Framework Agreement for Prison Operator Services - Awarded
Details
- Buyer
- Ministry of Justice
- Supplier(s)
6 suppliers
- G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Ltd
- Interserve Investments Limited
- Mite Care and Custody Ltd
- MTC Works Limited
- SERCO LIMITED
- Sodexo Ltd
- Value
- £2,000,000,000
- Duration
- 6 years
- Topic
- Prison services
- Published
- 29 November 2019
- Source
- ContractsFinder
Tender description
The Prison Operator Services Framework covers the provision of Operational Custodial Services and Facilities Management of Prisons in England and Wales. The Framework Agreement is owned by the Ministry of Justice operating through Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). Operators on the Framework are eligible to participate in Mini-Competitions, the first of which will be for a New Build Category C Resettlement Prison in Wellingborough. In addition, the Operation of current Prison Contracts (as they expire) and New Build Prisons will be considered for Competition through the Prison Operator Services Framework Agreement. The Prison Operator Services Framework Agreement will be for a period of six (6) years.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date5 June 2019
- Completed: Award published29 November 2019Current notice
- Completed: Contract expiry date3 July 2025
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
- 75231230 · Prison services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov |
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