This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is issued for information purposes only in advance of a formal tender process. This PIN is not a call for competition.
The objective of this procurement process is to successfully appoint an Integrated Consultant Team (ICT) who will proactively develop the Client’s Requirements, complete a preferred options study, and prepare the concept and developed design(s) for New Female Facilities at HMP and YOI Hydebank Wood.
The ICT shall take the project through from RIBA Stage 0, including reviewing and challenging the Strategic Brief to develop the Initial Project Brief and establish the Client’s requirements, to RIBA Stage 3 Developed Design, including obtaining full Planning permission, before procuring an Integrated Supply Team (IST) to further develop the Technical Design and deliver the project(s) throughout all remaining RIBA Stages 4 to 7, and post-completion maintenance services. The ICT shall provide multi-disciplinary and site supervisory services during the the developed design, construction and post-completion periods and shall include a prison design specialist as part of the team.
The Northern Ireland Prison Service is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier to provide a Prisoner Phone System. The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating the procurement the Northern Ireland Prison Service wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process.
The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) wishes to establish a contract(s) for the Supply and Delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Consumables. The NIPS requires
PPE ranging from protective clothing and safety equipment such as gloves, goggles and ear defenders to medical masks and sanitising equipment to protect staff from hazards that may
otherwise cause them harm. For the purposes of this contract and to meet the varied range of items required by the Client, this Tender will be subdivided into the following Lots/contracts:-
• Lot 1 - PPE Clothing & Equipment
• Lot 2 - PPE Safety Equipment & Consumables
• Lot 3 - Non-medical Re-usable Corporate Face Masks