Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 21413

Prisons: Procurement

Tabled: 19 December 2024

Answered: 7 January 2025

Question

Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question HL3055, Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance, whether the public sector will be allowed to bid for new contracts for the provision of maintenance services for pr

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

The Ministry of Justice will not be inviting public sector bids for the provision of maintenance services for prisons. A 2023 assessment undertaken in partnership with the Cabinet Office determined that a privatised solution was the preferred option for m...

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