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Yarls Wood IRC Extension

Home Office

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27 Aug 2026 at 16:19

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Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office procured services for the extension of Yarls Wood Immigration Removal Centre in the United Kingdom. The requirement covers the overall management of the centre accommodating male and female detainees, including security and guarding, welfare and general care, local escorting and hospital bed watches. It also includes supplying furniture and equipment, facilities management, cleaning, education and recreational services. The procurement is categorised as security services. This is a broad, integrated custodial and site-services requirement rather than a standalone guarding contract, combining detainee care, operational management, estates support and activities at an immigration removal centre. Suppliers need to consider the full range of services delivered across the centre and its associated local escorting and hospital-support activities.

The procurement has been awarded. It was organised as one lot, and Serco Ltd was selected as the supplier. The award is active and the contract was signed on 27 July 2026. The contract value is £224,800,000. The contract period is 570 days. The contract includes an extension because the contracting authority needed additional time to complete its procurement. The published outcome therefore records an extension to the original contractor’s services while the replacement procurement is completed. The requirement was evaluated through a tender process under the legal framework for public procurement. The available outcome identifies the selected supplier, contract value and duration, but does not set out detailed award-weighting information.

This procurement demonstrates substantial public-sector demand for an integrated immigration-removal-centre operator able to combine secure site management with detainee welfare and care. A credible competitor would need established capability in security and guarding, the operational management of a complex custodial environment, escorting detainees locally and providing hospital bed watches. It would also need to coordinate facilities management, cleaning, furniture and equipment provision, education and recreation within one service model. The breadth of the requirement favours suppliers with multidisciplinary teams, robust operational controls and the capacity to manage both security-sensitive activity and day-to-day resident services. Experience of delivering similarly integrated services for government or custodial settings would help demonstrate the capability needed when this requirement next reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Yarls Wood IRC Extension

Notice Description

Lot Information

Lot 1

Yarls Wood Immigration Removal Centre accommodating male and female detainees. Services required include: (but are not limited to): a. Overall management of the site b. Security and guarding; c. Welfare and general care; d. Local escorting and hospital bed watches; e. Provision of furniture and equipment f. Facilities Management and cleaning services; g. Educational and Recreational has context menu

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06edfa
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081926-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79710000 - Security services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£224,800,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Home Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
Not specified
Postcode Area
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Serco Limited

Further Information

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