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    ContractsNorthern Ireland Prison Service: Food, Sundry, and Tobacco Supply Contract 2026
    Awarded contract

    Northern Ireland Prison Service: Food, Sundry, and Tobacco Supply Contract 2026

    Awarded
    £16.3m
    Published 10 Jul 2026

    NIPS seeks a 5-year supplier for ready-to-eat food, sundry items, and tobacco products for prison tuck shops across Northern Ireland.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· Northern IrelandPublished 10 Jul 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £16.3m
    Published 10 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £16,260,500
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Agriculture & Food
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      Northern Ireland

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • WS
      Withheld Section94 Supplier
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    10 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS), an Executive agency of the Department of Justice NI, is seeking a supplier to provide ready-to-eat food items, sundry goods, and tobacco products for sale in prisoner tuck shops. This is a 5-year fixed-term contract with no extension options. Prisoners purchase these items at their own expense from the tuck shop. The contract covers supply and delivery of these goods across His Majesty's Prisons in Northern Ireland. NIPS operates under the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 and the Prison and Young Offenders Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995. Interested suppliers should review the full specification document for detailed product requirements, delivery schedules, and contract terms.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Thin record

    Only 1 prior award here — too little to read.

    In agriculture food, Northern Ireland Prison Service has awarded 1 contract to 1 supplier.

    Who wins here
    1. Withheld Section94 Supplier1× · 100%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-068844

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    Northern Ireland Prison Service
    Sector
    Agriculture & Food