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BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION
Subject to approvals, the Authority is seeking to establish a new contract for Prison Operator Services at HMP Rye Hill, with the launch of the procurement planned for June 2026. The anticipated contract duration is 12 years from the operational services commencement date, with an option to extend by up to 3 years in 1-year increments, making the maximum term 15 years.
The procurement for HMP Rye Hill will be conducted under the Competitive Flexible Procedure (Light Touch Regime) under the Procurement Act 2023.
The Authority has tendered the operation of prisons to the private sector since the early 1990s and has long advocated a mixed approach to prison operation that includes public, voluntary and private sector involvement. HMP Rye Hill is a male Category C Private Finance Initiative (PFI) prison located in Northamptonshire, England, with a current maximum operational capacity of 1,122.
To inform the market and generate interest, the Authority will be hosting the following events with interested suppliers prior to the launch of the competition:
As per the Planned Procurement Notice published by the Authority on 7th January 2026 (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001183-2026), the indicative procurement timetable for the HMP Rye Hill procurement is as follows:
EVENT 1 - VIRTUAL EVENT
This event will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams and will be delivered by the HMPPS Competition and MoJ Commercial teams. This event will aim to provide suppliers with key information, including:
Suppliers are restricted to a maximum of 5 attendees for this event. This event will be recorded, and the recording will be shared with all suppliers who attend.
EVENT 2 – SITE VISITS
The Authority will be facilitating site visits to HMP Rye Hill on Wednesday 6th May. The purpose of this site visit will be for interested suppliers to familiarise themselves with the prison and the services delivered at HMP Rye Hill.
The site visit will be split into two sessions:
Due to restrictions on group size for site visits, the Authority has limited the number of attendees from each supplier to a maximum of two. Therefore, when expressing an interest in attending the site visit, please provide the names of your two attendees and whether there is a session they cannot attend. The Authority will then confirm which session you are invited to attend. For the avoidance of doubt, suppliers are only invited to attend one of the sessions and not both.
The Authority intends to facilitate additional site visits prior to formal competition launch during w/c 18th May 2026. Further details regarding these site visits will be communicated via a separate market engagement notice in due course.
REGISTERING ATTENDANCE AND SUPPLIER ATTENDEES
To express an interest in any of the HMP Rye Hill market engagement events, suppliers should register for this procurement opportunity on the MoJ’s e-procurement portal, Jaggaer, under PQQ_564 – Market Engagement for HMP Rye Hill. A link to the MoJ's e-procurement portal is below:
https://ministryofjusticecommercial.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
Once a supplier has registered for this opportunity via Jaggaer, please respond via PQQ_564 – Market Engagement for HMP Rye Hill with the requested information by the deadlines specified below:
No supplier information available.
This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately.
| Lot | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 Jan 2028 – Jan 2040 | - | planning |