Contract award · 16 Dec 2025

HMP Wealstun Reclaiming Cells BPRN 604/23/10071

Ministry of Justice awarded “HMP Wealstun Reclaiming Cells BPRN 604/23/10071” to Wates Construction Ltd for £278k on 16 Dec 2025.

Construction workLondon

Value £278k

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Ministry of Justice · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£278,200.67
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
Construction work · Prison building construction work (CPV 45216113)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date16 Dec 2025
  2. Published8 Jan 2026Published 23 days after the contract date

Description

A constructor has been appointed for the design and build of the project. This is a two stage Design and Build Contract let under the PPC2000 (Amended 2013) Form of contract. The original estimated value of the contract was calculated by MOJ, and its Cost Consultants following desktop and non-intrusive surveys and was based on information reasonably known at the time and arrived at via a thorough and appropriate methodology. It is expected that the total construction cost of the project will be c£2.5m.The first stage will involve the constructor providing Pre-construction surveys and design services at a cost of £278200.67.

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