To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what scoping of the state of the prison estate was conducted prior to the formulation of (a) lot 1, (b) lot 2, (c) lot 3 and (d) lot 4 and before the declaration of preferred bidders for the prison facilities management contracts awarded by the Government in 2014; and if he will make a statement.
Answered on
13 March 2018
The four prison facilities management contracts referred to were awarded by the Department in January 2015 and services commenced in June 2015.
Prospective bidders were permitted to undertake site visits to establishments during the procurement process to familiarize themselves with the estate.
Prospective bidders were provided with information on the number and type of assets in establishments that they were required to maintain. Following the award of the contract the successful bidders were allowed a six month period to verify the number and type of assets in establishments with the information provided by the Department during the procurement.