--- title: "Prisoner Escort and Custody Services In England and Wales (Generation 4)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ad3f2a29-068a-4fbf-9535-3ebeabb99f67" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ad3f2a29-068a-4fbf-9535-3ebeabb99f67" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ad3f2a29-068a-4fbf-9535-3ebeabb99f67.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ad3f2a29-068a-4fbf-9535-3ebeabb99f67.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE." published: "2018-06-22" --- # Prisoner Escort and Custody Services In England and Wales (Generation 4) Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE. Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ad3f2a29-068a-4fbf-9535-3ebeabb99f67 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ad3f2a29-068a-4fbf-9535-3ebeabb99f67) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ad3f2a29-068a-4fbf-9535-3ebeabb99f67.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Justice is conducting a tender for the provision of Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (Generation 4) in England and Wales, with the procurement process currently in the Tender stage. This contract covers two lots, with an anticipated budget of £1.55 billion, and aims to enhance the efficiency of the transport and custody of prisoners, integrating modern technology and practices into the service. The submission deadline for this tender is 19th July 2018, with services expected to commence on 29th August 2020 and continue until 28th August 2029. The procurement method is selective, employing a competitive procedure with negotiation as delineated in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This tender presents significant opportunities for business growth particularly for companies in the security, transport, and technology sectors, especially those specialising in video communications and custody services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, given the potential for collaborative ventures in delivering these essential services. Firms adept in managing logistics and safety in high-stakes environments will find this an ideal opportunity to expand their market reach within the criminal justice system. ## Notice This notice launches the competition for the provision of the 4th generation of the Prisoner Escort and Custody Services contracts (PECS) in England and Wales. PECS provides a critical function to a range of Criminal Justice System (CJS) stakeholders including the Police, Courts, Prisons and Youth Custody Services. The contract will be split into 2 lots, Lot N: North East, North West, Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside and Wales, Lot S: East of England, London, South East and South West. PECS4 contractors will continue to physically transport prisoners between locations but increasingly the requirement will be to enable and support changes to the core operating model for courts, prisons and the police resulting from the implementation of MoJ reform programmes, including an increased proportion of business being delivered in a virtual environment with greater emphasis on the use of video technology. PECS contractors will be responsible for the movement of adult males and females from prisons and police stations to courts as well as, inter-prison transfers, the movement of children and young people from Young Offender Institutions (YOIs), Secure Training Centres (STCs) and Secure Children's Homes (SCHs) as well as care and security whilst in the court custody area and in the dock, and transfers from courts to prisons and other nominated locations at the conclusion of court business. The services will include: - Escorting of adults and children and young people, - At Court Care and Security, - Inter Prison Transfers, - Bedwatches for Children and Young People, - Prisoner Welfare, - Tornado and Mutual Aid, - Incident Management, - Audit and Quality Assurance. Each service component (adult and children and young people) will be separately specified, funded and managed. The anticipated quantity or scope is an estimate of the potential value of the contracts and does not in any way guarantee any level of expenditure. The estimated cost range is real in 2018, does not account for inflation and includes any possible future changes to the requirement for services as listed in additional information of this PIN. All values should be considered as indicative only. The award criteria will be based on the most economically advantageous tender. Potential providers will be able to bid for both lots but will only be allowed to win 1 of the lots, unless there is only one bidder across both lots, in which case both lots could be awarded to 1 bidder. Potential providers will be required to state within their response to the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) the lots they want to bid for. If potential providers bid for both lots, they must be prepared to be awarded a contract for either lot, and must not state a preference. Variant bids will not be permitted. Additional information: 1)Type of procedure: The services being awarded are listed within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) and so pursuant to regulation 74 will be subject to the light regime under which the Authority is not obliged to comply with the full requirements of the PCR. The Authority will conduct a process similar to the competitive procedure with negotiation and will comply with its obligations of equal treatment, transparency, non-discrimination and proportionality at all times during the procurement. 2) Objective criteria for choosing the number of candidates: Maximum of 5 bidders for each lot will be invited to participate in the negotiation phase of the procurement process following assessment of initial bids. Details of the objective criteria for selecting shortlisted bidders will be set out in the procurement documents. Where the top 5 ranked bidders cannot be identified due to 2 or more bidders being ranked in 5th place, the Authority will take through all equally ranked bidders at this rank. If all potential providers elect to bid for both lots, the maximum number of bidders to be shortlisted will be 5. Where the top 5 ranked bidders cannot be identified due to 2 or more bidders being ranked in 5th place, the Authority will take through all equally ranked bidders at this rank. 3) Economic and financial assessment Economic and Financial assessment will form part of the Selection Questionnaire on a Pass / Fail basis. The Authority will be requesting updates to the information throughout the negotiation phase and should the criteria set out in the 6.1.4.2 of the SQ Information and Background, not be met, the Authority will exclude Potential Providers from the process. Further details of the Authority's approach are set out in the Selection Questionnaire. 4) Registration: The Authority will be performing events through its e-Sourcing Portal known as Bravo. Bidders Instructions to express an interest in this tender. a) Login to the Portal with the username / password; b) Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. c) Click on the relevant SQ/ ITT to access the content using the following: SQ Code - PQQ_115 Project Code - prj_1126; d) Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only); e) You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ITT Details' box 5) Additional services: During the life of the Contract, the Authority may commission none, some or all of the additional services described below: - Adult hospital escorts and bedwatches, - Operation of video links in public sector prisons, - Operation of video links in police custody suites or remand hearing centres, - Operation of Mobile Video Services for court hearings, - Removal of Foreign National Offenders and repatriation of British National Offenders ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4127ccb-3902-4356-b96c-1eafd3240b26 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jun 2018 | | Submission deadline | 19 Jul 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 28 Aug 2020 - 28 Aug 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,550,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE. | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 9AJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75231220 - Prisoner-escort services ## Release History - 22 Jun 2018 at 08:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4127ccb-3902-4356-b96c-1eafd3240b26 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4127ccb-3902-4356-b96c-1eafd3240b26 22nd June 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/justice ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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