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DoJ – NIPS - Supply and Delivery of General ‘Food to Go’, Sundry Items and Tobacco Items for Tuck Shop 2026

Northern Ireland Prison Service · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 15:56.

Opportunity overview

The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) (the Buyer) is an Executive agency of the Department of Justice NI (DOJ NI) and is responsible for the management of His Majesty’s Prisons in Northern Ireland. The Prison Service operates under the control of the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland. It is governed by the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 and the Prison and Young Offenders Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995. The Buyer wishes to establish a contract for the supply and delivery of a range of general `food to go’, sundry items and tobacco items for purchase from the Prisoner’s tuckshop at their own expense. The contract will be for a period of five (5) years with no options to extend beyond this period. Suppliers should refer to the Specification for further details of the requirement.

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
£16.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Jul 2026
Including VAT
£19.5m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PBXY-3232-WNHZ
Location
Withheld Town, UKN06, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ID 6392708
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Northern Ireland Prison Service
Id
GB-PPON-PRMX-2692-MXQX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRMX-2692-MXQX

Address

Street Address
Procurement Unit, Estates Management, Hydebank Wood College and Womens Prison
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT8 8NA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN0E

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Id
GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
Role Details
Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWG-8426-YWXV

Address

Street Address
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint
Organisation 3
Name
Withheld Section94 supplier
Id
GB-PPON-PBXY-3232-WNHZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBXY-3232-WNHZ

Address

Street Address
Withheld address line 1
Locality
Withheld Town
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
15000000
Description
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
15990000
Description
Tobacco, tobacco goods and supplies

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBXY-3232-WNHZ
Name
Withheld Section94 supplier

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
27 Jul 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
In line with Section 52, subsection 2 of the Procurement Act 2023, the contracting authority considers that the supplier’s performance could not appropriately be assessed by reference to KPIs as the contract is for the delivery of or off-the-shelf goods.

Period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2031, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
19,512,600
Amount
16,260,500
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
070823-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
27 Jul 2026, 14:23
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN0E · BT8 8NA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 036485-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 065079-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 070823-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·