To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the contracts to outsource facilities management in prisons, awarded in 2014, how much funding was allocated to (a) preventative maintenance and (b) reactive maintenance; and in relation to each of those allocations, what the (i) budgeted spend and (ii) actual spend was; and if he will make a statement.
Answered on
12 March 2018
The facilities management contracts awarded in 2014 provide for payments under the following categories:
- Fixed costs – covering planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance under £750, plus a range of other services including stores, cleaning, waste disposal, pest control and landscaping;
- Variable costs – covering reactive maintenance over £750, vandalism and minor works commissioned by prisons; and
- Management fees.
The table below provides information on the budgeted and actual expenditure for each of these categories in 2015/16 and 2016/17. Final figures for 2017/18 are not yet available.
We will only transform our prisons into places of rehabilitation if we ensure that we address basic issues such as cleanliness, decent conditions and safety. Our Facilities Management providers, Amey and Gov Facility Services Ltd, play an important role in achieving this.
FM Contract Budget and Reported Costs from June 2015 (contract start)
2015-16 | 2016-17 | |||
10 months | 12 months | |||
Budget | Actuals | Budget | Actuals | |
FM Contract costs | £m | £m | £m | £m |
Fixed costs | 58.9 | 73.9 | 71.3 | 78.3 |
Variable costs | 3.1 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 20.3 |
Management fees | 6.5 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
Base Contract Costs | 68.5 | 86.1 | 83.4 | 106.7 |