New CCTV for Laois jails as prison service invites interest in upkeep of jail estate

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) has begun the process of buying up to €5 million worth of CCTV security for jails in Laois and elsewhere, while it has also invited companies to express an interest in jail maintenance and repair contracts.

The IPS has invited companies to bid for the contract for the supply, delivery, installation, and commissioning of CCTV equipment to the network of Irish prisons such as Portlaoise Prison and the Midlands Prison in Laois.

Prison management estimates that the expenditure on the proposed contract may amount to some €5 m over the four-year term of the contract. Documents seen by the Leinster Express / Laois Live Tenderers have been advised that the figure is an estimate only based on current and future expected usage.

Meanwhile, the IPS has invited interested parties to respond to this pre-market consultation process for a proposed new procurement for what is termed 'hard facility management services and works' for prison property.

The IPS envisages that the main scope of the services may include preventative maintenance of mechanical, electrical, security, fabric, machinery and equipment assets across the prison estate. More below picture.

Reactive services needed included a call-out service, terminal cleaning, trade and administrative resources.

Small projects related to the refurbishment, adaptation, redecoration and replacement of elements of IPS site buildings and infrastructure will also be required.

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Contract management needs examples include a helpdesk service, management of direct IPS subcontractors, input into IPS’s asset management system.

The IPS recently invited bids for a fleet of new prison vehicles for transporting prisoners between jails and courthouses around Ireland.