Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdb-361f-726b-a0f7-90b235ade884/hmp-rye-hill-april-2026-and-may-2026-market-engagement-events pending GB open procedure # HMP Rye Hill April 2026 and May 2026 Market Engagement Events [Ministry of Justice](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-justice) Estimated value £400,000,000 Published 10 Apr 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender ### 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: - Virtual Event at 2pm – 3:30pm on Thursday 30th April 2026 via Microsoft Teams - Site Visits to HMP Rye Hill on Wednesday 6th May 2026 As per the Planned Procurement Notice published by the Authority on 7th January 2026 ([find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001183-2026](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001183-2026)), the indicative procurement timetable for the HMP Rye Hill procurement is as follows: - Publication of Tender Notice and Initial ITT Documentation – 15/06/2026 - Deadline for Submission of PSQ and COP Responses – 26/06/2026 - Authority issue PSQ and COP Notification Letters – 10/07/2026 - Bidder Engagement and Dialogue - 13/07/2026 to 31/08/2026 - Publication of ITT Documentation – 07/09/2026 - Deadline for Submission of Tender Responses – 25/09/2026 - Contract Award – 05/04/2027 ### 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: - An overview of services delivered at HMP Rye Hill - The procurement process and indicative timelines - An overview of the Evaluation Questions 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: - Morning – 9am to 12pm - Afternoon – 1pm to 4pm 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: [ministryofjusticecommercial.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html](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: - Virtual Event - names, job titles and email addresses of your attendees by no later than 5pm on Monday 27th April 2026. Please note there is a maximum of 5 attendees per organisation for this event. - Site Visit – names, job titles and email addresses of your attendees by no later than midday on Friday 1st May 2026. Please note there is a maximum of 2 attendees per organisation for this event. Read full description ## CPV classification Prison services Imprisonment services Public security, law and order services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-068033-2026-04-10T15:16:11+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-068033-2026-04-10T15:16:11+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Ministry of Justice: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-justice) [Sector More Public administration & defence services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/public-administration-defence) ## More tenders like this [Administrative educational services – V/GF/2026/17/BT2028 · Institut zur Qualitätsentwicklung im Bildungswesen - Wissenschaftliche Einrichtung der Länder an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin e. 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