Prisoner Escort & Custody Services

Tender description

It is the intention of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) as the Contracting Authority to put in place a 4th generation of the Prison Escort & Custody Services contract(s) (PECS4). PECS represents a critical service that joins up functions across a wide and diverse group of criminal justice stakeholders including the courts, the police, the Youth Custody Service (YCS) and prisons. The MoJ wishes to engage with the market in order to explore options for contracting with suppliers to deliver PECS4. The MoJ is encouraging expressions of interest from a wide variety of suppliers, including Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) expressing an interest in being part of the supply chain. The Authority plans to hold a Market Engagement Day on Thursday, 22 March 2018. Suppliers interested in attending the event should confirm their interest by 5pm on Monday 19th March 2018 by sending an email to the PECS4 commercial team at PECS4Programme@justice.gov.uk. The form of response should be limited to the provision of a single point of contact (full company name, contact name, job title, e-mail address and telephone number). The Authority will then issue invitations to all interested parties, confirming the timings and location of the events. Details of interested parties shall be added to the Authority’s e-sourcing portal, in order to share information.