Official UK procurement notice
DoJ NIPS Prisoner Telephone System PME
Authority: Northern Ireland Prison Service (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Northern Ireland Prison Service is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process
to establish a contract with a Supplier to provide a Prisoner Phone System. The potential
scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior
to initiating the procurement the Northern Ireland Prison Service wishes to establish the
level of market interest in participating in the procurement process
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Networks · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment · Telecommunications equipment and supplies · Telecommunications services · Telephone and data transmission services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£0
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: This is a Pre Market Engagement exercise. No evaluation will take place. Interested Suppliers must submit their completed PME questionnaire via eTendersNI messaging portal.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Authority reference
ID 5830822- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008240- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ea32Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
6 Mar 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published6 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification questions by18 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline21 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Contract starts391 days ago1 Oct 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published6 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD Supplies & Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction 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.
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender