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DoJ Provision of Electronic Monitoring Services in Northern Ireland

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Opportunity overview

The Department of Justice (DOJ) require a contract for the provision of services for the Electronic Monitoring (EM) of offenders in Northern Ireland. The scope of EM is a public protection tool for both for the judiciary and for the criminal justice agencies monitoring offenders in the community. The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland ) Order 2008 ("the 2008 Order") provides that electronic monitoring services are made available to facilitate effective monitoring of offenders' compliance with curfew conditions aimed at enhancing their supervision and limiting their opportunity to reoffend. EM is a key public protection tool for both for the judiciary and for the criminal justice agencies (CJA) who monitor offenders in the community. The four CJA clients using EM services are: • NI Court Service (NICTS); •Police Service NI (PSNI); • NI Prison Service (NIPS); and • Probation Board NI (PBNI). EM currently monitors adherence to curfews requiring the confinement of the subject within the boundaries of an approved address for a period of between 2 and 12 hours per day. It uses an electronic tag fitted to a subject which sends a signal to a receiver unit located at the curfew address - usually the subject's home. During the hours of the curfew, breaks in the signal (where the tag goes out of range of the receiver) indicate that a curfew violation has occurred and are verified and reported by the service provider to the appropriate supervising CJA. The monitoring information EM provides can be presented at court to confirm curfew condition violations or support the prosecution case in relation to any other offences which may have been committed whilst being monitored. It therefore plays an important role in levels of public confidence, hampers the ability of an offender to reoffend (during the curfew hours when the court believes they are at greatest risk of re-offending) and can provide valuable information to statutory authorities which can be used to support the detection and prosecution of crime.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£20m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
27 Mar 2025
Award ID
011897-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH Information withheld for security reasons
Location
Information withheld for security reasons, UK, United Kingdom
Contract value
£2.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
22 Sept 2022
Award ID
033662-2022-DoJ DAC 16/22-1
Status
active
Identifier
Information withheld for security reasons
Location
Information withheld for security reasons, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79710000 — Security services
  • CPV79714000 — Surveillance services

Lots

  • The Department of Justice (DOJ) require a contract for the provision of services for the Electronic Monitoring (EM) of offenders in Northern Ireland. The scope of EM is a public protection tool for both for the judiciary and for the criminal justice agencies monitoring offenders in the community. The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland ) Order 2008 ("the 2008 Order") provides that electronic monitoring services are made available to facilitate effective monitoring of offenders' compliance with curfew conditions aimed at enhancing their supervision and limiting their opportunity to reoffend. EM is a key public protection tool for both for the judiciary and for the criminal justice agencies (CJA) who monitor offenders in the community. The four CJA clients using EM services are: • NI Court Service (NICTS); •Police Service NI (PSNI); • NI Prison Service (NIPS); and • Probation Board NI (PBNI). EM currently monitors adherence to curfews requiring the confinement of the subject within the boundaries of an approved address for a period of between 2 and 12 hours per day. It uses an electronic tag fitted to a subject which sends a signal to a receiver unit located at the curfew address - usually the subject's home. During the hours of the curfew, breaks in the signal (where the tag goes out of range of the receiver) indicate that a curfew violation has occurred and are verified and reported by the service provider to the appropriate supervising CJA. The monitoring information EM provides can be presented at court to confirm curfew condition violations or support the prosecution case in relation to any other offences which may have been committed whilst being monitored. It therefore plays an important role in levels of public confidence, hampers the ability of an offender to reoffend (during the curfew hours when the court believes they are at greatest risk of re-offending) and can provide valuable information to statutory authorities which can be used to support the detection and prosecution of crime.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ID3342314
Status
complete
Review Details
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Why this procedure was chosen
DoJ awarded a contract in 2018, which was terminated prior to going live. To ensure service continuity, DoJ extended the existing contract while a new competitive process was initiated in January 2020. Pre-market engagement responses were receipted early 2020 and about to be assessed when the COVID pandemic hit. The new process had to be put on hold immediately as DoJ and CPD resources were prioritised to COVID response activities. DoJ had to ensure delivery of business as usual for this critical service while working around constraints and working conditions imposed by the pandemic. The current contract was due to expire in October 2022. Provision of this service is a statutory requirement under the Criminal Justice (NI) Order 2008 and there are serious legal and public protection ramifications if it is not in place. Lack of service would significantly impact on the ability to manage the risk of those on bail or those who have been released subject to licence conditions, who are often released on the basis of an EM curfew being in place. In Northern Ireland, there is the added risk and profile of tagging high risk terrorist subjects, with substantial legal scrutiny and press interest in this matter. There are derogations under the Public Contracts Regulations to award a contract where the supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular supplier for the following reasons: - a) Where competition is absent for technical reasons (regulation 32(2) (b) (ii)); but only, where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. b) Regulation 32(5)(b) for additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. The current service is very complex, high risk with serious legal ramifications if it fails e.g. adverse public protection outcomes, including in respect of terrorist related offenders; legal challenges and associated financial penalties for the department; ECHR and deprivation of liberty related issues where EM is not available to manage release on bail or licence. There are high switching costs and high technical thresholds which require a significant period of testing to satisfy the Department and stakeholders that another provider could deliver the service to the required standard. This would include multiple field and breach reporting tests, equipment/hardware tests, process testing and interoperability with existing DOJ/CJO systems. Pre-market engagement was completed to aid the new procurement process which identified a lack of awareness/understanding of the NI Criminal Justice system, and highlighted that a limited number of suppliers had any geographic footprint locally. This is a specialist and limited market. As equipment and installations are a large proportion of the contract, retaining the incumbent is the only option. It will be VFM in that there is stable, quality service delivery that will ensure the Department can deliver its statutory obligations. There will be no requirement to purchase new equipment until the new contract is in place. Any other provider would have to bring in new equipment/new technology etc all of which would need to be robustly tested over time. This will be an interim contract to ensure continuity of services while a tender process (already initiated) occurs. The anticipated go live date is 1st April 2024. The tender opportunity and Contract Notice will be advertised in FTS in due course.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
79710000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Security services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
The Department of Justice (DOJ) require a contract for the provision of services for the Electronic Monitoring (EM) of offenders in Northern Ireland. The scope of EM is a public protection tool for both for the judiciary and for the criminal justice agencies monitoring offenders in the community. The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland ) Order 2008 ("the 2008 Order") provides that electronic monitoring services are made available to facilitate effective monitoring of offenders' compliance with curfew conditions aimed at enhancing their supervision and limiting their opportunity to reoffend. EM is a key public protection tool for both for the judiciary and for the criminal justice agencies (CJA) who monitor offenders in the community. The four CJA clients using EM services are: • NI Court Service (NICTS); •Police Service NI (PSNI); • NI Prison Service (NIPS); and • Probation Board NI (PBNI). EM currently monitors adherence to curfews requiring the confinement of the subject within the boundaries of an approved address for a period of between 2 and 12 hours per day. It uses an electronic tag fitted to a subject which sends a signal to a receiver unit located at the curfew address - usually the subject's home. During the hours of the curfew, breaks in the signal (where the tag goes out of range of the receiver) indicate that a curfew violation has occurred and are verified and reported by the service provider to the appropriate supervising CJA. The monitoring information EM provides can be presented at court to confirm curfew condition violations or support the prosecution case in relation to any other offences which may have been committed whilst being monitored. It therefore plays an important role in levels of public confidence, hampers the ability of an offender to reoffend (during the curfew hours when the court believes they are at greatest risk of re-offending) and can provide valuable information to statutory authorities which can be used to support the detection and prosecution of crime.

