---
title: "Yarls Wood IRC Extension"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06edfa"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Home Office"
published: "2026-08-27"
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# Yarls Wood IRC Extension

Buyer: Home Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06edfa

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## Summary

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.

### 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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081926-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £224,800,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Home Office |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | Not specified |
| Postcode | Not specified |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Serco Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79710000 - Security services

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2026 at 16:19 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081926-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.Gov.uk/homeoffice

## Provenance

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