Carillion wins contract to look after 50 prisons
THE UK Ministry of Justice has appointed construction company Carillion and infrastructure group Amey to manage and maintain its public sector prisons.
Carillion has been awarded two of the contracts up for grabs, and will provide facilities management services for around 50 prisons in London, the east of England and the south west, south central and Kent and Sussex areas. The five-year contracts are worth up to approximately £200m.
Richard Howson, Carillion chief executive, said: “I believe this reflects our ability to provide fully integrated service solutions that are tailored to the needs of our customers, combined with a strong focus on quality and value for money. We look forward to working closely with the Ministry of Justice to support its objectives of providing more efficient, high-quality services in public prisons.”
Amey has won the other two contracts and will oversee prisons in the north of England as well as the Midlands and Wales.
According to the Ministry of Justice, the contracts will save taxpayers around £115m over the five years.