Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 12
12
Deferred
HMPPS contracting and procurement system is inefficient, undermining rehabilitation and prison management.
Conclusion
The evidence we received shows that the current contracting and procurement system within HMPPS is inefficient. Poorly designed and inflexible contracts are limiting the ability of voluntary and specialist providers to deliver effective rehabilitation services. The system is not fit for purpose and risks undermining both prison management and rehabilitative outcomes. (Conclusion, Paragraph 64)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response describes the new 'Progression Model' and plans for tougher punishments for prisoner rule-breaking, stating a factsheet has already been published, completely deflecting from the recommendation about the inefficiency and inflexibility of HMPPS's contracting and procurement system.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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Partially Accept. 38. HMPPS national contracts are managed by dedicated operational contract management teams who ensure that suppliers deliver against required standards and apply contractual levers where performance falls short. These teams oversee contracts for education and community rehabilitation services, as well as operational contracts for essential services such as food. MoJ Property provide operational and contract management of the central Facilities Management contracts. Only a small number of contracts are managed locally where local commissioning has taken place to meet a specific need. 39. Commercial Contract Management is undertaken by qualified, accredited professional teams that manage procurement activity in line with prevailing regulations under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), which simplifies the MoJ’s procurement processes. It replaces four sets of procurement regulations, which were derived from EU directives, and provides for fewer and more flexible procurement procedures. These will allow the MoJ to better tailor its procurements to get the contracts that it needs within the timeframes that it needs. 40. To the same end, the MoJ is introducing a new ‘self-service’ procurem
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