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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-001116/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Supplies

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Justice
Postal address: 5 Wellington Place
Town: Leeds
Postal code: LS1 4AP
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 02033343555
Email: MOJProcurementIndustries@justice.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
Public order and saftey

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Supply of Knitted & Woven Fabric, Hessian, Twine & Polypropylene to Prison Industries
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 19200000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Prison Industries manufacture a range of textile items including clothing and bedding for the Prison Estate, along with sandbags. We require raw materials to be delivered to prison workshops across the UK. We intend to divide this requirement into lots as follows, with Suppliers able to bid for any number of Lots:
Lot 1: Woven Fabric
Lot 2: Knitted Fabric
Lot 3: Hessian, Twine & Polypropylene
Suppliers are invited to express their interest in this opportunity and to attend a Supplier Engagement Event on Tuesday 30th January 2024 at 5 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP. Please contact MOJProcurementIndustries@justice.gov.uk to express an interest in this procurement and advise if you wish to attend the advertised event. Please let us know details of attendees (numbers may need to be limited depending on room capacity) and which of the advertised Lots you are interested in.
The focus of the day will be to discuss the requirements of Prison Industries and also to go through the Bidding process. There will be ample opportunity to answer questions and speak to us on a 1-2-1 basis. We will compile a list of questions and answers from the day and these will be shared with all participants.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 33000000 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: Yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer 3
II.2) Description:
II.2.1) Title: Supply of Woven Fabrics to Prison Industries Workshops

Lot No:1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 19000000
Main CPV code: 19210000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Prison Industries manufacture various items for the prison estate including clothing, bedding, laundry bags and curtains. We require a range of woven fabrics to be delivered to workshop locations across the UK
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.14) Additional information: The estimated annual requirement is around 2,000,000 metres

II.2.1) Title: Supply of Knitted Fabrics to Prison Industries Workshops

Lot No:2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 19251000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Prison Industries manufacture various clothing items for the prison estate including t-shirts, sweatshirts and jogging bottoms. We require a range of knitted fabrics to be delivered to workshop locations across the UK
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.14) Additional information: The estimated annual requirement is around 500,000 metres

II.2.1) Title: Supply of Hessian, Twine & Polypropylene to Prison Industries Workshops

Lot No:3
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 19200000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Prison Industries manufacture sandbags and require hessian, twine and polypropylene to be delivered to workshop locations across the UK
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.14) Additional information: The estimated annual requirement is around 600,000 metres of hessian, 900 metres of twine and 60,000 metres of polypropylene.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2024-02-19
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
Product specifications for our current requirements are attached to this notice. Should you not be able to view them then please request a copy from MOJProcurementIndustries@justice.gov.uk
As part of the tender process for this requirement, it is likely that bidders will be asked to complete an MSAT (Government’s Modern Slavery Assessment Tool). More information on this can be found here

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2024-01-12