Written questions

Prisons: Procurement

Commons · Question 21413 · Tabled 19 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 7 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by 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

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 7 Jan 2025

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...