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# Update to the Prisoner Communication Stratey Notice

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/update-to-the-prisoner-communication-stratey-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-036651). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Justice: "Update to the Prisoner Communication Stratey Notice". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £100,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £100,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Communication land-line rental, IP telephone services, Mobile-telephone services, Pay phone provider services, Pre-paid phone card provider services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-036651`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/update-to-the-prisoner-communication-stratey-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-036651#tl-md)

## Description
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to update to the original Prisoner Communication Strategy Notice Published on 6 September 2022.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 64212000, 64212100, 64212800, 64212900, 64214400, 64215000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The current prisoner communications service involves use of what are widely referred to as PIN phones -  specially designed  pay-phone devices, which are operated with a Personal Identification Number (PIN) linked to a specified prisoner’s account (i...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004241-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-10T16:02:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:07:56.552Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-036651