: 1 x 2 year extension provision
Variant bids: not allowed

18110000 Occupational clothing

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 90%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (8)

Quality & Standards — 15%
Continuous Improvement — 15%
Product Design Capability — 10%
Sourcing, Supply Chain Management & Logistics — 20%
Implementation Management Plan — 10%
Contingency Planning — 10%
Recycling Service — 10%
Social Value — 10%

Published award criteria (9)

Quality & Standards — 15%
Continuous Improvement — 15%
Product Design Capability — 10%
Sourcing, Supply Chain Management & Logistics — 20%
Implementation Management Plan — 10%
Contingency Planning — 10%
Social Value — 10%
Recycling Service — 10%
price — Price per Quality Point

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 24 Sept 2025, 07:53 BST
Last source update: 24 Sept 2025, 07:53 BST
Award evaluation window: 13 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT — …
Classification (CPV): Occupational clothing
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0458d5

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Please be advised all details of requirements are available in the Invitation to Tender documents in the Project prj_12111 in the Attachments Folder. These attachments include the Instructions for Bidders, the Model Terms and Conditions and Schedules, the Specifications (Service and Goods requirements) the Officer Trial document, the Financial Response Template and all other related policies and required documentation.

How it was run

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline: 6 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 13 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London

Next notice expected
30 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline
6 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
13 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT
Notice published367 days ago
24 Sept 2025, 07:53 BST
Contract starts65 days ago
24 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £29,705,6761 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 62 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 11 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Cooneen Defence LtdSMEPrison Officer Uniform, Footwear and Accoutrements	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Prison Officer Uniform, Footwear and Accoutrements · Cooneen Defence LtdSME
Signed
11 Sept 2025
Value
£29,705,676
Period
… — 23 Jul 2030
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad	2	—	—

Notice history

11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Nov 2024

Status changed to complete
24 Sept 2025, 07:53 BST
Procurement method changed
24 Sept 2025, 07:53 BST
Published value updated
1 Nov 2024, 12:01 GMTwas £25,838,419
Status changed
1 Nov 2024, 12:01 GMT
Procurement method changed
1 Nov 2024, 12:01 GMT
Deadline withdrawn
1 Nov 2024, 12:01 GMT
Published value published: £25,838,419
1 Nov 2024, 11:26 GMT
Status changed to active
1 Nov 2024, 11:26 GMT
Procurement method changed
1 Nov 2024, 11:26 GMT
Deadline published: 6 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
1 Nov 2024, 11:26 GMT
Buyer details updated
1 Nov 2024, 11:26 GMT

Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	DeadlineTime limit for receipt of expression of interest · IV.2.2	6 Dec 2024	13 Dec 2024	+7 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)

2024-05: 1 release · 10 May 2024

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Justice

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsPublic order and safety 5 Wellington Place, Leeds, UK, LS1 4AP [email protected] +44 02033343555

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Cooneen Defence LtdAwarded supplier 23 Cooneen Road, Fivemile Town, Co. Tyrone, UK, BT75 0NE

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria