Tender

Prison Catering and Hospitality UK4

• Ministry of Justice

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-058809

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059fec

Published 23 September 2025, 11:10am

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Scope

Description

The Authority are seeking to establish and operate two restaurants open to the general public, one in the female estate at HMP Styal and one in the male estate at HMP Brixton. These will be awarded as concession contracts. Total value includes estimated potential Income plus funding.

The procurement ITT and PQQ references are as follows:

1. ITT_9856 - HMP Styal

2. ITT_9857 - HMP Brixton

3. PQQ_530 - Standard Supplier Question (only needs to be completed once).

Interested bidders are also able to attend Prison site visits as below:

HMP Styal - 13th October - 10:15am till 12pm

HMP Brixton - 14th October - 11:00am till 1pm

Please contact MOJCommercialNFNSupport@justice.gov.uk if you wish to attend.

Total value (estimated)

• £960,000 excluding VAT
• £1,200,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

• 11 May 2025 to 30 September 2031
• 6 years, 4 months, 21 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

• 80000000 - Education and training services

Contract locations

• UK - United Kingdom

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Lot Lot 1. Lot 1 - HMP Brixton

Description

Lot 1 - HMP Brixton - Male closed estate

Lot value (estimated)

• £480,000 excluding VAT
• £600,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

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Lot Lot 2. Lot 2 - HMP Styal

Description

Lot 2 - HMP Styal - Female open estate

Lot value (estimated)

• £480,000 excluding VAT
• £600,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.

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Participation

Particular suitability

Lot Lot 1. Lot 1 - HMP Brixton

Lot Lot 2. Lot 2 - HMP Styal

• Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
• Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

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Submission

Enquiry deadline

8 October 2025, 6:00pm

Tender submission deadline

20 October 2025, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

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Award criteria

Name	Description	Type
Commercial Assurance	Service viability and sustainability Please detail/ demonstrate how you will successfully deliver this contract based on the information provided in this and the other procurement documents. The... funding available is capped and carries an expectation that a specific number of prisoners will receive both accredited and non-accredited skills per annum over the five year period, along with access to interviews and other social benefits. Please set out your proposed financial model for this contract including - The number of prisoners to be trained - The costs of training in consideration of the skills to be taught and the cost of certification (per person) - The cost of the staff managing the services and training - Costs of promoting the services to be provided, insurance etc - Any other information as needed to provide confidence that the contract is commercially viable and is capable of delivering the various elements of the specification. All costs should include a detailed breakdown and the formulas used should be clear and easy to follow through the model.	Price
Delivery of Core Service	Operating the service Please detail/ demonstrate (and provide evidence) of how, through the delivery of this catering contract, your learning, support and employment offer will meet the core elements... of the service and deliver the outcomes described in Schedule 1 (Specification) of the Contract. Your response should include: - Details of how your organisation will/ has the ability to deliver/ support short qualifications / training offers and describe how your qualification / training offer will accommodate strategic HMPPS priorities, policy changes and establishment population changes - Details of how the service delivery will support prison KPIs, and HMIP and Ofsted objectives for the local establishment - Detail your knowledge and understanding of both the specific local criminogenic need and cohorts, - Details of the specific local services that support rehabilitation, - Details of any challenges you foresee and how these will be mitigated in your delivery - How your proposed model ensures maximum flexibility to adapt and change to meet the Funding Partner's strategic and operational priorities and needs, local needs or changing circumstances, across the full contract 30% weighting Maximum A4 page count: 3 sides of A4.	Quality
Mobilisation of Service	Mobilisation of Service Please provide a clear and detailed Mobilisation Plan for this contract; this should start at contract award and go through and include the first six months of operation; this... to provide confidence that the service will be ready for go-live. Your response should include: - A detailed mobilisation plan/ Gantt chart that clearly identifies all the key activities to be completed, timescales/ milestones, dependencies, risks and the critical path. - A narrative that explains the proposed mobilisation plan. - A narrative that explains the proposed resources, including how you will mitigate any shortfalls during the mobilisation period, promotion of training kitchen and catering facility. - Details of how the mobilisation plan will be communicated to the Authority. - A risk log with a minimum of 15 risks identified and mitigated. Weighting 20% A4 Page count: 2 sides of A4. (Risk log not included in the page count) plus one side of A4 for the Gantt Chart	Quality
Contract Delivery Experience	Contract Delivery Please detail how you will and can deliver this contract. Your response must include: - An outline of the nature of your organisation and how you propose to provide the service,... including a description of how you will be organized with other suppliers, e.g. the use of subcontractors or as a consortium. - Your organisations experience of delivering similar contracts in the public or private sector. - An organizational chart of names, job titles, credentials, and a brief description of the duties of those individuals who will be directly involved in delivering the service. This must include both front line delivery and senior management. - A process to ensure staff know what is expected in the delivery of your proposed service. - Your full end-to-end service quality assurance process to ensure consistent contract delivery. General guidance Suppliers should use the bullet points as subheadings and include specific references to the Specification where appropriate to do so. Furthermore, the response should be tailored to the specific nature, location and challenges of the prison in which the service is to be delivered. Suppliers should note that the individual bullet points do not have discrete weightings, and the response will be evaluated as a whole in accordance with the scoring matrix provided. A4 page count: 2 sides of A4. (Can include Organisational Chart as an extra) Weighting 20%	Quality
Social Value	Rehabilitation and Reducing Reoffending This should include the offer of a guaranteed interview for those who successfully engage with the intervention and the suppliers' approach to supporting... improved employment outcomes. Your response must include: - Please detail how you will provide support for prisoners both pre and post release, either directly and/or via a third-party provider. - Detail of how you will meet the requirement of a guaranteed interview for those who successfully engage with the intervention and the suppliers' approach to supporting improved employment outcomes General guidance Suppliers should use the bullet points as subheadings and include specific references to the Specification where appropriate to do so. Furthermore, the response should be tailored to the specific nature, location and challenges of the prison in which the service is to be delivered. Suppliers should note that the individual bullet points do not have discrete weightings, and the response will be evaluated as a whole in accordance with the scoring matrix provided. A4 page count: 3 sides of A4. Weighting 30%	Quality

Weighting description

Pass/Fail

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Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Special regime

• Concession
• Light touch

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Contracting authority

Ministry of Justice

• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDNN-2773-HVYN

102 Petty France

London

SW1H 9AJ

United Kingdom

Email: MOJCommercialNFNSupport@justice.gov.uk

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

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government