Stale Pre-tender

Prisoner and Non-Prisoner Fresh Bread and Morning Goods

Details

Topic
Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes
Published
22 February 2024

Tender description

The Ministry of Justice requires a Contractor to provide the supply of Fresh Bread and Morning Goods to all public sector and in-scope private sector prisons in England and Wales. This supply is critical to the prison service who currently feed over 75,000 prisoners as well as prison staff and visitors, with estimates to increase over 85,000 during the life of the contract. The Contractor must be able to provide a core range of bread products and have the ability to deliver products on a national basis. Products must also comply with all relevant food safety legislation. Lot 1: The Ministry of Justice requires a Contractor to provide the supply of Fresh Bread and Morning Goods to all public sector and in-scope private sector prisons in England and Wales. This supply is critical to the prison service who currently feed over 75,000 prisoners as well as prison staff and visitors, with estimates to increase over 85,000 during the life of the contract. The Contractor must be able to provide a core range of bread products and have the ability to deliver products on a national basis. Products must also comply with all relevant food safety legislation. The number and location of prisons to which the Contractor shall be required to deliver may change to include additional prison sites as a result of the closure of some existing facilities and opening of new facilities. The anticipated term of the contract will be 4 years from service commencement date with the option to extend (in accordance with the terms of the contract and at the Authority's discretion) for a period of 1 + 1 years. To help the Ministry of Justice define their requirements for the new Bread and Morning Goods contract, please can you complete the survey (https://forms.office.com/e/ptNPd7PYPM) and provide any other information you think may be relevant. We invite Contractors to share their feedback on the draft specification. This serves as a crucial opportunity for contractors to contribute their insights before the finalisation of the specification. Your input is highly appreciated and will play a pivotal role in shaping the ultimate version of the specification. For a copy of the draft specification please email MoJProcurementFood@Justice.gov.uk requesting a copy Your response will be kept confidential, and details of this contract may be subject to change as the project progresses.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published22 February 2024
    Current notice

About the buyer

The Ministry of Justice is a central government ministerial department with its own Commercial Standards team providing procurement guidance. Procurement now follows the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. Higher-value contracts appear on Find a Tender, with Contracts Finder used for lower-value opportunities. Suppliers register and bid through the MOJ Sourcing Portal, the department's e-procurement platform. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems. HM Courts and Tribunals Service, HM Prison and Probation Service and the Legal Aid Agency are the department's main delivery bodies.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Ministry of Justice's contract awards have been in education and training, IT services and public administration and defence.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 15810000 · Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes

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