Prison Operator Services - HMP Oakwood
Awarded to G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Limited
Ministry of Justice(buyer)
- Published
- Published 10 March 2025
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Overview
Contracting authority
- Ministry of JusticeBuyer
2 live opportunities · 137 awarded contracts
London, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PDNN-2773-HVYN
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £529,000,000
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- Published
- 10 March 2025
- Questions by
- 8 August 2025
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £502,000,000
- Award date
- 20 October 2026
- Contract period
- 23 April 2027 → 23 April 2039
- Contract length
- 12 years
- Could run to
- 23 April 2042
- Against estimate
- 5% below
- Bids received
- 2
- G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Limited
This contract ends on 23 April 2039, or 23 April 2042 if every extension is used.
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About the winner
G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Limited
- Based in
- London
- Public contracts won
- 3
- Across UK and EU notices
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
2
0 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Administration, defence and social security services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 18% received only one.
Who bid
- Serco Limited
- G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) LimitedWinner
How bids were scored
- (1.1a) Safety
- (1.1b) Decency and Prison Culture
- (1.1c) Security
- 1.2a) Health, Wellbeing and Substance Misuse
- (1.2b) Approach to Regime and Purposeful Activity
- (1.2c) Reducing Reoffending
- (1.2d) Transfer, Release and Resettlement
- (1.3a) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- (1.3b) Digital Solution
- (2a) Core Day, Heatmap, Profiles and Staff Roles/Headcount
- (2b) Resource Management and ‘Business as Usual’ Staff Management Approach
- (3a) Increasing Supply Chain Resilience and Capacity
- (3b) Workforce Health and Wellbeing
- (3c) Additional Benefits
- (4a) Maintenance Services
- (4b) Lifecycle Replacement Services
- (4c) FM Resource
- (5a) Sustainability
- (6a) Mobilisation and Transition
- (6b) Transformation
- (7.1a) Third Party Contracts
- (7.1b) Completed Schedules
- (7.1c) Parent Company Guarantee
- (7.1d) Consortium and Supply Chain Matters
- (7.1e) Insurance
- (7.1f) Risk Management
- (7.1g) Data Storage Outside the UK
- (7.2a) Fixed Price Confirmation
- (7.2b) Payment Mechanism
- (7.2c) Tax and Accounting
- (7.2d) Lifecycle Reserve Account
- (7.3a) Financial Robustness Test 1
- (7.3b) Financial Robustness Test 3
Market context
Typical award in Administration, defence and social security services
£288,652
Median of 1,330 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 1739.1× the median.
Ministry of Justice in the last 12 months
214
contracts awarded, worth £3,268,499,260 in total
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Award Update · Contract Update
6 November 2026
Award Update · Contract Update
3 November 2026
Contract
23 October 2026
Tender Update
1 August 2025
Contract Notice
24 July 2025
Planning Update
26 June 2025
Planning Update
3 June 2025
Planning Update
3 June 2025
Prior Information Notice
20 May 2025
Prior Information Notice
10 March 2025
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