Planning

Custodial Keys & Locks Early Engagement

  • Ministry of Justice

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-032347

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04110c

Published 1 November 2023, 3:35pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Justice

102 Petty France

London

SW1H 9AJ

Email

Commercial-PrisonFacilitiesManagement@Justice.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 02033343555

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Public order and safety


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Custodial Keys & Locks Early Engagement

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 44520000 - Locks, keys and hinges

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Locks are an integral component of any prison or secure accommodation. Business, procedural, and operational processes across the Justice system are heavily dependent on the flexible delivery and implementation of locking services across the estate.

We are looking to procure locking services predominantly for HMPPS and HMCTS that will provide resilience and mission-critical services in accordance with the provisions in the contract. There is also a chance that future use of the services may extend to MOJ’s Overseas Territories and secure hospitals in England and Wales.

We are looking to provide modern locking services in line with the complex market shifts and market offerings, to include the requirement to evolve with Ministry of Justice (MoJ) as an organisation, scaling up and down according to business need over time.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £7,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 98395000 - Locksmith services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Locks in general prevent escapes and absconds from prisons. They play a key part in ensuring:

• Threats to the security, safety, order and control of the establishment are detected and deterred.

• Crime and suspected criminal activity is detected, reported and deterred.

• Security measures are applied lawfully, safely, fairly, proportionately and decently.

The objective of this Locking contract is to ensure a consistent supply of custodial locks and locking components, that meet our customers specification and are delivered within in agreed lead times. It also supports in the delivery of security equipment. Additional supporting services also include training, technical support, installation, maintenance, delivery, refurbishment, and the provision of drawings.

Any supplier will need to continue to:

• work with MoJ and its agencies to ensure it can deliver locks and components in line with delivery plans/programmes.

• be able to respond to oversights in projects ordering locks at short notice, flexing manufacturing schedules to supply locks at short notice.

• be able to respond quickly to emergencies e.g. relock of prisons where there has been a security breach.

• manufacture and delivery in line with set KPI’s built into the contract.

two.2.14) Additional information

We are looking to hold an early market engagement event with interested suppliers w/c 27 November 2023. We ask that any interested suppliers contact us by emailing Commercial-PrisonFacilitiesManagement@Justice.gov.uk inserting "Custodial Locking re-tender market engagement expression of interest" as the subject title.

We will then be in touch with further details as the engagement strategy is soli

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

31 October 2023


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No