Supply of Knitted & Woven Fabric, Hessian, Twine & Polypropylene to Prison Industries

Tender 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. Lot 1: Supply of Woven Fabrics to Prison Industries Workshops Prison Industries manufacture various items for the prison estate including clothing, bedding, laundry bags and curtains. We require a range of woven fabrics to be delivered to workshop locations across the UK. Additional information: The estimated annual requirement is around 2,000,000 metres Lot 2: Supply of Knitted Fabrics to Prison Industries Workshops Prison Industries manufacture various clothing items for the prison estate including t-shirts, sweatshirts and jogging bottoms. We require a range of knitted fabrics to be delivered to workshop locations across the UK. Additional information: The estimated annual requirement is around 500,000 metres Lot 3: Supply of Hessian, Twine & Polypropylene to Prison Industries Workshops Prison Industries manufacture sandbags and require hessian, twine and polypropylene to be delivered to workshop locations across the UK. Additional information: The estimated annual requirement is around 600,000 metres of hessian, 900 metres of twine and 60,000 metres of polypropylene.