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title: "DoJ NIPS - Provision of Visitor Centre Services for the NIPS"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c8e9"
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buyer: "THE NORTHERN IRELAND PRISON SERVICE"
published: "2025-05-15"
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# DoJ NIPS - Provision of Visitor Centre Services for the NIPS

Buyer: THE NORTHERN IRELAND PRISON SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c8e9

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## Summary

The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) initiated a tender process with the aim of contracting a single provider for Visitor Centre Services at various prison locations including Maghaberry Prison, Magilligan Prison, and Hydebank Wood College, catering to the needs of adult and child visitors. The procurement stage has advanced to contract award as of 15 May 2025. This is an open procedure tender falling under the services category and associated with prison services. The contract's timeframe includes an initial period extending to 31 March 2028, with potential extensions lasting up to 24 months, reinforcing the commitment to future-proofing the service. While the awarded contract's completion has been confirmed, the terms highlight the potential variability in demand and ensure a comprehensive contract performance monitoring strategy, alongside key qualitative and quantitative award criteria. The principal contracting authority is based in Belfast, UK.

This procurement process presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in the provision of social and community-based services, particularly those adept in managing visitor-related services within correctional facilities. Small to medium enterprises experienced in delivering high-quality, cost-effective support services within a regulated environment would find this contract particularly rewarding. The scale of the contract, valued at approximately £3,500,000, provides a substantial platform for growth, allowing a successful bidder to establish or strengthen ties within the public sector in Northern Ireland. Given the open nature of this tender procedure, businesses capable of fulfilling the qualitative and quantitative criteria stand to benefit from long-term collaboration and potential future engagements within the region.

## Notice

DoJ NIPS - The Northern Ireland Prison Service wishes to establish a contract with a single Contractor for the provision of a range of services within the Visitors' Centres at Maghaberry Prison, Magilligan Prison and Hydebank Wood College to meet the needs of adults and children visiting relatives and friends in Prison in Northern Ireland. The contract will run for an initial period from the date of award through to 31 March 2028 and will contain options to extend for further periods of up to and including 24 months beyond this period.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

DoJ NIPS - The Northern Ireland Prison Service wishes to establish a contract with a single Contractor for the provision of a range of services within the Visitors' Centres at Maghaberry Prison, Magilligan Prison and Hydebank Wood College to meet the needs of adults and children visiting relatives and friends in Prison in Northern Ireland. The contract will run for an initial period from the date of award through to 31 March 2028 and will contain options to extend for further periods of up to and including 24 months beyond this period. Additional information: Contract Value. The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provideany guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise and an Economic Operator shall. have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the. Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified. in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.

Options: The contract will run for an initial period from the date of award through to 31 March 2028 and will contain options to extend for further periods of up to and including 24 months beyond this period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021822-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Feb 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 May 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,500,000 |
| Lots value | £3,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,500,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE NORTHERN IRELAND PRISON SERVICE |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT3 9ED |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Sydenham |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast East |
| Delivery location | TLN0 Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WITHHELD FOR SECURITY REASONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75231230 - Prison services

## Release History

- 15 May 2025 at 14:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021822-2025
- 17 Dec 2024 at 16:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040672-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
- https://www.justice-ni.gov.uk/topics/prisons

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