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Published 16 Apr 2025, 13:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Prison Catering and Hospitality Procurement

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)

ServicesBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£480,000pipeline notice, not a live tender · 2 value updates
Tender notice expected 8 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 6 Oct 2029 · up to 6 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 6 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The procurement is for 2 prisons. HMP Styal and HMP Brixton, to provide a Catering and Hospitality provision that services the public. The service is to provide training and qualifications to serving prisoners whilst providing a catering experience to the community.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 6 Oct 2026 – 6 Oct 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 6 Oct 2031 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
80000000 Education and training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Apr 2025, 13:48 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2025, 10:45 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049394
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05040f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Apr 2025 → 6 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 13:48 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 10:45 BST
  3. Market engagement
    5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    The authority would like to invite all interested parties to take part in a virtual Market Engagement session to be held week commencing 6th May. Please email MOJCommercialNFNSupport@justice.gov.uk for the teams invite. There will be access to the recording sent to any parties unable to attend the live event.

    In addition, there will also be an opportunity to visit both HMP Brixton and HMP Styal during week commencing 19th May.

    In addition, there will also be an opportunity to visit both HMP Brixton and HMP Sytal during week commencing 19th May.

    There will also be additional site visits facilitated as follows:

    Wednesday 10th September to HMP Styal

    Thursday 11th September to HMP Brixton.

    Please contact the email address given to book onto a site visit.

  4. Tender notice expected
    8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts24 days ago
    6 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 13:48 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 Aug 2025, 07:11 BST
    UK2
  3. Published value updated to £360,000
    11 Aug 2025, 07:11 BST
    was £240,000
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 10:45 BST
    UK2
  5. Published value updated to £480,000
    18 Aug 2025, 10:45 BST
    was £360,000
Published amendments (2)

Change made to clarify the extension period and to advertise additional Maraket Engagement Dates to each site.

Change made to clarify the extension period and to advertise additional Maraket Engagement Dates to each site.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Justice

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDNN-2773-HVYN 102 Petty France, London, London, SW1H 9AJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure