--- title: "Prison Catering and Hospitality Procurement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05040f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05040f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05040f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05040f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE" published: "2025-08-18" --- # Prison Catering and Hospitality Procurement Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05040f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05040f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05040f.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Justice is seeking to procure catering and hospitality services for HMP Brixton and HMP Styal. This procurement process, currently in the planning stage, falls under the industry category of education and training services. It is designed to offer training and qualifications to serving prisoners while delivering a catering experience to the community. The process includes a special 'light-touch' regime and has a total contract value of £480,000, with contractual services planned to commence on 6th October 2026. A virtual market engagement session is scheduled for the week commencing 6th May, with subsequent site visits to the mentioned prisons planned for September. Interested parties are encouraged to engage in these sessions, with more details available via the Ministry's contact email. This tender represents a substantial opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs with experience in the catering and hospitality industries, specifically those with capabilities to support training and development programmes. The contract offers a three-year initial period with potential renewals, thereby providing stable business growth and the opportunity to influence community rehabilitation efforts positively. Businesses with expertise in managing training programmes alongside direct service provision in similar community-oriented settings would be particularly well-suited to compete in this procurement process. ## Notice 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. ### Planning Information 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049394-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Aug 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Sep 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 5 Oct 2026 - 6 Oct 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £480,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 9AJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 18 Aug 2025 at 09:45 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049394-2025 - 11 Aug 2025 at 06:11 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047468-2025 - 16 Apr 2025 at 12:48 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015563-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049394-2025 18th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047468-2025 11th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015563-2025 16th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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