Buyer Name: Ministry of Justice
Buyer Address: 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ, England
Contact Name: Emilie Carre-Belkasemi
Contact Email: emilie.carre-belkasemi@justice.gov.uk
Provision of Prisoner and Non-Prisoner Food
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
826730000.0 GBP
826730000.0 GBP
Published
16 Dec 2025, 10:40
16 Dec 2025, 10:40
Deadline
11 Oct 2024, 11:00
11 Oct 2024, 11:00
Contract Start
02 May 2026, 23:00
02 May 2026, 23:00
Contract End
02 May 2034, 22:59
02 May 2034, 22:59
Category
goods
goods
CPV
15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
BFS GROUP LIMITED
BFS GROUP LIMITED
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder
Open Contracts Finder
Description
The Authority is undertook this procurement, via the Open procedure, with the aim of awarding to a single supplier to provide the provision of food and drink products across across the prison estate in England and Wales; this equates to a population of approximately 87,400 prisoners (as of 26th July 2024) in addition to provision for some staff facilities and visitor centres. This provision aids the Authority in fulfilling its statutory and policy obligations in relation to ensuring prisoners have access to food and drink. The Authority required a single supplier with the ability to perform the specification as set out in the Invitation to Tender. The contract will be let on the basis of an initial term of 03/05/2026 to 02/05/2031. Further options are available which may take the total contract term to an end date of 02/05/2034 on a 2 years (03/05/2031 to 02/05/2033) plus 1 year (03/05/2033 to 02/05/2034) basis.
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