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Written question asked by Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 May 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 June 2025 (named day). It was answered by Nicholas Dakin (Labour) on Monday, 2 June 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

G4S and Serco: Contracts

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what due diligence was undertaken before reappointing Serco and G4S for electronic monitoring services.

Answer

The current contracts for the delivery of the electronic monitoring service have the capacity to manage the proposed increase in demand.

The Procurement of Electronic Monitoring was conducted by the previous Government in 2023. It was conducted in line with Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook (version May 2021) where all bids were fully and appropriately evaluated, including capacity, resulting in Serco being confirmed as the winning bid for the Field and Monitoring Service contract.

The Public Contracts Regulations allow suppliers to be excluded from bidding for new contracts in certain circumstances, such as certain criminal offences and previous poor performance. Serco and Allied Universal (G4S) complied with all of the requirements and standards set out in legislation and on that basis, they were entitled to bid for this contract.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
53634
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Contracts Electronic tagging G4S Serco
Link
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