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...