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Prison Operator Services - HMP Forest Bank

Ministry of Justice

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
London
Contract value
£392,000,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
11 April 2025
Published
14 May 2025

Procurement

Contract period
30 April 2025 - 19 January 2036
11 years
Procedure type
Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV classifications
  • 75231230 Prison services

What happened

Ministry of Justice awarded this contract to Sodexo Limited worth £392,000,000 on 1 Apr 2025. The contract runs until 19 Jan 2036.

Description

The Contract is for the provision of Prison Operator Services at HMP Forest Bank, an existing Category B Reception Prison in Pendlebury, Greater Manchester. The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a safe, decent, secure operating model and regime that specifically meets the needs of the cohort whilst providing a platform for prisoners to tackle the causes of their offending, and a better, more supportive environment for staff and prisoners to work and live in. The Prison Operator Services will include: - Ensuring the safety and well-being of prisoners on their arrival, early days and induction period and integrating them into the environment and regime - Delivery of Services through the identification of offending behaviours risk profiles to meet the needs of the rehabilitation cohort - Delivery of Industries, Interventions and Prison Work, which will deliver outcomes related to effective rehabilitation - Delivery of Education services to meets the needs of the rehabilitation cohort - Delivery of Property and Facilities Management services, including sustainability outcomes with due regard to the environment

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Sodexo Limited
Award value
£392,000,000
Award date
1 April 2025

Contact

Address
102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ

Identifiers

Buyer reference
tender_316983/1480850
Notice ID
5bb8eb72-5ea5-4a0f-80d3-701989b768ea-845190
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-f1e9facd-9913-40d2-8b2f-9edfa80293ed

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