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Prison Operator Services - HMP Dovegate[E16]

London, United KingdomMinistry of Justice[E1]

In plain English

What they want: The Ministry of Justice (the "Authority") operating through His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) is seeking to run a procurement competition that intends to provide high quality, value for money custodial and maintenance services as part of the operation of HMP Dovegate.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 3 Jan 2025, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 3 Jan 2025, 12:00 UTC.
Published 10 Dec 2024.
Value: GBP 479,000,000
Buyer: Ministry of JusticeSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 3 Jan 2025, 12:00 UTC
Value[E17]: GBP 479,000,000
Published[E14]: 10 Dec 2024
Procedure[E13]: Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 4 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The Ministry of Justice (the "Authority") operating through His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) is seeking to run a procurement competition that intends to provide high quality, value for money custodial and maintenance services as part of the operation of HMP Dovegate. This notice launches the procurement competition for the provision of prison operator services for HMP Dovegate, under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations (2015). HMP Dovegate is a male Category B Reception, Training, Resettlement prison for over 18-year-olds located near Uttoxeter in Staffordshire. Accommodation at the prison is divided into the main prison (960 places) and the Democratic Therapeutic Community (200 places). In 2009 the addition of a further accommodation block and other facilities, saw the prison capacity increase to a maximum of 1,160 places. Prison Operator Services (also referred to as "prison management" in global markets) involves the provision of Operational Custodial Services and Facilities Management (FM) of prisons in England and Wales. Specifically, a Prison Operator Contract covers delivery of all operational custodial services (including but not limited to education, rehabilitation, training, work, security, resettlement) and FM services (hard and soft) that are required for a prison to hold prisoners, both safely and securely, while providing transformative services that reduce reoffending and maintain the prison to a high standard. The Authority has procured contracts for the operation of prisons to the private sector s…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: British Oversea Territories.[E8]
ConditionDelivery location: Channel Islands.[E9]
ConditionDelivery location: Europe.[E10]
ConditionDelivery location: Isle of Man.[E6]
ConditionDelivery location: Rest of the World.[E11]
ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E7]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC
The deadline (2025-01-03T12:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528

Evidence

17 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Ministry of Justice.
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 75231230 (Prison services).
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 3 Jan 2025, 12:00 UTC.
“2025-01-03T12:00:00Z”
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“The Ministry of Justice (the "Authority") operating through His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) is seeking to run a procurement competition that intends to provide high quality, value for money custodial and maintenance services as part of the operation of HM…”
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: Isle of Man.
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/4, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Delivery location: United Kingdom.
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/6, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
Delivery location: British Oversea Territories.
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
Delivery location: Channel Islands.
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Delivery location: Europe.
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/3, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
Delivery location: Rest of the World.
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/5, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
The procedure is: Restricted procedure (above threshold).
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The notice was published on 10 Dec 2024.
“2024-12-10T13:11:17Z”
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
The notice is titled "Prison Operator Services - HMP Dovegate".
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E17
The stated value is GBP 479,000,000.
“479000000 GBP”
Document 6e958c9f-e3a0-48da-9c2c-186e593398c3-809528, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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