ID 4426118 - DoJ - NIPS - Supply and Delivery of Fresh Fruit for Prisoners' Tuck Shop

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The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) is an Executive agency of the Department of Justice NI (DOJNI) and is responsible for the management of Her Majesty’s Prisons in Northern Ireland. The Prison Service operates under the control of the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland. It is governed by the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 and the Prison and Young Offenders Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995. There are three Prisons in Northern Ireland which comprise of Maghaberry and Magilligan accommodating adult male prisoners and Hydebank Wood College which accommodates both male and female students. These Prisons vary in terms of the number of Prisoners accommodated, the types of Prisoner and the degree of security required. NIPS provide inmates with the opportunity to purchase fresh fruit from the tuckshop as food parcels are no longer permitted. This Contract is for the Supply and Delivery of Fresh Fruit for Prisoners Tuck Shop to the Northern Ireland Prison Service. Although the estimated value is above the threshold, this requirement is unique in that the goods required will be paid using prisoners personal money and therefore the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) do not apply to this competition.