Prison Operator Services - HMP Dovegate

Contract summary

Industry

• Prison services - 75231230

Location of contract

ST14 8XR

Value of contract

£447,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_431225/1552309

Published date

13 February 2026

Closing date

23 April 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

28 November 2025

Contract end date

8 July 2036

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

This Contract is for the delivery of both custodial and maintenance services as part of the operation of HMP Dovegate. The award of this Contract for prison operator services for HMP Dovegate, was completed under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations (2015).

HMP Dovegate is a male Category B Reception, Training, Resettlement prison for over 18-year-olds located near Uttoxeter in Staffordshire. Accommodation at the prison is divided into the main prison (960 places) and the Democratic Therapeutic Community (200 places). In 2009 the addition of a further accommodation block and other facilities, saw the prison capacity increase to a maximum of 1,160 places.

Prison Operator Contracts cover delivery of all operational custodial services (including but not limited to education, rehabilitation, training, work, security, resettlement) and FM services (hard and soft) that are required for a prison to hold prisoners, both safely and securely, while providing transformative services that reduce reoffending and maintain the prison to a high standard.

The Authority has procured contracts for the operation of prisons to the private sector since the early 1990s and has long advocated a shared approach to prison operation that includes a mix of public, voluntary and private sector involvement.

The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a safe, decent, secure operating model and regime that specifically meets the needs of the cohort whilst providing a platform for prisoners to tackle the causes of their offending, and a better, more supportive environment for staff and prisoners to work and live in.

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More information

Attachments

• Dovegate - Annex 1 (Definitions).pdf
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• Dovegate - Schedule 01 Part 1.pdf
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• Dovegate - Terms and Conditions.pdf
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Award information

Awarded date

17 November 2025

Contract start date

28 November 2025

Contract end date

8 July 2036

Total value of contract

£447,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Serco Ltd

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About the buyer

Address

102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
England

Email

OPCOMPCOMMERCIAL@JUSTICE.GOV.UK