Published date: 12 January 2024

This notice was replaced on 12 January 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Early engagement (published 12 January 2024, last edited 12 January 2024)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials - 19000000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

tender_235684/1301052

Published date

12 January 2024

Closing date

30 January 2023

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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.

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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 (Modern Slavery Assessment Tool). More information on this can be found in the link provided.

About the buyer

Address

5 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
England

Email

MOJProcurementIndustries@justice.gov.uk