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The engagement will: * Inform the market of this potential procurement opportunity; * Enable an understanding of the market's capacity and appetite to participate in a potential procurement process; * Help us to understand barriers to participation and gather insight into potential solutions; * Help us to work collaboratively with providers to understand how services for children at the Oakhill site could be best commissioned and provided; and * Inform the consideration of options for the future commissioning and service model. Preliminary market engagement questionnaire Your views are important to us, and important to our next steps. As part of the engagement process, YCS has developed this questionnaire - the insights gathered will help shape the commissioning requirements ahead of more formal market engagement activities in the near future. This questionnaire is not a call for competition and any future procurement process will be compliant with the Procurement Act 2023. Information submitted will be treated in confidence, will not be individually identified or revealed to third parties and will not prejudice any provider from participating in a future procurement. Any information marked as commercially sensitive will be treated as such. Please identify any information which should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity, providing reasons and the period for which the information will remain sensitive. Please note, issuing this questionnaire and carrying out future market engagement does not commit authorities to commence any related procurement process. Interested parties are requested to complete and submit this questionnaire by 09 January 2026 17:00 GMT If you have any questions, please contact: oakhillproject@justice.gov.uk The questionnaire can be located here: https://forms.office.com/e/eFpSiQKrqT", "dueDate": "2026-01-09T23:59:59+00:00", "status": "scheduled" } ], "documents": [ { "id": "071768-2025", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071768-2025", "datePublished": "2025-11-06T16:12:21Z", "format": "text/html" }, { "id": "078733-2025", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078733-2025", "datePublished": "2025-12-02T09:34:21Z", "format": "text/html" }, { "id": "029004-2026", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029004-2026", "datePublished": "2026-03-30T11:45:29+01:00", "format": "text/html" }, { "id": "035024-2026", "documentType": "plannedProcurementNotice", "noticeType": "UK1", "description": "Pipeline notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035024-2026", "datePublished": "2026-04-17T10:24:13+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ] }, "tender": { "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05dc24", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "Youth Custody Accommodation and Services at Oakhill (Milton Keynes)", "description": "About the Youth Custody Service (YCS) The Youth Custody Service (YCS), a distinct part of HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) established in September 2017, is responsible for the youth custody estate in England and Wales. This covers children and young people aged 10-18 who are remanded or sentenced to custody. The youth custody estate currently comprises: * Four Young Offender Institutions for boys * One Secure Training Centre * Seven Secure Children's Homes * One Secure School The YCS commissions and manages outsourced youth custody services, operates public sector youth custody sites and oversees the placement of children and young people across the estate. YCS works closely with central government and local authorities to improve outcomes and ensure that children's voices contribute to service development. Vision and Priorities HMPPS aims to protect the public and prevent victims by rehabilitating those in its care. The YCS applies these principles to its young cohort, with a vision of: \"Working together to make sure every child in our care is safe, supported and strives for a better future, to reduce reoffending and protect the public.\" The YCS seeks to ensure youth custody is a safe, educational and supportive environment, enabling children to address risks, develop positive behaviours, and improve life chances on release. Oakhill Oakhill is currently an 80-bed youth custody facility in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, accommodating boys and girls aged 12-18. The site was established under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract for the design, build, finance, and operation of the facility. This PFI contract is due to expire in June 2029. The YCS intends to commission replacement services for children in custody at the Oakhill site and is exploring options for the future service model and delivery arrangements. Future Procurement The YCS is committed to commissioning high quality services that reflect the complex needs of children in custody. The future procurement for services at Oakhill is expected to seek innovative, evidence-based and multidisciplinary approaches across areas such as care, education, health, and rehabilitation. Further details on the potential scope, structure and procurement approach will be shared and discussed as part of future market engagement activity, as we develop our commissioning strategy ahead of the expiry of the existing arrangements. 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