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Written question asked by Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour) on Friday, 29 August 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 September 2025. It was answered by Georgia Gould (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 September 2025 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Allied Universal: Contracts

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether departments have reported concerns about Allied Universal (G4S) delivery of contracted services to the Cabinet Office in the past 12 months.

Answer

Allied Universal includes a number of G4S group entities. Contract awards may therefore be recorded under different UK legal entities (for example, G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Ltd and G4S Facilities Management (UK) Ltd).

Contracting authorities are responsible for awarding and managing their contracts, including monitoring performance and applying contractual remedies in line with the regulations in force at the time. For contracts designated as the Government’s most important contracts, performance against KPIs is published on GOV.UK.

Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder (https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder). Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023 above £12,000 inc VAT are published on the Central Digital Platform Find a Tender service (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search).

The government has taken significant steps to increase transparency in the delivery of public services. The Cabinet Office regularly publishes a list of the government’s most important contracts on GOV.UK. This includes up to four Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for each contract, together with current performance. Where Allied Universal (including G4S entities) holds such contracts, the information is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-performance-indicators-kpis-for-governments-most-important-contracts. For other contracts, effectiveness is monitored by the relevant contracting authorities through their contract management arrangements


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
71082
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Contracts Standards Allied Universal
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk