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# Prison Operator Services Framework 2 - August 2025 Market Engagement Events

[Ministry of Justice](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-justice)

Estimated value

£9,200,000,000

Published

8 Dec 2025

Deadline

Rolling deadline

## Who can bid

- Sets up a framework

    Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years.

## About this tender

The Authority is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Open Framework for Prison Operator Services (POSF2). Please note that the length of the Open Framework is yet to be determined as the Authority is still progressing through governance, however, it is anticipated it will be for a minimum of 8-years and will reopen at least twice throughout its maximum term.

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. The first generation of the Prison Operator Services Framework (POSF1) was established in July 2019 and expired in July 2025.

An indicative timetable for the procurement is outlined below. Please note these dates may be subject to change:

- Publication of Tender Notice and Procurement Documentation – 23/02/2026
- Deadline for Submission of PSQ and COP Responses – 13/03/2026
- Authority issue PSQ and COP Notification Letters – 02/04/2026
- Bidder Engagement and Dialogue – 20/04/2026 to 19/06/2026
- Publication of ISFT Documentation – 29/06/2026
- Deadline for Submission of Tender Responses – 24/07/2026
- Framework Award – 08/03/2027

This notice is for information only and the Authority reserves the right to not proceed to tender. Additionally, the Authority reserves the right to discontinue the tender process at any stage and not to award the Framework.

The information contained in this notice, including information relating to the nature and scope of the requirements, the estimated value, the service classification of this requirement or the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding, and the Authority reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue or any further notices or at any other time. The publication of this notice in no way obliges the Authority to commence any competitive tender process. Any contracts are subject to the relevant legal and Cabinet Office controls and policies.

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## CPV classification

Prison services Imprisonment services Public security, law and order services

Source

Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-055753-2025-12-08T13:54:54Z

[View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-055753-2025-12-08T13:54:54Z)

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