Options

Description
The Contract will be for an initial period of five (5) years, with scope for two further extensions, of three (3) and two (2) years. If both extension periods are used, the total contract period will be ten (10) years.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
AC1 Operational Service Requirements (i)
Type
quality
Description
12
Criterion 2
Name
AC2 Operational Service Requirements (ii)
Type
quality
Description
4
Criterion 3
Name
AC3 Operational Service Requirements (iii)
Type
quality
Description
4
Criterion 4
Name
AC4 Management Information Systems and Reporting Requirements
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 5
Name
AC5 Technical Requirements
Type
quality
Description
12
Criterion 6
Name
AC6 Service Requirements including Implementation and Transition
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 7
Name
AC7 Information Security
Type
quality
Description
4
Criterion 8
Name
AC8 Personnel Experience - Project Manager
Type
quality
Description
4
Criterion 9
Name
AC9 Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 10
Type
price
Description
30

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Potentially any location within Northern Ireland.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Entry 2
Region
UKN
Entry 3
Region
UKN

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79714000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Surveillance services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-63351
Name
Department of Justice

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN0
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
c/o Construction Procurement Delivery, Clare House, 303 Airport Road West

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Department of Justice
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-63352
Name
Information withheld for security reasons

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN
Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Information withheld for security reasons
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-3220
Name
See VI.4.3 / Review procedure

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
See VI.4.3 / Review procedure
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
See VI.4.3 / Review procedure
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-69557
Name
Information withheld for security reasons

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Information withheld for security reasons
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
Information withheld for security reasons
Legal Name
Information withheld for security reasons
Scheme Entered
Information withheld for security reasons
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-86349
Name
Department of Justice

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKN
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
c/o Construction and Procurement Delivery, 303 Airport Road West

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Department of Justice
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-130478
Name
Police Service of Northern Ireland

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
c/o Construction Procurement Delivery, Clare House, 303 Airport Road West

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Police Service of Northern Ireland
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-86199
Name
Probation Board for Northern Ireland

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
c/o Construction Procurement Delivery, Clare House, 303 Airport Road West

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Probation Board for Northern Ireland
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Organisation 8
Id
GB-COH-Information withheld for security reasons
Name
Information withheld for security reasons

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Information withheld for security reasons
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
Information withheld for security reasons
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Information withheld for security reasons
Organisation 9
Id
GB-FTS-22455
Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
N/A
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.

Award information

Award 1
Id
025508-2022-DoJ DAC 16/22-1
Title
Provision of Electronic Monitoring (EM) Services in Northern Ireland
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-63352
Name
Information withheld for security reasons

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
033662-2022-DoJ DAC 16/22-1
Title
Provision of Electronic Monitoring (EM) Services in Northern Ireland
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-69557
Name
Information withheld for security reasons

Related lots

1
Award 3
Id
011897-2025-1
Title
DoJ Provision of Electronic Monitoring Services in Northern Ireland
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-Information withheld for security reasons
Name
Information withheld for security reasons

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
025508-2022-DoJ DAC 16/22-1
Title
Provision of Electronic Monitoring (EM) Services in Northern Ireland
Status
active
Award ID
025508-2022-DoJ DAC 16/22-1
Date Signed
6 Sept 2022, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,400,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
033662-2022-DoJ DAC 16/22-1
Title
Provision of Electronic Monitoring (EM) Services in Northern Ireland
Status
active
Award ID
033662-2022-DoJ DAC 16/22-1
Date Signed
23 Sept 2022, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,400,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
011897-2025-1
Title
DoJ Provision of Electronic Monitoring Services in Northern Ireland
Status
active
Award ID
011897-2025-1
Date Signed
27 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
20,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN · BT3 9ED · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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